Social Studies Standards Grades 6/7

Question 1

What was similar in the structures of government in civilizations from the Paleolithic to 900 CE?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia both had an absolute monarch

Question 2

Identify examples of attempts to limit the power and influence of government.

Accepted Answer

The Peasant revolt forced the abandonment of the unpopular poll tax, Athenian citizens directly voted on laws and policies which diffused power

Question 3

Established in 1390 and declining in the 16th to 17th century, which civilization was here?

Accepted Answer

The Kingdom of Kongo

Question 4

The U.S. Constitution created a government without infringing on fundamental rights

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Describe the rights and roles of citizens in civilizations and empires after 900 CE

Accepted Answer

Song Dynasty citizens could partake in a meritocratic civil service system

Question 6

In Ming Dynasty trade with India and East Africa increased access to valuable goods like spices, ivory, and exotic woods

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Scandinavia, with its long, rugged coastline, many fjords, and limited arable land, greatly influenced the Viking Age

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Name one country in this satellite image

Accepted Answer

Burkina Faso

Question 9

What does DRC stand for?

Accepted Answer

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 10

What country is here?

Accepted Answer

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 11

Describe how these social laws influenced modern society

Accepted Answer

The Qur'an helped establish the Ottoman, Abbasid, and Umayyad empires, Confucianism's emphasis on social harmony, hierarchy, and respect to elders

Question 12

What are the differences between modern forms of government?

Accepted Answer

Monarchies are hereditary while Authoritarian governments are not

Question 13

How did geography influence the movement of people, goods, and ideas among civilizations and empires?

Accepted Answer

Mountains created isolated distinct cultures due to the challenging terrain, Deserts limited access to water and thus restricted population growth, Coastlines enabled contact between distant civilizations through sea travel, Major rivers provided fertile land for agriculture and for transportation

Question 14

What was different about the structures of government in civilizations between 600 CE to 1500 CE?

Accepted Answer

The Mongol Empire was decentralized whereas Ghana was not

Question 15

Along the Silk Road, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and later, Islam, spread like goods and ideas

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

The Holocaust is considered to be the single largest genocide in history, between 5.1 and 7 million people killed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Describe the rights and roles of citizens in civilizations and empires before 900 CE

Accepted Answer

Persian citizens had freedom of religion and from unlawful punishment

Question 18

Brazil imported more enslaved Africans than any other country in the world from 1540 until the 1860s.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Belgium used violence and local leaders to extract resources, leading to the deaths of 10 million Congolese people.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The Transatlantic Slave Trade is considered to be the biggest forced migration of human history.

Accepted Answer

True

Social Studies Standards Grades 6/7

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Social Studies Standards Grades 6/7

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