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WorksheetsSocial Studies EOY Review!
Total questions: 105
Worksheet time: 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which continent is this?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
e)
Australia
2.
Which continent is this?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
e)
Australia
3.
Which continent is this?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Europe
e)
Australia
4.
Which continent is this?
a)
Europe
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
e)
Australia
5.
Which continent is this?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
e)
Europe
6.
Which continent is this?
a)
Australia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
e)
Europe
7.
Which continent is this?
a)
Antarctica
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
e)
Europe
8.
BC is the same as...?
a)
BCE
b)
CE
c)
AD
d)
AC
9.
AD is the same as...?
a)
BCE
b)
CE
c)
BC
d)
AC
10.
What are nomads?
a)
People who move from place to place with no permanent home
b)
People who only eat meat
c)
People who live in cities
d)
People who never feel anger
11.
Paleolithic humans sewed animal skins together to survived the what Age?
a)
Golden Age
b)
Dark Age
c)
Ice Age
d)
Cold Age
12.
Paleolithic people made tools and weapons out of what?
a)
Iron
b)
Bronze
c)
Gold
d)
Stone
13.
What notable art has been left behind by early humans, deep inside the earth, that was used as a form of communication?
a)
Cave Paintings
b)
Music
c)
Sculptures
d)
Poetry
14.
Which group began farming and domesticating animals?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
15.
The name "Mesopotamia" means:
a)
The Fertile Crescent
b)
The land between rivers
c)
Sumerian
d)
Agriculture
16.
Hammurabi, a Babylonian king, is known for Hammurabi's...?
a)
Laws
b)
Code
c)
Case
d)
Decree
17.
How did Mesopotamians solve the problem of growing crops when there was little rain?
a)
They built dams
b)
They spread silt on the ground
c)
They built canals for irrigation
d)
They waited for predictable flooding
18.
What number is on the Euphrates River?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
19.
What number is on the Tigris River?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
20.
What is the area of land called that includes the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
a)
Babylon
b)
Irrigation
c)
Persia
d)
The Fertile Crescent
21.
What is a Ziggurat?
a)
Pyramid
b)
Kings residence
c)
Temple
d)
Capitol
22.
What is possibly the oldest piece of literature ever written?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Temple of An
c)
Epic of Gilgamesh
d)
Eddubas
23.
In Egypt, the desert offered what?
a)
A source of water
b)
Natural protection against invasion
c)
Natural protection against the sun
d)
Rich farmland
24.
What made the soil along the Nile River fertile?
a)
Irrigation
b)
Luck
c)
Predictable Flooding
d)
Wind
25.
What was the ancient Egyptian form of writing?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Alphabet
c)
Papyrus
d)
Hieroglyphics
26.
A family of rulers where the right to rule passes within the family is a...?
a)
Dynasty
b)
Theocracy
c)
Aristocracy
d)
Democracy
27.
What direction does the Nile River flow?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
28.
Which of the following is a type of paper made from reeds that grew near the Nile River?
a)
Obelisk
b)
Book of the Dead
c)
Rosetta Stone
d)
Papyrus
29.
Why were the pyramids originally constructed?
a)
To be used as a place for worship of the Egyptian gods and goddesses
b)
To be used as tombs for pharaohs and the wealthy
c)
To be used as a place to store surplus food
d)
To be used as a vault to keep treasures safe from looters
30.
Who was the Egyptian goddess of justice, truth, and order?
a)
Isis
b)
Bastet
c)
Hathor
d)
Ma'at
31.
Why don't we know much about the Harappans?
a)
We found package seals with pictograms
b)
Lack of written records
c)
They studied advanced sciences like astronomy and medicine
d)
They were dalits in the Indian caste system
32.
Who was the Egyptian god with the head of a jackal that oversaw the mummification process and the weighing of the heart?
a)
Osiris
b)
Ra
c)
Seth
d)
Anubis
33.
What pharaohs intact, sealed tomb was discovered in 1922?
a)
Ramses II
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Menes
d)
Tut
34.
Label Letter "A"
a)
Nile River
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Giza
d)
Upper Egypt
35.
Label Letter "B"
a)
Nile River
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Giza
d)
Upper Egypt
36.
In the afterlife, a person's heart had to weigh less than what to pass on?
a)
Air
b)
An ostrich feather
c)
A rabbit's foot
d)
A canopic jar
37.
What is a covenant?
a)
A promise
b)
A departure
c)
A secret
d)
A god
38.
What land was promised to the Israelites by their god?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
Canaan
d)
Indus River Valley
39.
What is the period, which occurred often, where Jewish people were scattered around the world, away from their homeland?
a)
Scattered
b)
Diaspora
c)
Disastera
d)
Exodus
40.
Who was the ancestor of the ancient Israelites?
a)
Moses
b)
Abraham
c)
Cyrus
d)
Solomon
41.
True or false: The Canaan was a fertile river valley.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Why did the ancient Israelites struggle for centuries to build a secure homeland?
a)
because the Canaan was surrounded by powerful empires
b)
because they were monotheistic
c)
because they were the strongest civilization in the Canaan
d)
because they traded with too many different groups along the Mediterranean Sea?
