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Worksheets7th grade TCAP Social Studies Practice
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 37mins
In the early 1600s, why did England want colonies in North America?
To conquer the Natives
To get more raw materials
To spread religion
To start a new planet
What happened to the colony of Roanoke?
Everyone disappeared
They discovered gold
They started the first Thanksgiving
It became North America's capital
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?
Columbus
Magellan
Hudson
Vespucci
symbols used by Egyptians thousands of years ago
mummy
objects
hieroglyphs
weapons
A century is a period of...
50 years
100 years
150 years
1,000 years
History is a study of the...
Everything
Past
Present
Future
What is imperialism?
When one country takes over another country
When one country is allies with another country
When one country is at war with another country
all of these options
Which term best describes extreme pride in one's country?
nationalism
communism
Social Darwinism
Which describes a territory that belongs to another country?
mother country
island
innovation
colony
Did dinosaurs and humans live together on Earth?
Yes
No
What was the role of the samurai in the rise of a military society in Japan?
merchants who provided foreign resources
judges who redistributed land to peasants
lawyers who served as government officials
warriors who followed a code of honor
How did the Black Death most affect societies in Asia and Europe?
significant decline in military conflicts
expansion of regional trade markets
advancement in agricultural technology
significant reduction of the population
Which actions occurred in England during the reign of Henry VIII?
Pope refused to grant divorce, Church of England established
Protestants prosecuted, Catholicism restored
Catholicism restored, Pope refused to grant divorce
Church of England established, Protestants prosecuted
Read the source and answer the question:
-Improved the telescope
-Improved the microscope
-Identified the moons of Jupiter
-Supported the heliocentric theory
Which individual is associated with these achievements?
Nicholaus Copernicus
Sir Francis Bacon
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Which statement BEST compares the Maya and Aztec civilizations?
Both civilizations prospered by making slavery illegal
The economies of both civilizations were dependent on farming
Both civilizations used paper money as a form of currency
The religions of both civilizations were monotheistic
How did the development of the Gutenberg printing press change European society during the Renaissance?
Church officials encouraged people to study the Bible
Ideas spread more quickly across Europe
Merchant guilds started schools to increase literacy among their members
Cartographers used the printing press to create more accurate maps
Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold
Ethics
Semper Fi
Chivalry
Tithe
What’s a castle?
It is the large, splendid home of a rich, important person.
It is a strengthened military stronghold. (redoubt)
It is a large, fortified building that is also the home of a king, lord, or other important person.
The Middle Ages began after what event?
Fall of Rome
Renassaince
Peloponesian War
World War I
What does renaissance mean?
rebirth
recreation
re-acclimation
The Renaissance was a time of...
political and cultural change
artistic creativity
Reawakened interest in classical learning
All of the above
What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?
It did not have an impact
It helped spread Renaissance ideas
It made books more expensive
painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Donatello
Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Painted the Mona Lisa
Donatello
Da Vinci
Michelangelo
What family was known to be patrons of the arts in Florence?
Michelangelo
Montague
Medici
Who invented the printing press with movable metal type?
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
the idea that everyone should seek to be educated in arts, science, and literature
humanism
socialism
educationalism
Which is true about Martin Luther?
German
monk
scholar
started Protestant Reformation
American Civil Rights Activist
M. Luther's intent in posting his theses was:
To start his own religion
To start a political revolution
To force the Church to excommunicate him
To reform the Catholic Church
The removal of penance for sins that have been forgiven:
indulgences
simony
penance
bribery
What were Indulgences?
Prayers performed after eating to much food
Leaders within the Catholic Church
Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
Positions within the Catholic Church sold to the highest bidder
What was the Protestant Reformation?
An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.
A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church that led to the election of 3 Popes
Henry VIII had ..... wives
eight
three
six
5
What was the name of Jane Seymour and Henry's son?
Henry Jr.
Richard
Edward
John
What country was the first to find a sea route to Asia?
Germany
Italy
Spain
Portugal
When Columbus first landed, where did he think he was?
Asia
America
Africa
Scandinavia
Where did Columbus really land?
Australia
An island in Canada
An island in the Caribbean Sea
Africa
Columbus made 4 total voyages to the Americas. Each time he went, what would he take back with him?
Riches
Land
Native Americans as slaves
Nothing
No matter which explorer they were - they were all after what two things?
fame & fortune
Land & Riches
Religion & Land
Gold & the Fountain of Youth
His name was eventually used to name "North America" & "South America".
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
