Semester 1 Review: Social Studies Grade 7

Which nation invaded Afghanistan in 1988?

How many ways are there to eternal peace in Hinduism?

What building do Jews worship in?

Which event led to the more widespread publicity of Al-Qaeda?

Who was the only pharaoh found intact in his grave?

Mesopotamia was also known as?

Who is the most important figure in Christianity? (Excluding God)

Which new kingdom pharaoh converted Egypt to montheism?

Where were all of the new kingdom pharaohs buried?

Hindu directly translates to what English word? (In Persian)

Which of the Mesopotamian civilizations was the last to fall?

When the Muslims tried to reclaim their land, it led to a war called the?

What is Karma?

In Judaism and Christianity, which son was Abraham supposed to sacrifice to God?

At the end of the Middle Kingdom, which tribe took over Egypt?

In Judaism and Christianity, what is the holy city?

The Sumerians invented what important transportation technology?

What building do Moslems worship in?

What building do Christians worship in?

Who is the founder of Hinduism?

Now we’re moving on to Egypt!

How many branches of Hinduism are there?

What are the most sacred Hindu scriptures?

Now it’s time for India and Hinduism!

Who is the most important figure in Islam? (Excluding God/Allah)

What are the names of the 4 other groups in Mesopotamia at that time?

The world’s first civilization was?

What religious group controlled the state of Palestine until it’s change back to Israel?

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi later started which terrorist group?

In Islam, which son was Abraham supposed to sacrifice to God?

Which part of Mesopotamia did the Kassites originate from?

Where were the Hittites located?

In what year (approximately) did the final Mesopotamian civilization fall?

What was the most important god in the Egyptian religion?

Why was their an over abundance of Jews in Jerusalem in the 1940’s?

What important war invention did the Assyrians invent?

Which of the three Middle Eastern religion was founded last?

What started the Arab Spring revolutions in 2010

Which one of these do all three religions have in common?

About what percent of Hindus are vegetarian?

Who is the most important figure in Judaism? (Excluding God)

Now we’re moving to Middle Eastern religion!

Now we can do some modern Middle East review!

Which Babylonian king created the first ever set of written laws?

What structural buildings were created in the old kingdom?

What is the title of a (personal) Hindu teacher?

How many time period was Egypt divided into?

Ra was the god of what?

In 2011 what Syrian leader sparked a civil war to keep his power?

Ace the final!

Which goddess was the “eater of souls”?

In Islam, what is the holiest city?

Which civilization took over the Kassites?

What meat can no Hindus eat?

Which religions branch off of Judaism?

What Empire was destroyed in WWI that led to the handing over of Palestine to the Jews?

Which of these celebrations is known as Holi?

What literacy invention did the Phonecians invent?

What was the (god) title of the deceased pharaoh?

What was the (god) title of the living pharaoh?

Which led to the rise of which terrorist/terrorist group?

What were the time periods called?

Who created the covenant with God?

Are you ready for this Quiz?

And the Sumerians settled where?

Which civilization traded with the Assyrians for their goods?

Which Middle Eastern religion is the oldest?

Which terrorist group took over nearly 1/5 of Iraq and Syria in 2015?

After the Sumerians the Babylonians settled in which part of the World?

Which terrorist was captured by the US but released because they thought he was not a threat?