43.
What river connects the two seas located in Israel and Judah?
a)
Nile River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Euphrates River
44.
The Torah is part of the Hebrew Bible, or the...?
a)
Mosaic Laws
b)
Tanakh
c)
Talmud
d)
Quran
45.
What are the Jewish houses of worship called?
a)
Kosher
b)
Symposium
c)
Church
d)
Synagogues
46.
What do Jewish people do on Saturdays?
a)
Celebrate Rosh Hashana
b)
Observe the sabbath
c)
Migrate to the Canaan
d)
Clean their kitchens to keep kosher
47.
Which varna of the caste system do priests and scholars belong to?
a)
Brahmin
b)
Kshatriya
c)
Vaishya
d)
Sudra
48.
Which varna of the caste system do rulers and warriors belong to?
a)
Brahmin
b)
Kshatriya
c)
Vaishya
d)
Sudra
49.
Which varna of the caste system do servants and farmers belong to?
a)
Brahmin
b)
Kshatriya
c)
Vaishya
d)
Sudra
50.
What is another name for the Dalit?
a)
Unlovables
b)
Unchangables
c)
Uncrustables
d)
Untouchables
51.
Siddhartha Gautama is known as "The..."?
a)
Buddha
b)
Hindu
c)
Leader
d)
Brahma
52.
In Buddhism, you follow the...?
a)
Eightfold Path
b)
Sevenfold Path
c)
Eightfold Way
d)
Buddha Direction
53.
What was the first system of writing called?
a)
Heiroglyphics
b)
Pictograms
c)
Scribes
d)
Cuneiform
54.
The freedom from reincarnation and being at one with the universe is?
a)
Eightfold Path
b)
Nirvana
c)
Samsara
d)
Karma
55.
Which Hindu God is "The Creator"?
a)
Brahma
b)
Vishnu
c)
Shiva
d)
Ganesha
56.
Also known as the "Huang He" this is a river in China that is known for its dangerous flooding and its unusual color
a)
Yellow River
b)
Qin Dynasty
c)
Xi Jiang River
d)
Yangtze River
57.
This was built by the Ming Dynasty in 1474 CE to keep out the invading Mongols?
a)
Hundred Schools of Thought
b)
10,000 Li Long Wall
c)
Great Wall of China
d)
Great Wall of the Mongols
58.
What were the exams based on Confucianism used by the Han to choose government officials?
a)
Hundred Schools of Thought
b)
Legalism
c)
Warring States System
d)
Civil Service System
59.
What helped keep China economically and culturally isolated throughout its early dynasties?
a)
The Warring States Period
b)
Physical geography
c)
Prophesies from the Oracle Bones
d)
Lack of resources
60.
Which of the following is NOT a place that was included along the Silk Road?
a)
Mesoamerica
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Egypt
d)
Greece
61.
What is "the Dao"?
a)
"The Way"
b)
"The Moment"
c)
"The Will"
d)
"The Energy"
62.
True or False: A person can be both a follower of Confucianism and Daoism.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
What is "the right to rule was decided by the gods"?
a)
Hundred Schools of Thought
b)
Daoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Mandate of Heaven
64.
Which Chinese religion "provides a pattern for government and one’s place in the social order."?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Legalism
65.
What was the idea that people were selfish and could only live under strict laws so the ruler needed complete control over its people and their ideas?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Daoism
66.
Which is NOT a sea surrounding Greece.
a)
Aegean Sea
b)
Ionian Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
67.
What made farming difficult for Greece?
a)
Flooding the the rivers
b)
Rocky soil
c)
Fertile soil
d)
Not enough seeds
68.
One of the most important impacts is that the mountains in China...?
a)
Made unification difficult
b)
Made unification easier
c)
Made worship easier
d)
Made warfare difficult
69.
By 2000 BCE, who dominated the eastern Mediterranean trade?
a)
Mycenaeans
b)
Dorians
c)
Ionians
d)
Minoans
70.
Who were the first advanced civilization on the Greek mainland?
a)
Mycenaeans
b)
Dorians
c)
Ionians
d)
Minoans
71.
"The Rule of Many": This form of government started in Athens:
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
72.
Everything we know about Sparta comes from...?
a)
The two kings of Sparta
b)
The women of Sparta
c)
Non-Spartans
d)
Spartan libraries
73.
What is an independent city with its own government and political system?
a)
City-State
b)
Civilization
c)
Acropolis
d)
State-City
74.
What is the island in the Mediterranean Sea that was home to the Minoans?
a)
Delphi
b)
Olympus
c)
Athens
d)
Crete
75.
The falling of the Myceneans marked the end of the...?
a)
Iron Age
b)
Dark Age
c)
Dragon Age
d)
Bronze Age
76.
True or False: The geography of Italy meant that it was difficult to unify.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
These laws, engraved on bronze tablets, which became the basis for all future Roman laws and written in 451 BCE were the...?
