Social Studies Review

The equator splits the Earth into Northern and Southern ___.

The earliest civilizations all formed near...

Cuneiform, a language written on clay tablets, was created by which civilization?

Egyptian civilization developed near the mouth of the Nile river, where silt was deposited. This area is called ___ .

___ was a Greek philosopher who developed a method of teaching by asking questions and discussing the answers.

Using the coordinates, 30 degrees South, 70 degrees West, name which continent is there. (ignore yellow dots)

A holy place of worship for followers of Islam is called a ___.

In which country did Buddhism originate?

The Crusades were a series of many military campaigns to free what area from Muslim control?

The ancient Greek civilization was made up of many smaller ___, that had their own traditions, cultures, and ideas.

The total of knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a specific group of people is their ___.

Geography is the study of ___ .

The trade route that connected the European world with most of Asia was called the...

The ancient Romans developed a network of _____ to help defend their empire.

Which of the following is the religion of most people who live in India?

How did emperor Shi Huangdi influence the development of Chinese civilization?

The Torah, synagogues, and rabbis are important parts of what major religion?

The yearly flooding of the Nile River provided fertile soil (silt) for the ancient Egyptians.

Which of the following groups was responsible for the first Democratic government?

Which of the following is the holy city to which all Muslims hope to make a pilgrimage?

Based on the source, which statement best describes the spread of Buddhism to new regions?

According to Hindu beliefs, what is it called when you get what you give out to others?

The discovery of what process led to the first civilization?

Which of the following names the prophet who is considered the founder of Islam?

The lines on the map are latitude and longitude lines.

What are the basic map elements?

The first written alphabet was developed by which civilization?

The earliest known humans who primarily depended on the wild for food and subsistence were called...

The main reason Polybius valued the study of history was that it allows people to learn without putting them in danger.

What is another name for the Bubonic Plague?

Which of the following allowed the world’s first civilization to develop in Mesopotamia?

This is a population map. What color represents the area with the lowest populations?

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

The ancient Greeks believed ___ was the king of the gods.

Which of the following does NOT impact how people interact with their environment?

Alexander the Great had many achievements during his lifetime. What are 3 of them?

Mansa Musa's rule of Mali led to the spread of Christianity in west Africa.

Belief in more than one god is...

What was the result of Rome ending its expansion and entering the Pax Romana?

How did the Black Death influence the population during the Middle Ages? (more than one answer)

In this population map, the dark color means there are not many people in that area.