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STS Q2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Polish astronomer who recognized the inaccuracy of the geocentric theory; his complete model of the solar system supported the heliocentric theory

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Galileo Galilei

2.

Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars and supported heliocentric theory, stood trial for heresy

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

3.

He studied the theory of natural selection

a)

Darwin

b)

Lamarck

c)

Copernicus

d)

Freud

4.

He's the father of psychoanalysis

a)

Freud

b)

Darwin

c)

Lamarck

d)

Aristotle

5.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

Lamarck

b)

Aristotle

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Copernicus

6.

Which civilization contributed cuneiform?

a)

Sumerian Civilization

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

c)

Chinese Civilization

7.
Which of the following is an example of Maya architecture ?
a)
shinto shrine
b)
step pyramid
c)
castle
d)
ziggurat
8.

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America, mostly Peru

9.

What were chinampas?

a)

the name for Aztec city-states

b)

people who lived in Tenochtitlan

c)

farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

d)

walls of skulls at temples

10.

What did the Inca build in order to carry fresh water into the city?

a)

Aqueducts

b)

Water trucks

c)

Quipus

d)

Huacos

11.

Which of the following did the Inca use to help them with their crops?

a)

Irrigation techniques

b)

Iron tools

c)

Beasts of burden

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

12.

Most African civilizations have abandoned traditional customs.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

People who move from place to place to hunt and gather food are called:

a)

Tribes

b)

Cowboys

c)

Hunter Gatherers

d)

Gypsies

14.

Considered as. the "Cradel of Civilization"

a)

African Civilization

b)

Middle East Civilization

c)

Asian Civilization

d)

MesoAmerican Civilization

15.

The civilization that gave the world the first writting system.

a)

Mezoamerican civilization

b)

african civilization

c)

middle east civilization

d)

asian civilization

16.

The part of personality that is present at birth

a)

ego

b)

id

c)

super ego

d)

none of the ff

17.

The model of the universe where the center is the Earth

a)

heliocentric

b)

deocentric

c)

geocentric

d)

none

18.

Invention of first telephone

a)

1970

b)

1770

c)

1870

d)

1900

19.

A hungry baby cried until he was fed.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

20.

Griffin had worked hard all season to break the school record in cross-country. During his last race he had the opportunity to cut a corner and therefore lower his time, because no officials were watching that part of the course.  As much as he wanted to break the school record, Griffin knew he wouldn’t feel good about himself if he cheated, so he stuck to the course and ran as fast as he could.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego