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Mid-Year SS SLO

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did developing papyrus help the Ancient Egyptians?

a)

it led to the construction of temples

b)

it increased demand for silk

c)

it allowed for wide-spread record keeping

d)

it inspired the creation of money.

2.

Egyptians depended on this for food, water, and protection

a)

Scribe

b)

Pyramid

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Nile River

3.
How were canals used by ancient Egyptians?
a)
food storage system
b)
funeral rituals
c)
religious festivals
d)
irrigation systems
4.

Ancient Mesopotamians believed in polytheism. What is polytheism?

a)

belief in many gods

b)

belief in no god

c)

belief in one god

d)

belief in kings

5.

Who was the lowest within Mesopotamia's social hierarchy?

a)

Kings

b)

Landowners

c)

Noblemen

d)

Slaves

6.
Line of rulers from the same family is a 
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
dyansty
c)

Kingdom

d)

Tree

7.

What was the Silk Road?

a)

A road made of silk

b)

A road where you could find silk

c)

A network of trade routes

d)

A road in Ancient China

8.

How did China's rulers and dynasties acquire their right to rule?

a)

Eightfold Path

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

The People

d)

Edict of Law

9.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?

a)

the Dalai Lama

b)

Sarawati

c)

Lakshmi

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

10.
What was the only way that someone could gain entrance into a higher caste?
a)
Become a skilled warrior or buy land
b)
Live a good life and be reincarnated into a higher caste
c)
Marry someone in a higher caste
d)
Provide money and sacrifices to the priests
11.

What imaginary line divides the Earth into a northern and southern half?

a)

prime meridian

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

12.

What part of a map explains the symbols that are used?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

key or legend

d)

none of the above

13.

What is located at 30ºS, 60º W?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Chicago

c)

Paris

14.
Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order?
a)
1900, 1800, 1700, 1600
b)
1600, 1800, 1700, 1900
c)
1700, 1800, 1900, 1600
d)
1600, 1700, 1800, 1900
15.

What era of time do we live in?

a)

CE

b)

BCE

16.
What span of time is used on this timeline? 
a)
1850s
b)
1850-2000
c)
1865-1968
d)
1850-1950
17.
Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 
a)
Last use of hieroglyphic writing
b)
Rosetta Stone is carved
c)
Settlers in Nile Valley
d)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
18.
Which timeline is labeled correctly?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
19.
Did King Hammurabi rule ancient Mesopotamia BEFORE or AFTER Pharaoh Thutmose I ruled ancient Egypt? 
a)
Before
b)
After
20.
Limited availability of resources/not enough of something.
a)
Goods
b)
Services
c)
Scarcity
d)
Available
21.
The amount of an item that consumers are willing to buy at different prices.
a)
Need
b)
Supply
c)
Demand
d)
Import
22.
The amount of an item that someone has to sell.
a)
Need
b)
Supply
c)
Demand
d)
Import
23.
Materials found in nature such as trees, oil, minerals and water.
a)
Human Resources
b)
Capital Resources
c)
Natural Resources
d)
Scarcity
24.
People own their own goods and property; producers are free to decide what goods and services to make and what prices to charge.
a)
Command Economy
b)
Free Market Economy
c)
Traditional Economy
d)
The Cheese Economy
25.
Which of the following is true?
a)
demand is not related to price
b)
when demand is low, prices are high
c)
when demand is high, prices are high
d)
when demand is high, prices are low
26.

The act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities is known as ______________.

a)

competition

b)

specialization

c)

technology

d)

investment

27.

When you make an economic decision, ________________ is the value of what you have to give up.

a)

revenue

b)

profit

c)

loss

d)

opportunity cost

28.

_______________ is an arrangement in which a buyer can borrow to purchase something and pay for it over time.

a)

bond

b)

invest

c)

credit

d)

stock

29.
Democracy originated in which society?
a)
Greek
b)
Roman
30.
What is a problem with a direct democracy?
a)
People aren't mature enough to govern themselves
b)
People don't have the time to participate so actively
c)
They tend to favor the wealthy
d)
Women don't have rights
31.
In a ___________, the people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf
a)
Republic/Representative Democracy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Parliamentary Democracy
d)
Presidential Democracy
32.

A monarchy is...

a)

a government ruled by a president

b)

a government ruled by a mayor

c)

a government ruled by a king or queen

d)

a government ruled by Chuck Norris

33.
What is the biggest difference between Communism and Democracy?
a)
A democracy is a perfect form of government where the people always elect the best leader
b)
Communism is best because all people are equal
c)
Citizens have more individual rights in a democracy
34.
 Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Totalitarian
c)
Monarchy
d)
Liberty
35.
Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?
a)
All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments.
b)
Kings are always poor rulers.
c)
The voters get to choose the people who make the laws.
d)
The voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders
36.
Which country has a constitutional monarchy?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Israel
d)
Saudi Arabia
37.

What is karma?

a)

The idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death. It is not restricted to a human body.

b)

a class structure that is determined by birth into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided.

c)

the sum of a person’s good and bad actions in the current life and previous existences.

d)

to fulfil your duty in the order of all things in your life.

38.
What is the place of worship of Judaism?
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Mosque
39.

What is the place of worship for Islam

a)

synagogue

b)

church

c)

mosque

d)

park

40.

This is the holy book of Judaism

a)

Koran

b)

Gospels

c)

Torah

d)

Bible

41.

What is a holy book of Christianity?

a)

Vedas

b)

Holy Bible

c)

Torah

d)

Ten Commandments

42.
What is the holy book of Hinduism?
a)
Holy Bible
b)
Tanach
c)
Torah
d)
Vedas
43.
Which one of these Religions was NOT founded in the Middle East?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
44.
What is the name of Muslim holy book?
a)
Quran
b)
Holy Bible
c)
Tanach
d)
Vedas
45.

The Torah is the sacred text of which religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

46.

Monotheistic means...

a)

the belief in one God

b)

the belief in many Gods

47.

The Four Noble Truths come from what religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

48.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
49.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
50.

What line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

51.
What is the latitude of New Orleans?
a)
90*W
b)
30*N
c)
30*W
d)
90*E

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