Social Studies SLO Review

Question 1

What inventions came from ancient China?

Accepted Answer

gunpowder, silk, paper

Question 2

What is life like for people living in Afghanistan during the war (and with the Taliban)?

Accepted Answer

Dangerous, violent, and restrictive of women's rights

Question 3

What type of map is shown here?

Accepted Answer

Topographic (physical)

Question 4

Buddhism spread from India to what country? (where most of it's followers live today)

Accepted Answer

China

Question 5

How did a crop SURPLUS effect ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

They could spend time doing other things like art, religion

Question 6

What type of map is this?

Accepted Answer

Climate

Question 7

How did you know this was a Climate map?

Accepted Answer

I read the key, and saw what all the colors meant.

Question 8

What ideas are central to Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

karma and reincarnation

Question 9

Which religion IS monotheistic?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 10

What can YOU DO to help water sustainability for the future?

Accepted Answer

turn off your tap when you are brushing your teeth, take shorter showers

Question 11

What inventions came from Ancient India?

Accepted Answer

Math concepts like the number 0, well planned cities

Question 12

What is a main reason the U.S.A. entered into a war with Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

The September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States

Question 13

What is a Political map used for?

Accepted Answer

Seeing where cities, states and countries are located.

Question 14

what does the word THRIVE mean?

Accepted Answer

be successful, grow, prosper

Question 15

How did living near a river help ancient civilizations to thrive?

Accepted Answer

they could better grow crops, have access to water, hunting and fishing, they could trade with others

Question 16

What was the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

A set of laws that described violent, cruel punishments.

Question 17

What does the word sustainability mean?

Accepted Answer

having enough of something now AND enough for the future

Question 18

What should you do with a map KEY?

Accepted Answer

Read it first, to learn what the map is all about

Question 19

How did you know this was a Topographic (physical) map?

Accepted Answer

I can see different elevations, like mountains and plains.

Question 20

Which religion is NOT monotheistic?

Accepted Answer

Buddism

Question 21

What is TRUE about freshwater in the U.S.A.?

Accepted Answer

There is a shortage and some people do not have enough

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