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Social Studies Initial Assessment 2
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1
The Romans spoke...
... Latin.
... Spanish.
... English.
... Romanian.
2
What kind of writing is this?
Runic
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
3
Rome fought against _____ in the Punic Wars.
Carthage
Memphis
Athens
Sparta
4
The Talmud is...
... a book about medicine.
... a story about a hero.
... lessons for everyday life.
... a book about English.
5
Alexander the Great...
... painted.
... traveled to China.
... was a famous athlete.
... expanded the Greek Empire.
6
Which was a kind of Greek soldier?
Gladiator
Legionary
Hoplite
Marine
7
Where did the Romans build their second capital?
Carthage
Bath
Constantinople
Alexandria
8
Which was
not
a Chinese dynasty?
Han
Tang
Asuka
Qin
9
What is this?
An obelisk
A mummy
A pyramid
A sphinx
10
What is a subcontinent?
A strip of land that connects 2 continents.
A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
A piece of land that is almost surrounded by water.
11
What was an Egyptian king called?
Pharoh
Viscount
Czar
Emperor
12
What is this?
A mummy
A sphinx
An obelisk
A Pyramid
13
The most fertile soil in Egypt was located in the...
... far South.
... cataracts.
... desert.
... Nile Delta.
14
Reincarnation is...
... the belief that you are reborn after you die.
... the belief that you become a ghost after you die.
... the belief that you cease to exist after you die.
... the belief that you got to heaven after you die.
15
What is a monsoon?
Permanent wind patterns that go from East to West.
A giant ocean wave that can wash away a city.
Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons.
A large tropical storm.
16
Which is
not
a landform?
A valley.
A strait.
A valley.
A mountain.
17
What is this kind of writing called?
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Runic
Cuneiform
18
Which was
not
a Greek city-state?
Athens
Sparta
Deli
Thebes
19
In the Peloponnesian War, Athens fought against...
... Delos.
... Corinth.
... Sparta.
... Thebes.
20
Where was Ur?
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
The Indus Valley
21
Where did civilizations develop in China?
On the mountains.
In the river valleys.
Under the ground.
In the desert.
22
Which is
not
a part of Buddhism?
Nirvana
The four noble truths.
The eightfold path.
Matsuri
23
Hinduism is...
... polytheistic.
... monotheistic.
... atheistic.
... pantheistic.
24
What does
Pax Romana
mean?
Roman Food
Roman Philosophy
Roman Peace
Roman Law
25
What is this?
A sword
A chariot
A torque
A pot
26
Judaism is...
... polytheistic.
... monotheistic.
... atheistic.
... pantheistic.
27
Which of the following helped people decode hieroglyphics?
Their meaning was passed down from generation to generation.
A Poynter Language Primer
A mathematician decoded them.
The Rosetta Stone
28
Roman nobles were called...
... centurions.
... plebeians.
... patricians.
... gladiators.
29
What are the two major branches of Buddhism?
Theravada and Mahayana
Orthodox and Reform
Sunni and Shi'a
Jainism and Sikism
30
What is this?
A ziggurat.
A megalith.
A pyramid
A skyscraper.
31
What did the ancient Egyptians write on?
Papyrus
Wood Pulp
Animal Skins
Banana Leaves
32
What is this kind of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Runic
33
What is this?
A sphinx
A pyramid
A mummy
An obelisk
34
Confucius established a system of...
... law.
... mathematics.
... aesthetics.
... ethics.
35
What is culture?
A people's politics.
A people's religion.
A people's schools, performing arts, and galleries.
A people's knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values.
36
The earliest humans...
... hunted and gathered their food.
... worked in offices.
... lived in farming villages.
... herded sheep.
37
Which did the Romans
not
build?
Roads
Aqueducts
Stonehenge
Forts
38
What is a fossil?
Something that was make by humans.
The impression or remains of something that was alive.
Food from many years ago.
Mick Jagger.
39
What is a caste system?
A class system that is determined by income.
A class system that is determined by ability.
A class system that is determined by your job.
A class system that is determined by birth.
40
Which was
not
a famous Greek philosopher?
Plato
Bacon
Aristotle
Socrates
41
Roman common people were called...
... centurions.
... gladiators.
... plebeians.
... patricians.
42
The Romans borrowed many philosophical ideas from...
... China.
... Greece.
... Egypt.
... India.
43
The Silk Road went from China to...
... England.
... Spain.
... the Middle East.
... Central Africa.
44
The Torah is...
... the moral teachings of Egyptian people.
... the moral teaching of Indian people.
... the moral teachings of Jewish people.
... the moral teaching of Chinese people.
45
The Israelites settled in...
... Greece.
... Italy.
... Canaan.
... Mesopotamia.
46
Where was Harappa
The Indus Valley
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
47
Where was Memphis?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
The Indus Valley
48
Kush was _____ of Egypt.
North
South
West
East
49
Hammurabi's code was a...
... list of laws.
... way of doing math.
... book about war.
... form of writing.
50
What is this?
A mummy
A sphinx
A pyramid
An obelisk
51
Who was Hammurabi?
A king
A sailor
A merchant
A teacher
52
Which was not a part of the Roman government?
Senators
Consuls
Legionaries
Magistrates
53
What is history?
The study of English.
The study of math.
The study of art.
The study of the past.
54
The Aeneid was about...
... the founding of Thebes.
... the founding of Beijing.
... the founding of Memphis.
... the founding of Rome.
55
What is the fertile crescent?
A very delicious pastry.
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The land in the Indus valley.
The Xi River basin.
56
What is a land bridge?
A bridge of that crosses land.
A continent that has gotten smaller.
A strip of land connecting 2 continents.
A bridge made of stone.
57
The Great Wall was built in _____ China.
Western
Eastern
Southern
Northern
58
What is domestication?
Living in a house.
The process of getting ready to be married.
The process of taming a plant or animal.
Living in a city.
