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7th Grade Social Studies Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
2.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
3.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
4.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
5.

What did Galileo invent his own version of, improving on others?

a)

solar power

b)

the stars

c)

telescope

d)

cat food.

6.

He was a student and assistant of Tycho Brahe who concluded the planets move in an Oval (elliptical)

a)

Aristotle

b)

John Stewart

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Johannes Kepler

7.

In his book "Principia" he introduced gravity and the three laws of motion.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Tim Burton

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Greg

8.

Stated "I think, therefore I am"

a)

Piglet

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Aristotle

d)

Isaac Newton

9.

Separation of Powers

a)

the form of government where all power is held by one person.

b)

the form of government in which the ruler is not restricted by a constitution or laws.

c)

The complete lack of government.

d)

The theory of dividing government power between more than one branch of government

10.

An unwritten agreement between people and their government

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Tolerance

c)

Social Contract

d)

Absolutism

11.

Believed people are naturally evil and needed a strong government (last name)

a)

Rousseau

b)

Voltaire

c)

Hobbes

d)

Greg

12.

Argued for the rights of women and their education (last name)

a)

Wollstonecraft

b)

Burke

c)

Richardson

d)

Hobbes

13.

Worked to collect all human knowledge in the first encyclopedia (last name)

a)

Diderot

b)

Greg

c)

Catherine

d)

Louis

14.

Voltaire

a)

argued that one religion was the best thing for society

b)

argued that two religions was the best thing for society

c)

argued that many different religions made a society better

d)

argued that no religion was the best

15.

A colonist who remained loyal to the British

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

16.

A colonist who favored war AGAINST the British

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

17.

An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

a)

Militia

b)

Petition

c)

Boycott

d)

Debate

18.

The pamphlet Common Sense was written by

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Greg

19.

Who was selected to draft the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Henry Lee

c)

Greg

d)

Abraham Lincoln

20.

Where did the Continental Army spend the winter of 1777 to 1778?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Valley Honda and Ford

c)

Velley Franz

d)

Valley Steuben

21.

The French and Indian War is also called

a)

The Hunger War.

b)

World War 0.

c)

Seven Years War.

d)

The Cuban Missile Crisis.

22.

The minutemen were

a)

A group of lawyers.

b)

A colonial militia who were quick to battle.

c)

A group of British soldiers.

d)

A collection of farmers who grow crops quickly.

23.

"Taxation without Representation" refers to

a)

the colonists being excited for taxes.

b)

the colonists having a vote in which taxes they get to pay.

c)

the colonists feeling they had no power, representation, or vote over the taxes that they were paying.

d)

the King feeling lonely.

24.

The year the first slave ship arrived in the colonies, starting a 400 plus year struggle for equality.

a)

1776

b)

6

c)

1619

d)

1812

25.

Considered the first battles of the American Revolution

a)

Ziggy and Stardust

b)

Iggy and Stooges

c)

Velvet and Underground

d)

Lexington and Concord

26.

The oath in which the third estate created a new constitution and declared themselves the National Assembly. Named for where they met.

a)

Oath of Versailles

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Azkaban Oath

d)

Tennis Court Oath

27.

The leader of the Committee of Public Safety

a)

Maximillian Robespierre

b)

Jacob Insly

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Greg

28.

a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.

a)

Ford Model T

b)

Guillotine

c)

Self-Sealing Stem Bolts

d)

Insta-Pot

29.

coup d’etat

a)

the democratic election by the citizens of a new leader

b)

someone who has extreme ideas advocating political or social change

c)

forced replacement of top government leaders by new leaders

d)

the lowest or one of the lowest economic and social classes in a society.The bottom of the Third Estate

30.

The three groups that made up French society at the time of the French Revolution: the clergy, the nobles, and the common people

a)

radical

b)

guillotine

c)

bourgeoisie

d)

estates

31.

What was the name of the Aztec capitol city where Mexico City now stands?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cihuatl

c)

Tonaltzintli

d)

Nahui

32.

What do we call the system of organizing by race that existed in New Spain?

a)

Caste

b)

Pyramid

c)

Ladder of Society

d)

Shelving

33.

What was the name of the person who gave the speech "Grito de Dolores" or "Cry of Dolores"

a)

Greg

b)

Augustin de Iturbide

c)

Guadalupe Victoria

d)

Miguel Hidalgo

34.

Guadalupe Victoria would become the first what of Mexico

a)

Overlord

b)

President

c)

Czar

d)

Monarch

35.

The art and science of raising food and livestock

a)

textile

b)

economy

c)

agriculture

d)

aerospace

36.

Wrote the Communist Manifesto, arguing for the abolition of private property and overthrow of the bourgeoisie by the proletariat

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Steve Irwin

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

37.

Cloth that is used to make clothing, blankets, and other goods.

a)

Magma

b)

Textiles

c)

Agrarian

d)

Communism

38.

Who wrote the Wealth of Nations, arguing for Laissez-Faire capitalism, or a free market economy.

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Nick Valentine

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Carl Sagan