Duplicate of 7th grade Social Studies Review

Question 1

About how many people died in Europe because of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

Nearly 30 million

Question 2

Which ancient cultures inspired Europeans during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Greek and Roman

Question 3

Many of China's major rivers originate from the Plateau of:

Accepted Answer

Tibet

Question 4

Who had a dream, won a battle, and then converted to Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Constantine

Question 5

Who brought Christianity to Ireland?

Accepted Answer

Patrick

Question 6

What does the word samurai mean?

Accepted Answer

To serve

Question 7

What was the most important piece of literature created during the Heian period?

Accepted Answer

The Tale of Genji

Question 8

How did Mansa Musa gain favor with the people?

Accepted Answer

He gave them gold, property, horses

Question 9

Whatdid the Sunni and Shia disagree about?

Accepted Answer

Whothe leader of Islam should be

Question 10

What is one example of Rome's legacy?

Accepted Answer

Government & Laws

Question 11

WhatGeographic zone covers the majority of Africa?

Accepted Answer

Savannas

Question 12

Who were the upper class of Italian society?

Accepted Answer

Merchants and nobles who had intermarried

Question 13

Why was farming successful in Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

Fertile land and mild climate

Question 14

Along which river did Chinese civilization develop?

Accepted Answer

Yellow

Question 15

Why were the life and death of Jesus important to his followers?

Accepted Answer

They inspired his followers to spread his message

Question 16

What aspect of Chinese culture did the Japanese adopt beginning around the year 500?

Accepted Answer

Writing system

Question 17

Where did Jesus grow up?

Accepted Answer

Nazareth

Question 18

Why did Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?

Accepted Answer

Tomb for his wife

Question 19

Who were the first people to cross the Sahara on camels?

Accepted Answer

Berbers

Question 20

List three of Europe's major rivers.

Accepted Answer

Rhine, Danube, Seine

Question 21

What is an isthmus?

Accepted Answer

Anarrow piece of land that connects two larger areas of land

Question 22

Which group of people were promoted through the ideals of Confucianism?

Accepted Answer

Rich, Intelligent Men

Question 23

Who is considered the prophet of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 24

Who were the leaders of the reformation of European Christianity during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther, John Calvin, Erasmus

Question 25

Which is the major waterway for the central part of North America?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Question 26

What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Constantinople

Question 27

What religion resulted from the combination of animism and the kami?

Accepted Answer

Shinto

Question 28

What tactics did Genghis Khan's army use to create the world's largest land empire?

Accepted Answer

Terror (Attacking, robbing, burning, killing)

Question 29

List three of Europe's major mountain ranges.

Accepted Answer

Pyrenees, Alps, Ural

Question 30

What does the word Renaissance mean?

Accepted Answer

Rebirth

Question 31

How did some Native Americans use canals?

Accepted Answer

To carry river water to crop fields

Question 32

What job did Muhammad have before Allah spoke to him?

Accepted Answer

merchant

Question 33

Which German tribe asked the Romans for protection?

Accepted Answer

Visigoths

Question 34

Who were the rulers of Japanese territories when shogunates became weak in the 1300s?

Accepted Answer

Daimyo

Question 35

What did Theodora do for the Byzantine Empire

Accepted Answer

Gave women political rights

Question 36

What European country began the African slave trade?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 37

How did the Black Death arrive in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Fleas on rats

Question 38

Which was an important Mayan achievement?

Accepted Answer

Calendar systems

Question 39

Howdid the first people arrive in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Crossinga land bridge from Asia & sailing along the Coast

Question 40

How did Ghana pass down leadership?

Accepted Answer

Through the king's sister's son

Question 41

Whatis a religious community where men live as monks and modeled howChristians should behave?

Accepted Answer

Monastery

Question 42

Which one is NOT an Islamic Empire?

Accepted Answer

Byzantine Empire

Question 43

What is calligraphy?

Accepted Answer

Artistic or elegant handwriting

Question 44

What is the Hagia Sophia?

Accepted Answer

A church

Question 45

Which Germanic tribe asked for Roman protection, and later attacked Rome?

Accepted Answer

Visigoths

Question 46

Where is Mongolia in relation to China?

Accepted Answer

Mongolia is north of China

Question 47

Which country had a great influence on Japan during the time of the shogunates?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 48

This mountain range is home to Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain.

Accepted Answer

Himalayas

Question 49

Which famous Italian explorer came to China and befriended Kublai Khan?

Accepted Answer

Marco Polo

Question 50

What is Justinian known for?

Accepted Answer

Organizing the law

Question 51

What are the two groups of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Sunni and Shia

Question 52

What are traditional storytellers?

Accepted Answer

Griots

Question 53

What is a Muslim house of worship?

Accepted Answer

Mosque

Question 54

Which Chinese river is the world's third longest river?

Accepted Answer

Yangtze

Question 55

What did Diocletian do for the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Started reforms

Question 56

Who were land-owning warriors who fought for Japanese warriors?

Accepted Answer

Samurai

Question 57

Which one below is NOT one of the 5 pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Goto a mosque every week

Question 58

According to Christian belief, what happened 3 days after Jesus was crucified?

Accepted Answer

He was resurrected

Question 59

Why did vassals serve lords in battle?

Accepted Answer

In exchange for land

Question 60

Which crop became the most important food in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Corn

Question 61

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 62

How did the Maya use sinkholes?

Accepted Answer

To reach water underground

Question 63

What does Heian mean in Japanese?

Accepted Answer

Peace

Question 64

Who were some of the most important writers, inventors, and artists of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Gutenberg, Shakespeare

Duplicate of 7th grade Social Studies Review

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Duplicate of 7th grade Social Studies Review

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