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WorksheetsTerranova Social Studies Practice
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Based on the location of its capital, Tenochtitlan, the Aztec Empire very likely contained some cultural elements of what previous civilization? (7.57)
Columbian
Mayan
Incan
Iroquois
This person had six wives, was the father of Elizabeth I, was refused a divorce by Pope Clement VII, and founded the Church of England. (7.47, 49)
Henry VIII
Charles II
John Calvin
Martin Luther
The people who came to the American colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government thanks mainly to....
(7.33)
the Magna Carta
the Council of Trent.
the Constitution
the Articles of Confederation.
Islam spread from the Middle East and North Africa to.... (7.22)
West Africa
North Asia
Japan
China
Who was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail directly from Europe to India? (7.15)
Vasco da Gama
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
The red star is marking the body of water known as the
Mediterranean Sea
Norwegian Sea.
Black Sea.
Baltic Sea
What religion, introduced from China in the sixth century, incorporates these beliefs? (7.09)
Hinduism
Shintoism
Buddhism
Islam
Who was the French hero who led the nation to several battlefield victories during The Hundred Year's War and eventually became a Catholic saint? (7.38)
Napoleon
Charlemagne
Joan of Arc
Charles VII
What led to a population increase during the Song dynasty in China? (7.03)
The one child policy was lifted at the end of the Tang dynasty.
Buddhist monks were allowed to marry which led to increased family size.
A new form of rice was introduced that was drought resistant and yielded two crops a year.
Crops from the New World including the potato were introduced which led to longer life expectancy rates.
Prior to Gutenberg’s development of the printing press, people in other societies – such as China and Korea - had produced similar machines. Which of these innovations made Gutenberg’s printing press truly revolutionary? (7.44)
Gutenberg created letters using wooden blocks.
Gutenberg used movable metal type.
Gutenberg only printed on silk, allowing a more colorful product.
Gutenberg used a rotary, or turning, press that speeded up the process.
Through his travels, Ibn Battuta came across matrilineal socities among which people? (7.25)
Native American
Middle Eastern
African
Eurasian
Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton all supported which idea from the Scientific Revolution? (7.50 - 52)
law of gravity
geocentric theory
law of planetary motion
heliocentric theory
Which event allowed Great Britain to become the dominant nation in the era of European sea-born exploration? (7.42, 49)
the British defeat of the Spanish Armada
the end of the Glorious Revolution
the effects of the French Revolution
the success of Vasco da Gama's expedition to India
The Executive Branch can...
a. Can override vetos
b. Can appoint judeges
c. Can veto legislation
d. c. & b.
e. d. & a.
An economic system in which custom decides what people do, make, buy, and sell.
Command Economy
Traditional Economy
Representative Gov.
All of the Above
Seperation of Powers: A division of power among the branches; a gov. that has 3 distinct branches: legislative, executive, & judicial.
True
False
Examples of barrier of trade:
Conflict
Geographry
Countries can choose to cut off contact with other countries.
Limit or ban trade will hurt producers in their countries.
What is a community?
The people’s way of living in a certain community.
People who live together in one place.
Ideas of those qualities in life that are worthy.
What is a value?
The people’s way of living in a certain community.
People who live together in one place.
Ideas of those qualities in life that are worthy.
Every society has its own traditions and customs that direct its people’s behavior.
True
False
Which ancient civilization is known for developing the first form of writing called cuneiform?
A) Ancient Egypt
B) Ancient China
C) Ancient Mesopotamia
D) Ancient Greece
What was the primary purpose of the Great Wall of China?
A) To serve as a trade route
B) To protect against invasions
C) To mark the boundary of the empire
D) To promote tourism
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Nikita Khrushchev
C) Leonid Brezhnev
D) Mikhail Gorbachev
Which document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English monarch and laid the foundation for modern democracy?
A) The Magna Carta
B) The Bill of Rights
C) The Constitution
D) The Declaration of Independence
What was the main cause of the American Civil War?
A) Disputes over trade tariffs
B) The issue of slavery
C) The election of Abraham Lincoln
D) The expansion of the United States
