7th grade social studies review

Question 1

A timeline that displays the relationships between events and places which are occurring simultaneously (at the same time)

Answer 1

Multiple-Tier Timelines

Question 2

Timeline Labels
BCE/CE
BC/AD

Answer 2

Before Common Era
Common Era
Before Christ
Anno Domini

Question 3

Monarchy

Answer 3

King or Queen in power

Question 4

Oligarchy

Answer 4

A small group of people that hold the power.

Question 5

Direct Democracy

Answer 5

Citizens participate in daily government functions.

Question 6

Representative Democracy

Answer 6

Citizens hold the power.

Question 7

Theocracy

Answer 7

A government that focuses on one particular religion, using one god or supreme being.

Question 8

Dictatorship

Answer 8

One leader who has complete control over citizens.

Question 9

Buddhism

Answer 9

Originated in India

Buddha was the founder

Does not believe in a personal creator

Question 10

Hinduism

Answer 10

Originated in Pakistan/India

Believe in Brahman-God

Reincarnation

Question 11

Islam

Answer 11

Originated in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Allah

Worship in a mosque

Question 12

Christianity

Answer 12

Originated in Israel

Jesus is the founder

Worship in a church

Question 13

Judaism

Answer 13

Originated in Israel

Worship in a synagogue

Torah is the holy text

Question 14

Satellite Map

Answer 14

Images taken and collected from outer space to display the earth and its physical features.

Question 15

Political Map

Answer 15

A map that identifies locations and displays lines and borders separating cities, countries, continents.

Question 16

Physical Map

Answer 16

A map that displays various geographical features of the earth’s surface.

Question 17

3 factors of the fall of Rome

Answer 17

3 factors that caused Rome to decline was because of weak government, poor economy, and inflation.

Question 18

Western Roman Empire

Answer 18

The weaker side that got taken over before the Eastern Roman Empire.

Question 19

Eastern Roman Empire

Answer 19

The stronger and smarter side

Question 20

Germanic Tribes

Answer 20

The tribe that kept attacking the western Roman empire.

Question 21

Constantinople

Answer 21

The heart of Eastern Roman Empire

Question 22

Inflation

Answer 22

Money’s wealth going down

Question 23

Barter

Answer 23

Trading

Question 24

Roman Catholic Church

Answer 24

The main church for the Western Roman Empire

Question 25

Eastern Orthodox Church

Answer 25

The main church for the Eastern Roman Empire