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Social Studies Unit 2 Vocabulary: Roles, Rules, Religion and the Rise of Civilization
Social Studies Unit 2 Vocabulary: Roles, Rules, Religion and the Rise of Civilization
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A quiz to practice the 30 vocabulary terms in Unit 2, 7th Grade Social Studies
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The actions I take in my life will decide the fate of my next life. What Hindu belief is this?
Communion
Karma
Christmas
Nirvana
2
The belief in many gods and goddesses is known as what?
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
Transtheism
3
Philosophy is an investigation of what?
Basic truths about Donald Trump
Basic Truths about your Navel
Basic Truths about Hilary Clinton
Basic truths about the Universe
4
My job involves writing and interpreting cuneiform and I hold a lot of power. Who am I?
Slave
King
Farmer
Scribe
5
What type of people were created due to a surplus of food in Mesopotamia?
Tyrants
Specialized workers
Farmers
Athletes
6
If I believe in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms, I believe in:
Marxism
Judaism
Socialism
Hinduism
7
If my family has ruled a kingdom for a long period of time, this is known as a what?
Dynasty
Dictatorship
Blasphemy
Espionage
8
Confucianism, an ancient philosophy, is based on what?
The Five Continents
The Five Stooges
The Five Food Groups
The Five Relationships
9
This road was a trade route that linked China and its trade items to Mesopotamia and Europe.
The Silk Road
The Bronze Road
The Royal Road
The Golden Road
10
Canada is divided into these (a subdivision of a country).
Provinces
Providence
Promotions
Polytheism
11
McDonalds spreading to Saudi Arabia and Nike to South America are both examples of what?
Cultural Ignorance
Cultural Oblivion
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Hypocrisy
12
I am part of a group of people with a specific purpose, to help society run smoothly, or a:
Simple Institution
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
Complex Institution
13
If I practice toleration, I do the following:
Ignore everyone except my friends
Allow others to keep their customs and beliefs
Allow others to keep their belongings
Punish people I don't like
14
India, a large landmass that is part of a continent but considered a separate landform, is a:
subway
submarine
substitute
subcontinent
15
If I grow so much food that I have an extra amount that I can now store, I have a what?
Rotten food
Bounty
Surplus
Cornucopia
16
An___ is created when territories and people are brought together under one supreme ruler.
Empire
Hinduism
City
Alienation
17
"The Gods have given me the right to be a ruler." What idea does this statement align with?
Mandate of Heaven
Uncontrollability
Hinduism
Touched by Heaven
18
The first rules, written by a strict Mesopotamian king, were known as the:
Judicial System
Code of Law
Code of Conduct
Classroom Norms
19
What did the Egyptians create that had pictures representing a word or sound?
Pyramids
Deserts
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
20
I just inherited the throne, and will be the new ruler, because I am next in the line of what?
Depression
Meditation
Superstition
Succession
21
This was an area of rich soil in the Middle East where early Mesopotamians created irrigation.
The Indian Ocean
The Fertile Pentagon
The Fertile Crescent
The Polar Ice Caps
22
This is an early system of writing that used pictures or drawings.
Doodles
French
Cuneiform
Pictographs
23
If I work in a government office with other appointed officials, I work in what?
a bureaucracy
a democracy
a department store
a book store
24
Buddhism originated in India and is based on the belief that one must suffer to reach what?
Nirvana (perfect peace and happiness)
Hell (the Underworld)
Texas
Heaven
25
If I am born into a certain social class that I can never escape from, I belong to what?
a caste
a kingdom
a cult
a country
26
If I move from place to place and have no permanent home, I am the following:
a hippy
confused
nomadic
a slave
27
An innocent person accused of a crime who is found not guilty in court has received what?
Bail
Money
Justice
Jail Time
28
Our modern society, which includes politics, the arts and sciences, is an example of what?
Anarchy
Democracy
Civilization
Communism
29
The kings of Egypt were known as what?
Prime Ministers
Dictators
Pharaohs
Queens
30
This was an ancient form of writing, using wedge shapes, developed by the Sumerians.
Pictographs
Braille
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