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Twelve Tables
c)
Twelve Chairs
d)
The U.S. Constitution
78.
The Romans adopted and renamed gods from the Greeks and...?
a)
Etruscans
b)
Hindus
c)
Egyptians
d)
Buddhists
79.
The 1st Triumvirate was made up of Caesar, Crassus and...?
a)
Marc Antony
b)
Remus
c)
Lepidus
d)
Pompey
80.
The 2nd Triumvirate was made up of Lepidus, Octavian and...?
a)
Marc Antony
b)
Remus
c)
Caesar
d)
Pompey
81.
The reign of Augustus ushered in...?
a)
Time of the Empires
b)
Pax Liberti
c)
Pax Romana
d)
Augustus Domani
82.
Which social classes could originally vote in Rome? (Choose all that apply to receive credit)
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Liberti
d)
Slaves
83.
What year did was the Roman Republic established?
a)
79 CE
b)
451 BCE
c)
509 BCE
d)
44 BCE
84.
What title did the Senate give Octavian, the 1st Roman Emperor?
a)
Pontifex Maximus
b)
Top Dog
c)
Octavian the Great
d)
Augustus
85.
Who was stabbed to death by members of the Senate on on March 15, 44 BCE?
a)
Caesar
b)
Brutus
c)
Marc Antony
d)
Ms. Eiden
86.
Which level of the feudal system is labeled in the purple section of the social pyramid?
a)
King
b)
Lord
c)
Vassal
d)
Serf
87.
Which level of the feudal system is labeled in the green section of the social pyramid?
a)
King
b)
Lord
c)
Vassal
d)
Serf
88.
What is a fief?
a)
The land and the peasants living on the land given to a vassal by a lord
b)
A monotheistic religion that grew from the teachings of Jesus
c)
“Middle Age” in Latin, came after the fall of the Western Roman Empire
d)
A Germanic tribe that settled in modern day France and Germany after the fall of the Roman Empire
89.
What class is made up of peasants, one who labor and live on a fief
a)
Dalit
b)
Surf
c)
Vassal
d)
Serf
90.
Who was a King of the Franks who became the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III
a)
Clovis
b)
William
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Ms. Eiden
91.
What is the map showing a picture of?
a)
Eastern Roman Empire
b)
Western Roman Empire
c)
Muslim controlled Europe
d)
Holy Roman Empire
92.
Which is NOT a term that can be applied to the time in Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
a)
Medieval
b)
Middle Age
c)
Stone Age
d)
Dark Age
93.
Famously, Charlemagne would execute barbarians who would not convert to this popular religion in Medieval Europe.
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Paganism
94.
True or False: The Agricultural Revolution that occurred during the Middle Ages meant that farming improved?
a)
True
b)
False
95.
Knights were expected to follow the system. spirit or custom of medieval knighthood called...?
a)
Chivalry
b)
Politeness
c)
Code of Conduct
d)
Guilds
96.
In which part of Africa would you find the most land that is difficult to farm?
a)
Desert
b)
Tropical Rainforest
c)
Savannah
d)
Tropical Grassland
97.
What religion was brought into Africa through trading with Arabs?
a)
Christiantiy
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
98.
Which was NOT a great empires of Ancient Africa?
a)
Berber
b)
Songhai
c)
Mali
d)
Ghana
99.
Who was the African emperor who was well known for his immense wealth and devotion to spreading Islam?
a)
Sundiata Keita
b)
Ibnu Battuta
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
Askia Muhammad
100.
What influential trade route spread wealth and different religions throughout northern Africa?
a)
The Silk Road
b)
Pre-Colombian Trade Route
c)
Ghana-Arab Road
d)
Trans Saharan Trade Route
101.
How does Aztec legend describe the founding of Tenochtitlan?
a)
Coatlicue rose up from the earth to form the island where Tenochtitlan was founded.
b)
Coyolxauhqui fell from heaven and made a nest on the little island.
c)
Huitzilopochtl told the Aztecs to look for a place where the sun overwhelms the moon.
d)
Huitzilopochtl told the Aztecs to look for a place where a cactus had an eagle nesting in its branches.
102.
What factors contributed to Montezuma's defeat by Cortez?
a)
Cortez's greater physical strength in one-on-one battle
b)
New diseases that wiped out the native Aztecs and other Aztecs who joined Cortez
c)
Montezuma's superior knowledge of the surrounding terrain and local customs
d)
The large number of Spanish soldiers who overpowered the native population
103.
Why did the Maya build temples, pyramids, and ball parks?
a)
They wanted to be remembered for all time.
b)
They wanted to keep the poor people happy and busy.
c)
They believed that the more things they built, the bigger their cities would be.
d)
They wanted to worship and connect with their gods.
104.
True or False: The Olmecs greatly influenced other Mesoamerican groups like the Mayans and Inca.
a)
True
b)
False
105.
What game was greatly influential to daily life with many Mesoamerican groups, like the Mayans?
a)
Dodgeball
b)
Pok-a-Tok
c)
Pell-a-Tell
d)
Old Soccer
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