Download Social Studies Common Semester Exam

Social Studies Common Semester Exam
Name __________________
1. The ideas, languages, religion, and customs of a place describe their
______________.
2. Name the 5 themes of geography?
3. Studying the consequences of Human/Environment Interaction
a. helps people describe their community
b. helps people plan and manage the environment responsibly
c. helps people determine the ways that their community is unique
d. helps people compare their community to other communities
4. The picture to the below is an example of a ________________.
5. When would relative location be most beneficial to use?
Herodotus said, “The Nile, when it floods, spreads over not only the Delta but parts of
what are called Libya and Assyria for two days’ journey in either direction, more or
less…..”
6. Which statement below is based on the information above?
a. The flooding of the Nile could extend far from the river banks
b. Herodotus was a famous Egyptian
c. Egypt developed irrigation systems that were based in the Nile River
d. Dams were an important part of Egyptian water management
7. Building a dam to assist with irrigation is an example of
8. Under the Greek definition of “citizen”, who qualified for citizenship?
9. Many factors shaped the lives of ancient Greeks. Which of the following is an
example of how a geographic factor affected them?
a. They got milk and cheese from goats.
b. They lived in isolated villages.
c. They formed a democratic government.
d. They bartered with people from other cultures.
10. The Age of Pericles was known as a period of ___________ and _____________.
11. A key geographic advantage of the river valley was its
12. What type of government does the following list describe?
*There is one ruler.
*The ruler usually inherited power.
*The ruler passed on leadership to his son.
13. The following passage might have been written by an Athenian soldier around 480
B.C.: “I will stand shoulder to shoulder with the brave men of Greece – Spartans as
well as fellow Athenians – and fight to the death, if that is what it takes to stop
these murderous invaders (Persians).”
What does this passage tell us?
14. Ancient Greeks
*raised sheep rather than cattle
*grew olive trees rather than wheat
*lived in isolated communities rather than in a united country
What factor accounts for the qualities of Greek life listed above?
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Type of Democracy
Right To Vote
Laws
Citizen Involvement
Comparing Governments
Athenian Democracy
Direct
Only adult males born in Athens
Proposed by the council and
approved by a majority in the
assembly.
Citizens with voting rights can
vote for or against any law.
American Democracy
Representative
All citizens, male and female
age 18 or over
Approved by both houses of
Congress and signed by the
president.
Citizens with voting rights can
vote for or against the officials
who make the laws.
15. Athenians lived in crowded, dirty neighborhoods, while the city was known for its
beautiful buildings. Based on this information, what can you conclude about
Athenians’ values?
16. What is an example of monotheism?
17. What language did the Israelites speak?
18. Why was the Phoenician alphabet so important?
19. Why did King David want to build a temple in Jerusalem?
20. Why did Judas Maccabeus lead the Maccabees in defeat of Antiochus and the
Greeks?
21. Why were boys much more important in Jewish families than the girls?
22. What was the most significant difference between Judaism and other ancient
religions?
23. The Sumerian writing system was called
24. Why did people live in larger communities during the Neolithic Age than in earlier
times?
25. Mesopotamia’s climate was
26. What was not the result of people developing specialized skills?
a. improving the quality of what they made
b. making things beautiful rather than making this useful
c. moving more often in search of food
d. trading with other people for different things
27. What key geographical advantage did the ancient river valleys have?
28. What is modern day Mesopotamia?
29. The monotheistic beliefs of Abraham became the foundation of what religion?
30. Written laws such as the Ten Commandments and the Code of Hammurabi are both
what types of sources?
31. What is the written math symbol of the Indus River Valley that still plays a vital role
in our society today?
32. What do the Chinese call the Haung He River because it drowned people and
destroyed homes?
33. River valleys provided rich soil for crops as well as protection from ____________.