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Generation Date: 12/19/2014
Generated By: Cheryl Shelton
Title: Grade 7 Blizzard Bag 2014-2015 Social Studies-Day 5
1.
• Sparta
• Olympia
• Thebes
• Delphi
• Corinth
• Athens
In which civilization were these cities and city-states famous?
A. Ancient Phoenicia
B. Ancient Rome
C. Ancient Greece
D. Ancient Egypt
2. The legacy of ancient Greek epics, like the Odyssey, continues to provide people with
A. real stories of everyday life.
B. heroic figures and great adventures.
C. nonfiction depictions of ancient civilizations.
D. detailed, accurate historical events.
3.
• Eastern half of the Roman Empire
• Existed from 330 A.D. to 1453 A.D.
• Its capital was Constantinople
• Center of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Which of the following is described in the box above?
A. Byzantine Empire
B. Mongol Empire
C. Mayan Empire
D. Sung Empire
4. Which of the following was an architectural feat that was built to protect the people of China?
A. the Red Square
B. the Daxiangguo Temple
C. the Imperial Palace
D. the Great Wall
5. John Calvin was an important figure during the Protestant Reformation. Which of these
religious beliefs did Calvin preach?
A. Any who choose to worship God will experience life after death.
B. Only those who attend church are able to make it to heaven.
C. Every person is born a sinner and only some are saved by God.
D. Every man is born with the ability to choose his path in life.
6. The people of Ancient Rome spoke Latin, which has influenced the development of several
languages that are spoken in Europe. Which of the following European languages originated
from Latin?
A. Polish
B. Russian
C. Spanish
D. Greek
7.
• barbarian attacks and invasions
• political instability
• significant decrease in trade
• difficulty defending the expanding territory
All of the factors listed above contributed to the fall of which empire in roughly 395 A.D.?
A. Egyptian
B. Greek
C. Roman
D. Persian
8. During the Reformation, there was a great amount of conflict in Europe between Catholics and
Protestants. This conflict caused Catholic leaders to begin the Counter Reformation, which
A. reformed many of the major abuses that were in the Catholic Church.
B. declared that science and enlightenment were the enemies of Christianity.
C. organized a council of different Christian leaders to resolve their differences.
D. changed many of the Catholic Church's teachings on Christianity.
9. Which of the following was one reason that Europeans began looking for sea routes to Asia in
the 15th century?
A. Europeans wanted an easier way to reach established colonies in Asia.
B. Europeans wanted to move to Asia to escape problems in their home countries.
C. Europeans wanted a cheaper way to import goods from Asia.
D. Europeans wanted an easier way to export goods to Asia.
10.
Magna Carta, England, 1215
39 – No free man shall be seized or imprisoned or stripped of his rights or possessions,
or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed
with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his
equals or by the law of the land.
United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, 1791
Fourth Amendment: The right of the people to be secure . . . against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon
probable cause . . . particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized.
Which of these statements is a conclusion that can be drawn by comparing the two excerpts?
A. Both the Magna Carta and the Constitution were written by the same group of people.
B.
The purpose of the United States Constitution is to protect people's rights that were not
protected in the Magna Carta.
C.
The rights guaranteed in the Constitution are much different than the rights guaranteed by
the Magna Carta.
D.
Some of the ideas set forth in the United States Constitution were taken from the Magna
Carta.
11. In the triangular trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, what leg of the route
was known as the Middle Passage
A. the journey of European immigrants to the Americas
B. the journey of African slaves to the Americas
C. the shipment of raw materials from the Americas to Europe
D. the shipment of manufactured goods from Europe to Africa
12.
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Niccolò Machiavelli
The people listed above are most associated with which era?
A. the Middle Ages
B. the Reformation
C. the Renaissance
D. the Enlightenment