7th Grade Social Studies Revision : 7th Grade Social Studies Revision From Booklet One from Chapter Three Lesson One “ Early Mesopotamia”
Until Booklet Two Chapter Six Lesson Two “Central America”
True and False : True and False 1.In South West Asia the two rivers are called the Nile river and the Tigris( )
false The two rivers are the Tigris and the Euphrates
2.Mesopotamia had a lot of trees and stones for building, but there were little of clay ( )
false, had a lot of clay and few trees and stones
True and False : True and False 3.Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooded at the same time every year ( )
false, not at the same time
4.The walls didn’t protect the Sumerians from the invaders( )
False , it did protect the Sumerians from the invaders
Questions : Questions 1.What are the names of the two rivers on South west Asia?
The two rivers are the Tigris and the Euphrates
2.How did the Sumerians control the flooding of the water?
They built canals and dikes
Slide 5 : 3.The Fertile Crescent extended from which sea to which sea?
Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf
4.The name of the temple in Mesopotamia is called?
Ziggurats
True and False : True and False 1.The Sumerians found a good way to use the wheel ( )
True
2.Hammurabi’s collection of more than 250 laws is known as the code of Hammurabi ( )
True
Slide 7 : 3.The Sumerians didn’t invent a sail for the boat( )
false , they did
4.Akkadians used the same writing as the Sumerians in the old days( )
True
Questions : Questions 1.The Sumerians did not have paper what did they use instead?
They used soft clay tablets and wrote with a pointed stick called stylus
2.The Sumerians used wheels on what?
They connected wheels to a cart. Then they used donkeys to pull the cart.
Slide 9 : 3.What’s the name of the writing Sumerians used in the old days?
cuneiform
True and False : True and False 1.Chinese began their civilization before the Egyptians ( )
false, Chinese civilizations began after civilizations in Egypt and Sumer.
2.Yangshao and longshan used the same kinds of clay to make pottery ( )
false , Yangshao and longshan used different kinds of clay to make pottery
True and False : True and False 3.The Hittites ruled lands in the Southern part of the Fertile Crescent( )
false, Northern part of the fertile crescent
4.Assyrians ruled part of the land of the Fertile Crescent ( )
false , Assyrians ruled all the land of the Fertile Crescent and the Nile river
5.Today many languages are based on the Hittites alphabet ( )
false, Today many languages are based on the Phoenician alphabet
Questions : Questions 1.China is on the west of the Pacific Ocean .What was surrounded the rest of China?
Deserts and high mountains surrounded the rest of China
Slide 13 : 2.Who were the other people who lived in the Fertile Crescent? Give two examples.
Phoenicians and Assyrians
3.What did the Phoenicians study to find their way at night?
They studied the stars
True and False : True and False 1.The Shang grew potatoes and millet in the fields ( )
false , The Shang grew wheat and millet in the fields
2.The name of the bones which the Shang used for the future telling was called the oracle bone ()
True
Slide 15 : 3.The early Chinese knew something about the Egyptians and the Sumerians ( )
false , The early Chinese knew nothing of the Egyptians or the Sumerians
4.Early Chinese people made pottery( )
True
Questions : Questions 1.The Chinese built their first civilization on which river?
Huang he
2.The Shang made what out of bronze?
They made cooking pots, made containers to hold wine and they also made tools and weapons from bronze
Slide 17 : 3.Describe the way they used this writing to tell the future?
A person scratched the symbols on an animal bone to ask a question. Then the bone was heated in a fire. The answer to the question depended on how the bone broke
True and False : True and False 1.The Shang civilization was more advanced than the cities of Yangshao and longshan ( )
True
2.One purpose of the writing of the Shang was to tell the future ( )
True
Slide 19 : 3.The Chinese called this special right the mandate of flowers ( )
True
4.The Zhou was so harsh the leaders liked them more ( )
False , If the kingdom experienced hard times, the people might think the gods no longer favored the ruling family
Questions : Questions 1.The archaeologists discovered beautiful objects in Shang made from what?
bronze
2.Did the Shang believe in the Afterlife? How do you know ?
yes , the kings were buried with things they might need in the after life
Slide 21 : 3.Why did Shang lose power?
The Zhou invaded from the west and set up a new dynasty
True and False : True and False 1.The Zhou invaded the Shang from the west and set up a new dynasty ( )
True
2.f the kingdom experienced hard times, the people might think the gods favored the ruling family ( )
False , Many leaders didn’t like the harsh rule of the Zhou
Slide 23 : 3.The Indus river is located in the modern country of Pakistan, near China ( )
The Indus river is located in the modern country of Pakistan, near India
Slide 24 : 1.Describe how the Zhou rulers acted as if all the land and all the people belonged to them?
They gave land and people to relatives and army leader’s .in this way they created a lot of little kingdoms. These kingdoms had to obey the Zhou king
Slide 25 : 2.Why the climate of India is mild?
India has two seasons dry and wet.
True and False : True and False 1.Most of the houses in the Indus river were made from mud bricks ( )
True
2.The extra grain was kept next to the temples ( )
False, the grain was kept next to the citadel
Slide 27 : 3.Not long after the Egyptians and the Sumerians the Harappa and Mohenjo- Daro civilization began in the Indus River Valley ( )
True
4.The archaeologists couldn’t discover more about the early people of the Indus river valley ( )
False, The archaeologists continue to discover
Questions : Questions 1.In the spring, the snow melts in the mountains and does what to the Indus River?
Floods the Indus river.
2.Why India is called a subcontinent?
India is a huge piece of land shaped like a triangle. The southern tip extends out into the Indian ocean.
Slide 29 : Give examples of the crafted goods in Harappa and Mohenjo –Daro which most city people have done?
Shops inside the city sold pottery and jewelry. Some sold cotton goods.