2024-25 7th Grade SS Pretest PDF

2024-25 7th Grade SS Pretest Name key 1 Per. Date 1. Sumerians called their settlements city-states because (1 pt) A. I don't know B. Each settlement ha...

2024-25 7th Grade SS Pretest Name key 1 Per. Date 1. Sumerians called their settlements city-states because (1 pt) A. I don't know B. Each settlement had its own irrigation system. C. Each settlement recorded the empire's history. D. Each settlement served the Sumerian empire. E. Each settlement had its own ruler and farmland. 2. Which member of Athens would be chosen by a lottery, meet on the Pynx and have the power to lead debates? (1 pt) A. A ziggurat B. A monarch C. Council of Elders D. Council of 500 E. I don't know 3. What was true about life in Paleolithic Times? (1 pt) A. In Paleolithic times, people lived in permanent structures. B. In Paleolithic times, people developed special skills such as weaving. C. In Paleolithic times, people lived in large communities. D. I don't know E. In Paleolithic times, people spent most of their time finding enough food. 4. How much someone is willing or able to pay for a product is (1 pt) A. I don't know B. demand C. scarcity D. surplus E. supply 5. What type of government does the following list describe? >There is one ruler >The ruler usually inherits power. >The ruler passes on leadership to his son. (1 pt) A. I don't know B. a oligarchy C. a democracy D. a tyranny E. a monarchy 6. Someone who moves from place to place in search of food is known as (1 pt) A. a cuneiform B. a archaeologist C. a nomad D. I don't know E. a tyrant 7. What best describes education in Sparta? (1 pt) A. I don't know B. Both boys and girls got military training. C. Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean. D. Children studied sculpture and painting. E. Children did not learn to read. 8. Why did Athenians start new construction after the Persian wars? (1 pt) A. I don't know B. Their city had been totally destroyed. C. Most of their soldiers had been killed. D. The wars had made them wealthy. E. They had conquered other city-states. 9. What incentive would motivate a business owner in a market economic system? (1 pt) A. loss of position in society B. I don't know C. job placement D. loss of face E. profit 10. Which civilization was known for the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx (1 pt) A. I don't know B. Greeks C. Aztecs D. Egypt E. China 11. Silk was valuable because... (1 pt) A. Only the Romans wanted to buy it. B. Only the Chinese knew how to make it. C. Indian cotton was too expensive. D. Syrian wool was too itchy. E. I don't know 12. What animals would be the best choice for navigating the Silk Road? (1 pt) A. Alpacas, Llamas B. Reindeer, Camels C. Camels, yaks D. Elephants, lions E. I don't know 13. Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order (1 pt) A. He believe all classes were equal. B. He consulted with wise advisers. C. He believed he was chosen by the gods. D. He cared most about poor people. E. I don't know 14. Who determines what will be produced in a command economy? (1 pt) A. the children in the schools B. I don't know C. the religion of the people D. the government of the people E. the people in the market 15. Which one of these is true about cultural diffusion on the Silk Road? (1 pt) A. Rome became powerful trading jade. B. China became wealthy trading silk. C. Daoism spread from China to Rome. D. Buddhism spread from India to China. E. I don't know 16. What forced people living in Sumerian villages to cooperate with other villages? (1 pt) A. Cities had to limit the number of people who could all speak. B. People in the villages had to work together to take care of the irrigation system. C. I don't know D. People in the villages had to develop a language they could all speak. E. Cities had to have moats for storing water outside their walls. 17. The ancient Greeks worshiped gods like; the sea god Poseidon, and the ruler of the gods Zeus. What does this tell us about the Ancient Greeks? (1 pt) A. I don't know B. The Greeks were polytheistic C. The Greeks were monotheistic D. Shows the Greeks were nomadic E. Shows the Greeks were prehistoric 18. Why did Egyptians bury some food, clothes, and household items with their dead? (1 pt) A. To perform a sacrifice to the gods. B. To honor the earth. C. To leave it for future generations. D. They thought they could take their possessions with them in the next life. E. I don't know 19. The Neolithic Age began with what discovery? (1 pt) A. stone tools B. hunting C. the chariot D. I don't know E. farming 20. One unique characteristic of the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan society was: (1 pt) A. they all were dependent on each other for food B. they were established in three different locations C. they all lived in the EXACT same area at different times D. I don't know E. they went to war with each other many times 21. Who was the top of the social pyramid in Ancient Egypt? (1 pt) A. the pharaoh B. scribes C. I don't know D. the vizier E. peasant farmers 22. What is true about the Han dynasty (1 pt) A. They used bronze weapons and invented the plow B. I don't know C. They completed the Great Wall D. They invented the seismograph and used bureaucracy for their government E. They used acupuncture and their leader was called a pharaoh 23. What evidence shows that Sumerian society developed after the Stone Age? (1 pt) A. pottery B. wooden plows C. mud houses D. metal tools E. I don't know 24. What did ancient Sumerians need to provide a steady supply of food? (1 pt) A. irrigation and plows B. spears and chariots C. cuneiforms and wedges D. ziggurats and temples E. I don't know 25. The Silk Road was important because (1 pt) A. The Roman Empire did not allow Chinese goods within its borders. B. I don't know C. It isolated people to their own culture D. It connected North and South America E. It spread ideas and knowledge 26. Which of the following best describes democracy in Athens? (1 pt) A. Citizens elected representatives to make decisions. B. Widows replaced their dead husbands in the Assembly. C. Citizens supported oligarchs, who made decisions. D. Only free men could speak in the Assembly. E. I don't know 27. One common feature of the Mayan, Aztec and Incan cultures was... (1 pt) A. polytheistic religion and human sacrifice B. gold and silver as currency C. iron and bronze weapons D. they raised cows and sheep for food E. I don't know 28. What does the Greek love of sports show about ancient Greeks? (1 pt) A. They did not value competition B. They treated their slaves as equals in sports. C. I don't know D. They valued physical health as much as intellect. E. They treated men and women as equals in sports. 29. Which Egyptian social class decided court cases, collected taxes and led the army? (1 pt) A. artisans B. I don't know C. scribes D. peasants E. government officials 30. What new technology most helped the Han in warfare? (1 pt) A. steam-powered riverboats B. invention of the wheel C. advances in iron making D. I don't know E. improvements in gunpowder