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What did you learn in social studies this year?
What did you learn in social studies this year?
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1
Alexander the Great conquered territories on which three continents?
Africa, South America, and Europe
Asia, Africa, and Europe
Asia, Europe, and Australia
Europe, Africa, and South America
2
What is a nomad?
The upper class of a society
People who only eat nuts, fruit, and vegetables
A society with no written language
One who moves from place to place in search of food/shelter
3
Which world ocean is really just a mixture of the other four?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
4
This amazing discovery taught us about life in the Neolithic Era.
King Tut's Tomb
The Emperor's Clay Army
Otzi the Iceman
Achilles' Shield
5
Who was famous for building a Clay Army to guard him in the afterlife?
Tutankhamun
Wudi
ShiHuangdi
Cincinnatus
6
This was the oldest code of written law.
Hammurabi's Code
Constitution
Twelve Tables
Ten Commandments
7
Which civilization used hieroglyphic picture writing?
Egyptians
Assyrians
Harrappans
Babylonians
8
Where is Smithtown in relationship to NYC?
northeast
southwest
northwest
southeast
9
Which Greek city-state focused on education, literature, and the arts?
Rhodes
Sparta
Crete
Athens
10
Which river(s) helped the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Yellow River
Nile
Tiber
11
What is the name of the longest river in the world?
Tiber River
Nile River
Euphrates River
Mississippi River
12
Lines of ???? run east to west but measure distance north and south of the equator.
meridans
prime meridian
latitude
longitude
13
Which Roman general tried to declare himself dictator for life and ultimately suffered the consequences?
Cicinnatus
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Scipio
14
What led to the start of the Neolithic Era?
Man learned to hunt animals and collect berries.
Man built permanent homes and experimented with agriculture.
Man used fire to cook food, hunt, and for light.
Man learned to create stone tools.
15
Which civilization perfected the mummification process?
Assyrian
Roman
Greek
Egyptian
16
Which religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus?
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
17
What is the Torah?
The teachings of Buddah
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible
Sacred songs found in the Vedas
The writings and teachings of Jesus
18
Which is not a characteristic of a river valley civilization?
rocky soil
close proximity to a river
silt
fertile soil
19
What was the original reason as to why the Greeks held the Olympic games?
To commemorate their victory against Troy
To battle other city-states for bragging rights
To honor the gods
To show off their skills of strength
20
What did Hannibal use as a secret weapon to fight the Romans?
Giraffes
Wild dogs
Wild boar
elephants
21
Where would you find the "Preamble"?
The first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence
The closing paragraph of the Constitution.
The final stanza in "The Star Spangled Banner"
The first paragraph of the Constitution
22
According to the Greeks, who was the king of all the gods?
Zeus
Poseidon
Apollo
Haephestus
23
Why did the Egyptians mummify their pharaohs?
For display in the pyramids
So they could reign in the afterlife
They did not know how to embalm the dead
To secure the dead from coming back to life
24
Which of the following is not one of the three main branches of the Roman Republic?
consul
citizens assembly
senate
tribunes
25
Which Greek city-state was located on the southern Peloponnesus?
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
Olympia
26
What was the purpose of the Grand School?
To educate the best and brightest for government jobs
To train slaves and captured people for the gladiator games
To educate the sons and daughters of nobility
To train priests to interpret the oracle bones
27
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
Thucycides
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
28
What do Solon, Peisistratus, and Cleisthenes have in common?
These were the three great philosophers
They each led Athens prior to its “Golden Age.”
They were each instrumental in creating the Trojan Horse
They were three great military leaders from Sparta
29
Which two major Greek city-states and their allies were involved in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta and Athens
Anatolia and Crete
Olympia and Thebes
Sparta and Troy
30
Which people had a monotheistic religion?
Egyptians
Hebrews
ancient Greeks
Babylonians
31
Joe Biden is the # ___th president of the United States.
43th
46th
44th
45th
32
What type of government do we have here in the united States of America?
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Republic
Dictatorship
33
Which religion stemmed from Hinduism?
Greek Orthodox
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
34
Which branch of Roman government held the commanders of the army and the supreme judges?
Centuriate Assembly
Senate
Consul
Republic
35
Which religion is based upon the teaching of Jesus?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
36
Zero degrees longitude is also known as the...
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
International Dateline
37
What ancient civilization was once located where present day Iraq exists today?
Troy
Egypt
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
38
The mainland of Italy is shaped like a....
pizza pie
deflated soccer ball
giant hand
swashbuckler's boot
39
What was the purpose of the oracle bones?
used for religious ceremonies to pray to the ancestors
to make a paste to heal wounds and treat dental problems.
used as a form of currency for trading
used to predict the future and for decision making
40
Which group of people made up the largest social class in Shang China?
artisans
farmers
aristocrats
merchants
41
Who received the 10 commandments on Mount Sinai?
Paul
Joseph
Abraham
Moses
42
Which of the following was not part of the Hindu Caste System?
slaves
untouchables
princes
merchants
43
Which two crops helped the Greek economy flourish?
rice and beans
grapes and olives
wheat and barley
peanuts and leeks
44
Who was the "Father of Judaism"?
Issac
Jesus
Abraham
Moses
45
Which unpredictable river was known as China's sorrow?
Indus
Ganges
Huang He
Tigris
46
What type of source is a handwritten letter?
legal document
oral tradition
primary source
secondary source
47
What is the name of Mrs. Ryan's little toothless pup?
Furball
Chomper
Nikki
Zoey
48
What is the role of the archaeologist?
To excavate sites and examine human history.
To offer advice about the meaning of life.
To examine bones and fossils.
To record events in history.
49
Which Hindu god is considered "The Creator"?
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
Devi
50
Where was Alexander the Great's birthplace?
Troy
Sparta, Greece
Macedonia
Athens, Greece
51
A government where you elect representatives to act on your behalf is called a....
democracy
republic
oligarchy
monarchy
52
Which religion grew out of the beliefs of the Aryans?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
53
What is prehistory?
The first written record of law
All recorded information in the BC Era
The time before writing was developed
A subject you take before you take social studies
54
Why was papyrus important?
It was made into paper and used to record documents
Egyptians wove it into baskets
It was used to make sandals
Egyptians used it to write their hieroglyphics
55
Who were the original inventors of the arch?
Greeks
Etruscans
Egyptians
Romans
