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2021 version of... What did you learn in social studies this year?
2021 version of... What did you learn in social studies this year?
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1
The mainland of Italy is shaped like a....
swashbuckler's boot
deflated soccer ball
pizza pie
giant hand
2
This was the oldest code of written law.
Ten Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
Constitution
Twelve Tables
3
Which two major Greek city-states and their allies were involved in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta and Troy
Olympia and Thebes
Anatolia and Crete
Sparta and Athens
4
What was the purpose of the Grand School?
To educate the sons and daughters of nobility
To train priests to interpret the oracle bones
To train slaves and captured people for the gladiator games
To educate the best and brightest for government jobs
5
Which Hindu god is considered "The Creator"?
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
Devi
6
Which group of people made up the largest social class in Shang China?
aristocrats
artisans
farmers
merchants
7
Which religion stemmed from Hinduism?
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Greek Orthodox
8
What is prehistory?
All recorded information in the BC Era
A subject you take before you take social studies
The first written record of law
The time before writing was developed
9
Which world ocean is really just a mixture of the other four?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
10
Zero degrees longitude is also known as the...
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Prime Meridian
International Dateline
11
Which people had a monotheistic religion?
Babylonians
ancient Greeks
Egyptians
Hebrews
12
Which religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus?
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
13
Which is not a characteristic of a river valley civilization?
fertile soil
close proximity to a river
rocky soil
silt
14
What was the purpose of the oracle bones?
used as a form of currency for trading
used for religious ceremonies to pray to the ancestors
to make a paste to heal wounds and treat dental problems.
used to predict the future and for decision making
15
Which Greek city-state focused on education, literature, and the arts?
Athens
Rhodes
Sparta
Crete
16
What is the name of the longest river in the world?
Nile River
Tiber River
Mississippi River
Euphrates River
17
Which of the following was not part of the Hindu Caste System?
princes
slaves
merchants
untouchables
18
Who was the "Father of Judaism"?
Issac
Moses
Abraham
Jesus
19
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
Thucycides
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
20
Lines of ???? run east to west but measure distance north and south of the equator.
prime meridian
meridans
longitude
latitude
21
What is the Torah?
Sacred songs found in the Vedas
The teachings of Buddah
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible
The writings and teachings of Jesus
22
What ancient civilization was once located where present day Iraq exists today?
Indus Valley
Troy
Mesopotamia
Egypt
23
Which Greek city-state was located on the southern Peloponnesus?
Thebes
Athens
Sparta
Olympia
24
Which religion grew out of the beliefs of the Aryans?
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
25
This amazing discovery taught us about life in the Neolithic Era.
Otzi the Iceman
King Tut's Tomb
Achilles' Shield
The Emperor's Clay Army
26
Which branch of Roman government held the commanders of the army and the supreme judges?
Republic
Centuriate Assembly
Senate
Consul
27
Which unpredictable river was known as China's sorrow?
Indus
Tigris
Huang He
Ganges
28
What type of source is a handwritten letter?
legal document
oral tradition
secondary source
primary source
29
Which religion is based upon the teaching of Jesus?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
30
Where was Alexander the Great's birthplace?
Athens, Greece
Sparta, Greece
Troy
Macedonia
31
Why was papyrus important?
Egyptians wove it into baskets
It was made into paper and used to record documents
Egyptians used it to write their hieroglyphics
It was used to make sandals
32
Alexander the Great conquered territories on which three continents?
Asia, Africa, and Europe
Africa, South America, and Europe
Asia, Europe, and Australia
Europe, Africa, and South America
33
Which river(s) helped the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
Yellow River
Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Tiber
34
Which civilization used hieroglyphic picture writing?
Assyrians
Egyptians
Harrappans
Babylonians
35
According to the Greeks, who was the king of all the gods?
Apollo
Zeus
Haephestus
Poseidon
36
Where would you find the "Preamble"?
The closing paragraph of the Constitution.
The final stanza in "The Star Spangled Banner"
The first paragraph of the Constitution
The first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence
37
What led to the start of the Neolithic Era?
Man built permanent homes and experimented with agriculture.
Man learned to create stone tools.
Man learned to hunt animals and collect berries.
Man used fire to cook food, hunt, and for light.
38
What was the original reason as to why the Greeks held the Olympic games?
To honor the gods
To battle other city-states for bragging rights
To show off their skills of strength
To commemorate their victory against Troy
39
Which two crops helped the Greek economy flourish?
rice and beans
wheat and barley
peanuts and leeks
grapes and olives
40
What type of government do we have here in the united States of America?
Dictatorship
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Republic
41
A government where you elect representatives to act on your behalf is called a....
democracy
monarchy
republic
oligarchy
42
Why did the Egyptians mummify their pharaohs?
For display in the pyramids
They did not know how to embalm the dead
So they could reign in the afterlife
To secure the dead from coming back to life
43
Who was famous for building a Clay Army to guard him in the afterlife?
Cincinnatus
ShiHuangdi
Wudi
Tutankhamun
44
Which civilization perfected the mummification process?
Greek
Roman
Assyrian
Egyptian
45
What is a nomad?
People who only eat nuts, fruit, and vegetables
A society with no written language
The upper class of a society
One who moves from place to place in search of food/shelter
46
Who were the original inventors of the arch?
Romans
Etruscans
Egyptians
Greeks
47
Which Roman general tried to declare himself dictator for life and ultimately suffered the consequences?
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Scipio
Cicinnatus
48
Who received the 10 commandments on Mount Sinai?
Moses
Joseph
Paul
Abraham
49
What do Solon, Peisistratus, and Cleisthenes have in common?
They were three great military leaders from Sparta
They each led Athens prior to its “Golden Age.”
They were each instrumental in creating the Trojan Horse
These were the three great philosophers
50
What did Hannibal use as a secret weapon to fight the Romans?
Giraffes
Wild boar
Wild dogs
elephants
