7th Grade Social Studies Review

Question 1

A timeline that displays relationships between events and places which are occurring simultaneously.

Answer 1

Multiple-tier timeline

Question 2

Before Common Era (BCE)
Common Era (CE)
Before Christ (BC)
Anno Domini (AD)
Events occur on the timeline moving from the largest number to the smallest, and then continue in increasing order.

Answer 2

Timeline Labels

Question 3

-King or Queen in line
-Power is passed through the family line
-In some cases, power is shared between the monarch and other parts of government/constitution

Answer 3

Monarchy

Question 4

-A small group of people hold the power
-the group may gain power through force, wealth, status, race, education, etc

Answer 4

Oligarchy

Question 5

-Citizens hold the power
-Citizens elect representatives to make decisions
-can also be called indirect democracy

Answer 5

representative democracy

Question 6

-No representatives
-Citizens participate in daily functions
-only works for small regions/groups

Answer 6

Direct Democracy

Question 7

-One leader who has complete control over citizens
-power often through force and kept by force

Answer 7

Dictatorship

Question 8

-a government that focuses on one religion, using one god or supreme being
-this must occur alongside another form of government

Answer 8

Theocracy

Question 9

-originated in India
-Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) was the founder
-Meditation and Enlightenment
-Do not believe in a single God
-Try to understand the meaning or nature of life within themselves

Answer 9

Buddhism

Question 10

-Originated in Pakistan/India
-Believe in Brahman-God (also worship gods and goddesses
-Reincarnation
-Followers believe a person determines their destiny through the ways they live their life (Karma)

Answer 10

Hinduism

Question 11

-Originated in Israel
-Jesus Christ was the Founder
-Bible is the holy text
-Worship in a church
-Has many denominations/parts
-Based on the teachings of Jesus Christ (10 Commandments)

Answer 11

Christianity

Question 11

-Originated in Israel
-Founded by the Hebrew people (Abraham)
-Torah is the holy text
-Worship in a synagogue
-Jews believe in one God who created the universe

Answer 11

Judaism

Question 12

Images taken and collected from outer space to display the Earth and its physical/geographical features

Answer 12

Satellite Map

Question 13

a map that identifies location and displays lines and borders separating cities, countries, continents, etc.

Answer 13

Political Map

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Physical Map