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7th Grade spring Semester Test Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The very important set of trade routes in Northern Africa were the ____ trade routes.
a)
Silk Road
b)
Trans-Sahara
c)
Sub-Sahara
d)
Asiatic
2.
What physical feature in West Africa encouraged the movement of people, goods and ideas?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Niger River
d)
Sahara Desert
3.
This was a way of peaceful trading so that the locations of the salt and gold mines would not be discovered.
a)
silent economy
b)
silent majority
c)
silent night
d)
silent bartering
4.
How did the king of Ghana become wealthy?
a)
by selling salt
b)
by converting to Islam
c)
by taxing trade
d)
by trading camels
5.

Matrilineal is based on

a)

a child's family line

b)

a man's family line

c)

a woman's family line

6.
Which two products were the most valuable trade items for the kingdoms of West Africa?
a)
gold and grain
b)
cotton and kola nuts
c)
gold and salt
d)
salt and cattle
7.

Africa is a

a)

country

b)

continent

c)

city

d)

state

8.

What revolutionized trade across the Sahara Desert?

a)

boats

b)

horses

c)

camels

d)

trains

9.

A Dynasty is

a)

a king

b)

an emperor

c)

a dictator

d)

A ruling family whose members control the government over many years

10.
To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?
a)
never at any time
b)
when he ruled badly 
c)
when he became unpopular
d)
when citizens wanted a change
11.
Which Chinese invention led to a reduction in the use of crossbows, swords, and spears in warfare?
a)
Steel 
b)
Compass 
c)
Gunpowder 
d)
Telescope 
12.
This philosophy focuses on respect, knowing ones place in society, education and following rules.  
a)
Legalism 
b)
Buddhism 
c)
Confucianism 
d)
Daoism 
13.
Which of the following inventions made it easier to travel long distances at sea?
a)
canal locks
b)
compasses
c)
paddlewheel boats
d)
arch bridges
14.

What is a merchant?

a)

Farmer

b)

Cultivator of harvest

c)

business person

15.

Inoculation is considered the start to the idea of _________________.

a)

vaccinations

b)

gunpowder

c)

iron casting

d)

steel

16.

Highly trained warriors.

a)

shogun

b)

peasants

c)

samurai

d)

daimyo

17.
Japanese people lived on coastal plains because most of Japan
a)
has mountainous slopes that are difficult to farm
b)
is desert
c)
has volcanoes
d)
has rivers and lakes that often cause floods
18.
What is bushido?
a)
Samurai code of rules 
b)
Shinto's religious leader
c)
Another name for the emperor
d)
type of government with social classes
19.
Why was Zen Buddhism appealing to Samurai warriors? 
a)
Helped them learn more about God
b)
It taught discipline and self-control 
c)
It taught concentration and purity 
d)
It rid the mind of evil spirits 
20.

A short, three lined poem of 17 syllables created by the Japanese

a)

haiku

b)

samurai

c)

shogun

d)

daimyo

21.

Which was the most important weapon used by the samurai?

a)

a metal fan

b)

a tanto (short sword)

c)

a katana (long sword)

d)

meditation

22.

Martial Arts doesn't use weapons

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What were Indulgences?

a)

Prayers performed after eating to much food

b)

Leaders within the Catholic Church

c)

Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church

d)

Positions within the Catholic Church sold to the highest bidder

24.
Which king broke away from the Catholic church because he wanted a divorce?
a)
Henry VI
b)
George I
c)
Charles I
d)
Henry VIII
25.
What was the Ninety-Five Thesis
a)
95 things the Catholic Church was doing wrong according to the Bible
b)
95 things the Catholic Church were doing right according to the Bible
c)
95 things the Catholic Church did according to the Bible
d)
95 complaints from Catholics about the Catholic Church
26.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
27.

Which country claimed most of the areas south of the English colonies?

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

28.

What was the relationship between the wealthy and the arts?

a)

Wealthy people became patrons of the arts

b)

Wealthy people despised artists

c)

The Medici banned art in Florence

d)

They held hands at lunch

29.

What powerful family controlled Florence for almost 300 years?

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Brunelleschi

c)

Medici

d)

Bieber

30.

Renaissance means

a)

Rebirth

b)

Restart

c)

Reform

d)

Relation

31.

Invention that helped spread information

a)

Printing Press

b)

Mail service

c)

Pigeon Carrier

d)

Typewriter

32.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
33.

This is an example of

a)

Classical Art

b)

Medieval Art

c)

Renaissance Art

34.

This is an example of

a)

Classical Art

b)

Medieval Art

c)

Renaissance Art

35.

Which of these civilizations developed in the Andes Mountains?

a)

the Mayans

b)

the Inca

c)

the Aztec

d)

the Lenape

36.

A type of cloth or woven fabric

a)

Salt

b)

Textile

c)

Trade

d)

Commodity

37.

The Inca made up for a lack of flat farmland with a type of farming called __________.

a)

Valley farming

b)

Terrace farming

c)

Harvesting

38.
To sail around the globe is called
a)
circumstance
b)
circumnavigate
c)
circumference
d)
circumven
39.

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

40.

Name this device used by explorers.

a)

An astrolabe

b)

A compass

c)

Telescope

d)

A sandglass timer

41.

In the 1400s, the first Portuguese explorers sailed along the coast of Africa. What was the main purpose of their voyages?

a)

finding a water route to India’s spices

b)

finding natives who would trade with them

c)

finding slaves who could be sold in other lands

d)

finding a new world that no European had ever seen

42.

A new type of ship that was strong, maneuverable, and able to sail against the wind

a)

Pirate Ship

b)

Caravel

c)

Canoe

d)

Viking Boat 

43.

The illness on board ships, caused from a lack of Vitamin C, and not enough fruits and vegetables was called:

a)

Asia

b)

Small Pox

c)

Scurvy

d)

The Caravel

44.

Which action are proper during the tea ceremony?

Check all that apply

a)

Drink it all right away

b)

Bow

c)

Let the teacher clean your bowl

d)

Clean the rim of the bowl with a tissue

45.

What was the most important thing that a samurai should have guarded?


a)

Their social status

b)

Their lord

c)

Their personal honor

d)

Their wealth

46.

Which time period was this piece of art mostly likely made?

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

47.

Trephination was

a)

Suspension bridges built as part of the road system in the Andes mountains.

b)

A way to clear your mind of distractions

c)

Music with flutes, panpipes and drums

d)

A type of brain surgery performed by the Incas

48.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press

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