HVS MSTEP Social Studies Review

Which characteristics do most countries with a market economy share?

Roman religious beliefs changed from __________ to __________.

Federalists want the constitution and a ___ national government and thought that a Bill of Rights was ____.

Which statement describes how the framers of the United States Constitution limited the power of the federal government?

What is the issue of states rights and how did it clash with Federal power leading up to the Civil War? (2 answers)

How was ancient Greek democracy different from American democracy today?

New inventions like the cotton gin helped industrialize America. What are the effects of Industrialization?

Which of the following is NOT an architectural achievement of ancient Rome?

Why was the region around Mesopotamia known as the Fertile Crescent?

Why did the Romans want their laws in writing?

Which newspaper headline describes an event that would most affect the economy of the United States?

Push and pull factors, like famine or education, fall under which theme of geography?

Describing the physical and human characteristics of a location falls under which theme of geography?

A mixed economy is a combination of which two economic types?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?

Historians believe the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican societies practiced human sacrifice primarily to _______________.

In which physical region is terracing most often used in agriculture?

Which of these facts relating to the Silk Road is an example of cultural diffusion?

Which characteristic of colonial rule led the colonists to distrust a strong central government?

This picture is an example of which of the five themes of geography?

Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

The spreading of culture from one place to another.

The Great Compromise, made at the Constitutional Convention, was meant to solve disagreements between which two groups?

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

What was the significance of the Supreme Court case of Marbury vs. Madison?

A Golden Age is best described as ____________________.

Which religions/belief systems believe in reincarnation?

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment ________________. The 15th Amendment ________________.

The primary food crop domesticated in Mesoamerica was

Why is Harriet Tubman remembered as a heroic woman?

What is an example of a private good?

The 3/5 compromise was about representation in Congress, what was only considered 3/5, and who benefitted?

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid, rather than a square?

The development of _______________ was a major turning point in human history.

Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta

"No taxation without representation!" was the slogan associated with the pre-revolution protests. What is meant by it?

The civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China all developed around _______________.

Comparing the city-states of Athens and Sparta: While Athens focused on trade, Sparta focused on _______________.

The oldest economic system where goods and services are traded/bartered.