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 Timeline

Question 2

BCE- Before Common Era
CE- Common Era

Answer 2

BCE\CE

Question 3

BC- Before Christ
AD- Anno Domini

Answer 3

BC\AD

Question 4

Events occur on the timeline moving from the largest number to the smallest (BCE\BC) and then continue in increasing order (CE\AD).

Answer 4

Timeline Labels

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Monarchy

Question 6

A small group of people that hold the power.
Group may gain power trough force, wealth, status, race, education, etc.

Answer 6

Oligarchy

Question 7

Citizens elect representatives to make decisions.
Can also be called indirect.

Answer 7

Representative Democracy

Question 8

No representatives
All citizens participate in daily government functions
Only works for smaller regions\systems

Answer 8

Direct Democracy

Question 9

-One leader who has complete control over citizens
-Power is often taken by force
-Citizens are not represented

Answer 9

Dictatorship

Question 10

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

Answer 10

theocracy

Question 11

-Originated in India
-Buddham ( Siddhartha Gautama) was the found
-Meditation and Enlightenment
-Do not believe in a personal creator\single god
-Try to understand the meaning or nature of life within themselves.

Answer 11

Buddhism

Question 12

-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

Answer 12

Christianity

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Judaism

Question 14

-Originated in Pakistan\India
-believe in Brahman\God (also worship other gods\goddesses)
-reincarnation
-followers believe a person determines their destiny through the ways they live their life (karma)

Answer 14

Hinduism

Question 15

-originated in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
-founded by the prophet Muhammad
-one god named Allah
-the Qur’an is the holy text
-worship in a mosque
-Islam is thought to be a complete way of life (5 pillars)

Answer 15

Islam

Question 16

Images taken and collected form outer space to display the earth and its physical\geographical features.

Answer 16

Satellite Map (image)

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Political Map

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Physical Map