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Social Studies: Final Exam
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1
On which continent did human life begin?
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
2
What made Homo habilis different from other hominids?
African origins
upright walking
the use of language
the use of tools
3
The symbols of the Greek writing system led to our alphabet
False
True
4
Responsibilities of each person in a group
society
culture
oral traditions
role
5
A theory is an explanation supported by evidence
False
True
6
A group of people living and working under a set of rules and traditions.
nomad
society
culture
role
7
The Golden Age was decades of cultural achievemnt
True
False
8
Who had no settled home?
society
oral tradition
role
nomad
9
How do archaeologists obtain information about the beliefs of people who lived long ago.
written records
Cave paintings
religious structures
all of the above
10
How did Greek city-states respond to the threat from Persia?
they fought among themselves
they surrendered to the Persians
they joined together to defend Greece
They conquered the cities of the Persian Empire
11
The use of wood to make a spear shaft is an example of...
migration
glaciers
adapt
technology
12
Prehistory provides no written records
False
True
13
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
Persia
Alexander the Great
Sparta
14
Macedonian conqueror of Greece and builder of an empire?
Philip II
Alexander the Great
Socrates
Xerxes
15
A system of writing in which pictures and symbols are written on papyrus
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
16
On which continent were the first civilizations formed?
Europe
North America
Africa
Asia
17
Stories that are passed down through generations by word of mouth
role
culture
oral traditions
society
18
People of Mesopotamia and Egypt worshipped more than one god
True
False
19
Ways of life shared by members of a group
Oral Traditions
Role
Society
Culture
20
Ancient civilizations developed as cities spread
True
False
21
This is a picture of what?
the Parthenon
Sparta
the Supreme Court building
the home of Zeus
22
Mycenaeans were early Greeks from the mainland
True
False
23
What is the main purpose of the ancient Egyptian pyramids?
tombs for Egyptian pharaohs
offices of government
temples for the sun god
places of worship
24
What was one effect of surplus food among agricultural people?
drought
increase in trade
slash-and-burn farming
ancestor worship
25
A philosopher is someone who....
lives forever
speaks for the gods
is from a wealthy family
uses reason to understand the world
26
Spartans might be described as....
fond of business and trade
artistic
tough and silent
light hearted and fun-loving
27
Built on a high hill and was often a center of religious worship
colony
acropolis
oracle
oligarchy
28
What did the world's first earliest farmers figure out for the first time?
how to cut down trees and dig in the earth
how climate affected food supplies
how to find food plants that grew in their region
how to select seeds for planting
