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7th grade Second Semester Review 2016
7th grade Second Semester Review 2016
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This reviews what we learned about civilizations and empires
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Which is NOT a common characterisic for a civilization?
more complex laws and writing
job specialization
an emperor
food surplus
2
What river is a major feature of the Fertile Crescent?
Yellow
Nile
Tigris
Indus
3
Which body of water is NOT important to the Fertile Crescent area?
Tigris River
Mediterranean Sea
Yellow River
Euphrates River
4
Which was NOT a major feature during the time of Empires?
growth of world population over 7 billion
growth of slavery
growth of world religions
growth of trade networks
5
Which era/age came BEFORE extensive use of pottery?
Industrial
Paleolithic
Space
Iron
6
What's a tribute, as shown in this picture?
a tax payment to a conquerer, usually in raw materials
a song in honor of a god
a newspaper
Tupperware Party
7
When people or groups of people, like city-states, work together for a common goal.
alliance
conquest
bureaucracy
command
8
Which form of technology is shown here?
textiles
irrigation
plow
metallurgy
9
What is the only term that is NOT associated with religions?
sacred
Diaspora
missionary
secular
10
Which element is used the MOST in the practice of metallurgy?
wind
soil
water
fire
11
Who ran the show as a part of the Delian League (with their powerful navy)?
city-state of Ephesus
city-state of Sparta
city-state of Athens
city-state of Crete
12
You can do a job that no one else has the skill to pull off well. Therefore,
You must be a slave
You must be a scribe
You must have a specialized job
You must be elite
13
What is the place where the river meets a larger body of water?
beta
delta
alpha
gamma
14
"Drop my tablet, and I will cut off your hand." Who does this sound the MOST like?
Buddha
the coppersmith who smelled like fish
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
15
Which world zone depended on cattle and millet?
None of these are world zones!
Oceania
Sub-Saharan Africa
the Americas
16
For this exam, what is intensification?
when you really concentrate on Buddhist meditation
farming just enough to feed your family
When higher ups yell at lower class people
farming to support a larger population
17
Which river is found in North Africa?
Euphrates
Nile
Yellow
Indus
18
This is the Parthenon in Greece. Which type of government was this area known for?
aristocracy
theocracy
autocracy
direct (limited) democracy
19
What term means the spreading out of culture (often due to war or trade)?
tribute
social institutionalization
cultural diffusion
intensification
20
What's another name for the Fertile Crescent?
Mauryan Empire
Geographically unlucky
Mesopotamia
The Abundant Rhombus
21
What is another name for a dry biome suitable for grazing animals?
steppe
taiga
rain forest
temperate forest
22
What type of technology we talked about depended on spinning and weaving?
wheels/chariots
textiles
metallurgy
irrigation
23
Why were there more scribes during civilizations, and even more during empires?
life got more complicated
There were riots: they were booted out of the upper class
Because Ptolemy said so
life got simpler, so people needed something to do
24
Which style of government depends on having representatives, not 5000 people at a meeting?
aristocracy
autocracy
limited democracy
republic
25
If you follow this guy or gal, you are more than likely
a smelter
a vicious hunter
a pastoral nomad
a vegan
26
Which river is found in the area that developed the Buddhist religion?
Euphrates
Indus
Nile
Yellow
27
What is needed to the be the geographically luckiest?
just domesticated plants
Domesticated plants, animals, AND the proper climate
just domesticated animals
BOTH domesticated plants and animals
28
What's a synonym for the farming lifestyle?
nomadic
agrarian
an empire
pastorally nomadic
29
What physical feature is closest to the Indus River Valley?
Deccan Plateau
Thar Desert
Bay of Bengal
Ceylon
30
Who would rank above a laborer?
a scribe
an elite
the Pharoah's daughter
a slave
31
Which river is found in the area developed by the Qin dynasty?
Yellow
Euphrates
Nile
Indus
32
What style of writing was used in Sumeria, and featured wedge-like shapes?
cuneiform
Sanskrit
hieroglyphics
Hebrew
33
Tin plus copper=
iron
gold
bronze
platinum
34
Which of the following does NOT give you more geographic luck?
a lucky rabbit's foot
large-seeded grasses
proper soil and climate
domesticated animals
35
What concept is shown here?
scribes
laborer class
monotheism
polytheism
36
Which style of government had the SMALLEST number of main decision-makers?
autocracy
limited democracy
aristocracy
republic
37
Monumental building is often a sign of
civilization
floodplains nearby
city-states
pastoral nomadism
38
Which region depended the MOST on the sea?
Americas
Afroeurasia
sub-Saharan Africa
Oceania
39
Who released Hebrews from slavery, and helped to rebuild their temple?
the Divine Augustus
Hammurabi
Greytel the Grazer
Cyrus
40
Which style of government is run by a group of wealthy people, like the Roman Senate?
republic
limited democracy
aristocracy
autocracy
41
Which style of government had the LARGEST number of main decision-makers?
republic
aristocracy
autocracy
limited democracy
42
Which zone did we spend the most time studying during the second semester?
sub-Saharan Africa
Americas
Afroeurasia
Oceania
43
Which was NOT a way to become a slave in Era 3?
captured by pirates
ordering a membership to the Delian League
sold into slavery by your parents
punishment for a crime
44
Which river could be found in the Persian Empire?
Yellow
Nile
Euphrates
Indus
