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Social Studies
Level I / Grade 7
Term 2 Study Guide
Pearson: myWorld History Chapters 14-25 Sect. 1 and Cumulative
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Be able to read a timeline.
Be able to read a map.
Be able to interpret a primary source.
Describe ancient Greek life and culture.
Describe the contributions and discoveries made by the ancient Greeks.
Know that the basic political unit of ancient Greece was the city-state.
Know that democracy developed in Athens.
Compare and contrast Sparta and Athens.
Identify Alexander the Great and discuss his accomplishments
Describe Roman life and culture.
Discuss how men and women lived in ancient Rome.
Discuss the achievements of the ancient Romans.
Describe the role of Christianity in ancient Rome.
Explain the decline of the Roman Empire.
Know the following key terms from Chapter 14 Sections 1 & 3:
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Byzantine
strait
moat
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Greek fire
Justinian’s Code
missionary
What made Constantinople a good location for a new city?
What were the most important accomplishments of Emperor Justinian?
How did the Ottomans cause the end of the Byzantine empire?
How did the appeal of Constantinople help spread Byzantine culture?
Know the following key terms from Chapter 15 Sections 1 & 4:
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oasis
Bedouin
textile
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Sufism
Arabic numerals
calligraphy
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What is special about the way nomads live?
What religion do Muslims practice?
Name three large cities in Islamic civilization.
Identify one idea that passed through Islamic civilization on trade routes.
How did Muslims help preserve ancient cultures?
Know the following key terms from Chapter 16 Sections 1, 2 & 4:
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plateau
savanna
natural resources
labor specialization
trans-Saharan
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caravan
scholarship
griot
caste
kinship
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lineage
ethnic group
oral tradition
proverb
What is the difference between a caste and an ethnic group?
In ancient Africa, the gold-salt trade made empires wealthy. In today’s world, what type of
trade might make a country or empire wealthy? Explain.
Why was the oral tradition important before the development of writing?
Know the following key terms from Chapter 17:
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bureaucracy
scholar-official
merit system
urbanization
money economy
porcelain
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nomad
Mongol
steppe
khan
despot
tribute
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compass
block printing
Daoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
What was the role of scholar-officials in China?
Why was China prosperous during the Tang and Song dynasties?
What goods were traded along the Silk Road?
How does Buddhism differ from Confucianism?
Which innovation – printing or fast-growing rice – do you think had a greater effect on
Chinese civilization? Explain.
How did improvements in farming lead to urbanization?
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Know the following key terms from Chapter 18 Section 2:
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figurehead
shogun
feudalism
samurai
bushido
Explain the code of bushido.
What were the duties of the samura?
What was the role of the emperor in feudal Japan?
Know the following key terms from Chapter 21:
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Middle Ages
medieval
topography
clergy
monastery
convent
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pagan
missionary
saint
sacrament
Christendom
vassal
fief
knight
chivalry
manor
serf
How did Charlemagne expand his power and territory?
What was manor life like for serfs and peasants?
How did missionaries work to expand Christendom?
Why was chivalry an important concept for medieval knights?
How did vassals serve more powerful lords?
How and why did Christianity spread through Europe during the early Middle Ages?
How was power distributed under feudalism?
Know the following key terms from Chapter 22 Section 3:
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Crusades
heresy
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Inquisition
Why did Pope Urban II call for a crusade?
What were some economic effects of the Crusades?
Why did the conflicts known as the Crusades fail to achieve their goal?
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Know the following key terms from Chapter 24:
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mercantile
Renaissance
patron
humanism
secularism
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vernacular
individualism
utopia
satire
censor
proportion
linear perspective
sonnet
picaresque
How did patrons help encourage artistic achievement during the Renaissance?
What did humanism emphasize?
How was the Renaissance belief in individualism different from the values of the Middle
Ages?
How did Renaissance art depict the influence of individualism?
How did the ideas of the Renaissance spread to northern Europe?
How did the growth of trade help promote the new ideas of the Renaissance?
Know the following key terms from Chapter 25 Section 1:
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Reformation
indulgence
recent
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sect
predestination
theocracy
Why did the sale of indulgences anger Luther?
How did the use of the printing press affect the Reformation?
What evidence convinced Luther that the Catholic Church needed to be reformed?
How did Luther express his conflict with the Church? How did the Church respond to
Luther’s actions?