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Social Studies Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of ancient peoples developed hieroglyphics?

a)

Chinese

b)

Greeks

c)

Egyptians

d)

Romans

2.

Which contribution belongs in the shaded part of this drawing?

a)

Olympics

b)

Parthenon

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Democracy

3.

Which group of ancient peoples invented the compass?

a)

Romans

b)

Egyptians

c)

Greeks

d)

Chinese

4.

What kind of government was established in ancient Rome and used as a model for the United States Government?

a)

A king

b)

A direct democracy

c)

A representative democracy

d)

A dynasty

5.

What sporting event still exists today and is a contribution from ancient Greece?

a)

The Olympics

b)

The Super Bowl

c)

The World Series

d)

The Kentucky Derby

6.

How was history and tradition passed down from one generation to the next in Mali?

a)

People wrote books in the language of Mali

b)

Scribes wrote history in scrolls

c)

People used hieroglyphics and wrote on cave walls

d)

Storytellers gave oral accounts

7.

What is the name of this ancient Roman Building?

a)

The Parthenon

b)

The Colosseum

c)

The Aqueducts

d)

The Great Wall

8.

Who controlled the trade in West Africa?

a)

The kings of Mali

b)

The pharaohs of Egypt

c)

The kings of England

d)

The presidents of Africa

9.

Where is China located?

a)

North American

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

10.

Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of Africa along the -

a)

Nile River

b)

Huang He River

c)

James River

d)

Yangtze River

11.

The Mediterranean Sea is labeled with the number -

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Using the map, the Alps Mountains are located on which continent?

a)

Continent A

b)

Continent B

c)

Continent C

d)

Continent D

13.

Using the map, what body of water surrounded ancient Greece?

a)

The Dead Sea

b)

The Mediterranean Sea

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

14.

How did the ancient Romans and Greeks BOTH make a living?

a)

Traded on the Mediterranean Sea

b)

Traded salt for gold

c)

Hunted buffalos

d)

Mined for coal

15.

Which of the following was a physical characteristic of the West African Empire of Mali?

a)

A peninsula with many islands

b)

Surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea

c)

Located by a river and in a grassland region

d)

Many mountains and hills

16.

Goods made by people and used to produce other goods and services are -

a)

natural resources

b)

human resources

c)

capital resources

d)

limited resources

17.

What human resource is shown in the picture?

a)

Fire hose

b)

Firefighter

c)

Fire helmet

d)

Water

18.

Activities that satisfy people's wants are -

a)

services

b)

goods

c)

producers

d)

consumers

19.

What item is an example of a natural resource?

a)

Water

b)

Builder

c)

Hammer

d)

Teacher

20.

When people focus on the production of selected goods and services, that is -

a)

interdependence

b)

specialization

c)

barter

d)

opportunity cost

21.

In the passage, what was Anthony's opportunity cost?

a)

Board Game

b)

$5.00

c)

$10.00

d)

Action Figure

22.

The purpose of rules and laws is to keep people safe and to -

a)

maintain order

b)

make money

c)

sell cars

d)

elect officials

23.

A place where people live, work, and play is a -

a)

government

b)

school

c)

community

d)

courtroom

24.

Who makes and enforces laws and determines if laws have been broken?

a)

A judge

b)

The police

c)

The president

d)

The government

25.

The American people come from different ethnic origins and different countries, but are united as Americans by the basic principles of a -

a)

direct democracy

b)

republican form of government

c)

ruling king

d)

military ruler