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7th grade TCAP Social Studies Practice

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the early 1600s, why did England want colonies in North America?

a)

To conquer the Natives

b)

To get more raw materials

c)

To spread religion

d)

To start a new planet

2.

What happened to the colony of Roanoke?

a)

Everyone disappeared

b)

They discovered gold

c)

They started the first Thanksgiving

d)

It became North America's capital

3.

Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

Columbus

b)

Magellan

c)

Hudson

d)

Vespucci

4.
Who were the first Europeans to reach North America?
a)
Aztecs 
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
d)
Vikings
5.

symbols used by Egyptians thousands of years ago

a)

mummy

b)

objects

c)

hieroglyphs

d)

weapons

6.

A century is a period of...

a)

50 years

b)

100 years

c)

150 years

d)

1,000 years

7.

History is a study of the...

a)

Everything

b)

Past

c)

Present

d)

Future

8.

What is imperialism?

a)

When one country takes over another country

b)

When one country is allies with another country

c)

When one country is at war with another country

d)

all of these options

9.

Which term best describes extreme pride in one's country?

a)

nationalism

b)

communism

c)

Social Darwinism

10.

Which describes a territory that belongs to another country?

a)

mother country

b)

island

c)

innovation

d)

colony

11.

Did dinosaurs and humans live together on Earth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.
Monotheistic
a)
The belief in a single all-powerful god.
b)
The principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
c)
A type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.
d)
The worship of or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.
13.
This is the name of the social system in India.
a)
Untouchables
b)
ancient
c)
caste
d)
Vedas
14.
The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.
a)
transportation
b)
glaciation
c)
Paleolithic
d)
migration
15.

What was the role of the samurai in the rise of a military society in Japan?

a)

merchants who provided foreign resources

b)

judges who redistributed land to peasants

c)

lawyers who served as government officials

d)

warriors who followed a code of honor

16.

How did the Black Death most affect societies in Asia and Europe?

a)

significant decline in military conflicts

b)

expansion of regional trade markets

c)

advancement in agricultural technology

d)

significant reduction of the population

17.

Which actions occurred in England during the reign of Henry VIII?

a)

Pope refused to grant divorce, Church of England established

b)

Protestants prosecuted, Catholicism restored

c)

Catholicism restored, Pope refused to grant divorce

d)

Church of England established, Protestants prosecuted

18.

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?

a)

Nicholaus Copernicus

b)

Sir Francis Bacon

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

19.

Which statement BEST compares the Maya and Aztec civilizations?

a)

Both civilizations prospered by making slavery illegal

b)

The economies of both civilizations were dependent on farming

c)

Both civilizations used paper money as a form of currency

d)

The religions of both civilizations were monotheistic

20.

How did the development of the Gutenberg printing press change European society during the Renaissance?

a)

Church officials encouraged people to study the Bible

b)

Ideas spread more quickly across Europe

c)

Merchant guilds started schools to increase literacy among their members

d)

Cartographers used the printing press to create more accurate maps

21.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
22.
Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?
a)
peasants, knights, nobles, king
b)
king, nobles, knights, peasants
c)
knights, king, peasants, serfs
d)
merchants, knights, commoners, serfs
23.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
24.

Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold

a)

Ethics

b)

Semper Fi

c)

Chivalry

d)

Tithe

25.

What’s a castle?

a)

It is the large, splendid home of a rich, important person.

b)

It is a strengthened military stronghold. (redoubt)

c)

It is a large, fortified building that is also the home of a king, lord, or other important person.

26.

The Middle Ages began after what event?

a)

Fall of Rome

b)

Renassaince

c)

Peloponesian War

d)

World War I

27.

What does renaissance mean?

a)

rebirth

b)

recreation

c)

re-acclimation

28.

The Renaissance was a time of...

a)

political and cultural change

b)

artistic creativity

c)

Reawakened interest in classical learning

d)

All of the above

29.

What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?

a)

It did not have an impact

b)

It helped spread Renaissance ideas

c)

It made books more expensive

30.

painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

a)

Donatello

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

31.

Painted the Mona Lisa

a)

Donatello

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

32.

What family was known to be patrons of the arts in Florence?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Montague

c)

Medici

33.

Who invented the printing press with movable metal type?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Martin Luther

34.

the idea that everyone should seek to be educated in arts, science, and literature

a)

humanism

b)

socialism

c)

educationalism

35.

Which is true about Martin Luther?

a)

German

b)

monk

c)

scholar

d)

started Protestant Reformation

e)

American Civil Rights Activist

36.

M. Luther's intent in posting his theses was:

a)

To start his own religion

b)

To start a political revolution

c)

To force the Church to excommunicate him

d)

To reform the Catholic Church

37.

The removal of penance for sins that have been forgiven:

a)

indulgences

b)

simony

c)

penance

d)

bribery

38.

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

39.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.

b)

An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

c)

A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.

d)

An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church that led to the election of 3 Popes

40.
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
41.

Henry VIII had ..... wives

a)

eight

b)

three

c)

six

d)

5

42.

What was the name of Jane Seymour and Henry's son?

a)

Henry Jr.

b)

Richard

c)

Edward

d)

John

43.
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
44.
During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
45.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
46.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
47.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
48.
What did Galileo Improve?
a)
The astrolabe
b)
the stars
c)
The Telescope
d)
cat food.
49.

What country was the first to find a sea route to Asia?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

50.

When Columbus first landed, where did he think he was?

a)

Asia

b)

America

c)

Africa

d)

Scandinavia

51.

Where did Columbus really land?

a)

Australia

b)

An island in Canada

c)

An island in the Caribbean Sea

d)

Africa

52.

Columbus made 4 total voyages to the Americas. Each time he went, what would he take back with him?

a)

Riches

b)

Land

c)

Native Americans as slaves

d)

Nothing

53.

No matter which explorer they were - they were all after what two things?

a)

fame & fortune

b)

Land & Riches

c)

Religion & Land

d)

Gold & the Fountain of Youth

54.

His name was eventually used to name "North America" & "South America".

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Ferdinand Magellan