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Social Studies a Year in Review
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1
Egypt has four natural boundaries. The Southern boundary is the what?
Red Sea
Cataracts
Western Desert
Mediterranean Sea
2
Romans invented the use of cement. Cement is heavier than stones they used previously.
False
True
3
Which geographical feature influenced the Greek culture, travel, and development the most?
Rocky, mountainous land
Flat fertile land
Desert, barren land
4
The main
distinguishing
feature between all of the hominids was their _________ size.
Brain
Height
Chest
Heart
5
The Olympics were created to honor which Greek god?
Zeus
Poseidon
Ares
Athena
6
The Punic Wars involved Rome and who?
Greece
Carthage
Persians
Gaul
7
The Result of the Pax Romana is that the
population increases
All of the Above
trade increases
Quality of life improves
8
The Nile is the _______ river in the world.
Slowest
Widest
Fastest
Longest
9
The Sumerians created a system of government ruled by kings. This is called a what?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Monarchy
10
Which best describes a hominid?
a domesticated plant
a ceremonial stone
an early human ancestor
another name for modern humans
11
A large statue called the ______ was carved out of rock and left to guard Khafre's tomb.
Phoenix
Lion
Griffin
Sphinx
12
Why was the lower level the most important level of the Egyptian social pyramid?
The gave tax money
They provided food
They protected the city
They provided themselves as slaves
13
Romans created aqueducts.
True
False
14
To determine if a person was going to the afterlife, their heart would be weighed against
Anubis' Heart
A Feather
Papyrus
The Ka
15
After Alexander's death, his empire was divided into three parts. What happened to all of them?
They fought against each other and died out
They were all corrupted with disease
They were all conquered by the Romans
16
What allowed for the Pax Romana?
No major wars or rebellions
Organized Military
All of the Above
Stable government
17
Roman nobles created what type of government?
Democracy
Monarchy
Republic
Oligarchy
18
People left Africa for what reason?
They Were Curious
Lack of Water
Predators Chased Them
Need of Food
19
What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?
Greek cities feared Athens had grown too powerful
Sparta refused the join Athens in the Delian League
20
Alexander the Great ruled the ________ Empire.
Egyptian
Macedonian
Roman
Greek
21
The name of this group means
wise humans.
Homo Habilis
Homo Sapien
Australopithecus Afarensis
Homo Erectus
22
Romans perfected the arch
False
True
23
Alexander the Great took over for his father _______ because he was stabbed.
Ramses II
Ivan the Terrible
Philip II
Cyrus the Great
24
Physically, Egypt is a large _________.
Dessert
Land Mass
Desert
Country
25
Roman roads were built for the ________
Military
Greeks
Traders
Architects
26
Italy is a peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. Which is
not
a benefit of living there?
Fresh Water
Trade Routes
Food
Expansion of empire
27
The term Mesopotamia means what?
between two oceans
between two rivers
between two seas
between two lakes
28
The Roman ______ was the most powerful of their Tripartite.
Assemblies and Tribunes
Senate
Magistrates
29
Which
group
migrated out of Africa first?
Homo Sapiens Neanderthal
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
Australopithecus Afarensis
30
A Synagogue is a
a journey of the Hebrews
the most sacred text in Judaism
Jewish religious teacher
Jewish house of worship
31
The Sumerians created a system of writing called what?
Cuneiform
Mesopotamian
English
Latin
32
Historians believe that the Sumerians created the world's first what?
Calendar
Laws
Civilization
Temples
33
Greeks hid from invading armies in the agora.
True
False
34
What do Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates have in common?
They all are philosophers
Starting with Socrates, they all taught each other.
They have amazing beards
They all knew Alexander the Great
35
The Fertile Crescent extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the what?
Black Sea
Persian Gulf
Nile River
Red Sea
36
A reason that Rome fell is
The Empire was simply too large
All of the above
Barbarians and Persians attacked the borders
Disease swept through the empire
37
The Sumerians invented the wheel, sailboat , and what?
Farm
Aqueduct
Calendar
Plow
38
Sargon created the worlds first what?
Garden
Empire
Government
Civilization
39
Why did emperors add so much land to the empire?
To control hostile neighbors
Some emperors liked to fight
Economic Reasons
All of the Above
40
As hominids brains became larger, their tools became more _________.
advanced
All Of The Above
complex
state of the art
41
The farthest Southern point that the Empire grew to was what?
Egypt
Northern Africa
The Northern Coast of Africa
Africa
42
The Sumerians were the first people to build large temples called what?
Ziggurats
Colosseums
Pyramids
Temple Towers
43
What did the people to the south gain from the Egyptians? (Nubia)
Cultural Ideas
Physical Items
44
Egyptians believed the body needed to be prepared for the after life. This was done by what?
Embalming
Wrapping
Mummifying
Engraving
45
What was important about the discovery of Lucy?
It proved that hominids made fire
It pointed to a hominid's ability to walk upright.
It pointed to a hominid's ability to use written language.
It proved that hominids used tools
46
The Persian Wars involved Persia vs. _________
Greece
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
47
The religion of the ancient Sumerians was a kind of Polytheism. This is the belief in one god.
False
True
48
Romans used Vaults to hold peoples money
False
True
49
After taking control of his father's empire, Alexander conquered which empire?
The Persian Empire
The Roman Empire
The Mayan Empire
Byzantine Empire
50
The Pharaoh was considered both a king and a what?
Philosopher
Noble
God
Farmer
51
Rome lies on the ______ River
Mississippi
Tiber
Nile
Tigris
52
The most powerful part of the United States tripartite is the ________
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
53
Why did the Egyptians want the Nile to flood each year?
To ensure that crops would get water and fertile soil
To create a way to float their temple stones on barges
So they could build more canals
So they could sail to trading cities
54
A geographical feature that is in Greece is
rocky coastlines
many peninsulas
mountainous
All of the Above
55
The most sacred text of Judaism is the
Torah
Rabbis
Exodus
Ten Commandments
56
People first migrated out of which
continent
?
Africa
North America
Asia
Australia
