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Social Studies
Final review packet answer sheet
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1. What did the Nile River create that affected Egyptian life?
It created rich farmland in the river valley.
2. What happened to the government at the end of the Old Kingdom?
It became weak and divided
3. What part did religion explain in Egyptian life?
Religion explained natural events to the people.
4. What social class did most Egyptians belong to?
Most were in the social class of peasants.
5. Why was most of the Egyptian civilization located along the Nile River?
They were located on the banks of the Nile River because of its rich
farmland.
6. About when, in years, did hunting and fishing communities appear in
Nubia?
About 6000 B.C..
7. How did the Egyptian rulers govern (rule) their people?
They governed by maintaining absolute power over the people.
8. What was one important ritual Egyptians did when a person died?
One important religious ritual was to prepare the dead for the afterlife.
9. What impacted a peasant’s life in Egypt?
The planting of seasons influenced their lives.
10. Located between Egypt and Central America made Nubia the center of
what?
It made it the center of trade.
11. What did China’s physical geography create for the Chinese
civilization?
It created barriers to the outside world.
12. Where did the first farming settlements develop in China?
They developed along the rivers.
13. What famous Chinese person believed that if people showed loyalty and
respect within a family the same values would spread throughout society?
Confucius believed this.
14. By taking government examinations, what group of Chinese people
could get jobs?
Poor young men could get jobs.
15. Who outlawed the ideas of Confucius and other to gain control of the
Chinese people?
Shi Huangdi outlawed Confucius’s ideas.
16. What did the Chinese invent during the Han Dynasty?
They invented paper.
17. During what Chinese Dynasty did the rulers bring back respect for
tradition?
During the Han dynasty respect was brought back to China.
18. What did the early Chinese respect the most?
They respected family the most.
19. According to Confucius what should be one of the jobs people in
authority do for their people?
They should set a good example by behaving well.
20. What did Greece’s geography encourage people do economically and
government wise?
It encouraged people to be sailors and traders and to keep cities separate.
21. What did both the Minoan and Mycenaen civilization use?
They both used writing.
22. List in order the Greece’s order of government.
The order is: aristocratic rule, tyrants, democracy.
23. Why did Oracles have such an impact on Greek History?
The advice of priests and priestesses was taken very seriously by Greek
leaders.
24. What group of people in Greek history observed natural events and tried
to explain them with reason?
Greek philosophers are the group.
25. Describe the geography of Greece.
The geography is that it has mountains, islands, and peninsulas.
26. Because of Greece’s geography what did the Greeks mainly do for a
living?
They were mainly sailors and traders.
27. What law did Solon change in Athens to help the people?
He changed the law that had enslaved citizens that were in debt.
28. How did Pericles help poor citizens get involved in government?
He started to pay salaries to city officials.
29. Greeks from where valued their freedoms and took an active role in
government?
Citizens from Athens valued their freedom.
30. What did most Greeks think women needed?
Most thought women needed to be guided by men.
31. Describe Spartan women?
They were trained to build up their bodies and were allowed to own land.
32. What was King Philip famous for?
He united Macedonia and eventually took control of all of Greece.
33. What were the names of the cities Alexander the Great created called?
The cities were called were named after him.
34. What league was formed that conquered Athens? Who was the head of
it?
The Spartans formed the Peloponnesian League
36. What couldn’t plebeians do during the early days of the Roman
Republic?
They could not hold office or be senators.
37. Roman armies conquered territories controlled by what three groups?
Carthage, Greece, Gaul
38. Romans did what after they conquered a territory?
They built new city to serve as the capital of the province.
39. In Roman times what did all roads have in common?
The all led to Rome.
40. Why was a dictator appointed in the Roman republic?
The consuls couldn’t agree and it was considered an emergency.
41. Why was Julius Caesar killed?
He ruled too long and ruled like a king.
42. Name two of the five “good emperors”.
Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius.
43. What new building material did the Romans develop?
Concrete
44. How does ancient Rome compare to today’s cities?
It was about the same size as some modern cities.
45. In what city in Judea did Jews resent Roman rule?
In Bethlehem.
46. Why did the Roman Empire have to raise taxes and produce more coins
of less value?
They had stopped conquering new lands that gave them money.
47. Who were considered Roman citizens?
Only free adult males were considered citizens.
48. What did wealthy Roman feasts include?
They included exotic dishes and entertainment.
49. Why did people fear Jesus?
They thought that he taught that God was above the king.
50. How did Paul help spread Christianity?
He traveled throughout the Mediterranean spreading Jesus’ message.
51. The Roman Empire was so large that what was becoming difficult to
do?
It became difficult to defend.
53. Where is the Mecca located?
It’s located on the Arabian Peninsula.
54. What are the five pillars of Islam?
Prayer, declaration of faith, alms giving, fasting, pilgrimage
55. What do Muslims believe in?
They believe in one god.
56. How many times a day does Muslims pray?
They pray five times a day.
57. What caused Islam to spread so quickly?
Muslims were expert traders and traveled widely.
58. Serf’s needed permission to do what from their lord?
They needed permission to marry and leave.
59. What was the difference between life on the manor and life in towns
during Medieval times?
In towns people exchanged money for goods and services in the manor they
bartered.
60. Who is the Holy Land sacred to?
It is sacred to three of the world’s great religion.
62. During feudalism each person was loyal to whom?
They were loyal to the person who had more money and land then them.
63. Medieval cities faced what problem?
They faced unhealthy and crowded conditions.
64. Why did Christians fight the Muslim Turks?
They wanted to reopen the holy land to Christian pilgrims.
65. What event helped the growth of trade in Europe during the Middle
Ages?
The Crusades was the event.
66. What was the purpose of poems in ancient times?
They taught what gods were like and how heroes behaved.
67. What type of military equipment did the middle class have in Greece?
They used armor, swords and spears.
68. How did the Romans govern conquered people?
They allowed them to have their own religions and their own government so
that it would be peaceful to help Roman business, trade, and taxes.
69. How was food preparation different in wealthy homes versus poor
homes in Roman times?
The poor had to bring food in because they had no kitchens; the wealthy
were served their food prepared t home.
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70. Compare the lives of a Spartan and that of an Athenian. Give at least
two examples.
71. Describe the lives of the wealthy and poor people in Rome. Give at
least two examples.
72. How did China’s physicals geography affect the development of its
early civilization?
73. What were the Crusades and what were two causes for the Crusades.