Social Studies October 5th

Question 1

It would be better if today were Friday ...

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The Phoenician people were fearless sailors.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The "sixth sick sheik&#x27;s sixth sheep&#x27;s sick" is believed to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Sumerian farmers used technology to do what to their crops?

Accepted Answer

Irrigate them

Question 5

What is a colony?

Accepted Answer

An area ruled by a distant country.

Question 6

Bartering is a system in which people exchange goods for money.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Like fingerprints, everyone&#x27;s tongue print is different.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What is an export?

Accepted Answer

A good/service produced within a country and sold outside the country

Question 9

Cultural diffusion is the spreading of cultural traits from one region to another.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Hammurabi&#x27;s Code is ...

Accepted Answer

A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian Empire

Question 11

It is impossible for most people to lick their elbow.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Mesopotamia means "land between the rivers".

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Define "Mesopotamia"

Accepted Answer

A wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq.

Question 14

If you sneeze too hard, you could ...

Accepted Answer

Fracture a rib, Scare Mr. MD, Release a vicious fart

Question 15

What were ziggurats?

Accepted Answer

Pyramid-shaped brick towers that were temples

Question 16

Where is the fertile crescent located?

Accepted Answer

The Middle East

Question 17

The armies of Umma and Lagash met in a major battle in ...

Accepted Answer

2450 BCE

Question 18

What is Cuneiform?

Accepted Answer

A system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols for ideas or things

Question 19

The leaders of Sumerian cities were priests, not kings.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

A tribute is a payment that leaders provide to their citizens to encourage loyalty.

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 20