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7th grade world cultures semester exam study cards Flashcards

1
Q

Ancient Egyptians developed _____________, a system of picture-like symbols used as written language.

hieroglyphics

cuneiform

papyrus

lapis lazuli

A

hieroglyphics

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The _____________ is an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England, serving as 0° longitude.

physical line

political line

equator

prime meridian

latitude

A

prime meridian

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_____________ is the court official who designed the first pyramid in Egypt.

Tutankhamen

Cleopatra

Djoser

Imhotep

A

Imhotep

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The _____________ is a body of water in Israel and Jordan that is 90 times saltier than the ocean.

Jordan River

Mediterranean Sea

Dead Sea

Caspian Sea

A

Dead Sea

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5
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_____________ is the behaviors, values, and beliefs of a particular group.

Legacy

Record

Government

Culture

A

Culture

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6
Q

Match the early culture with the location.

Middle East (Mesopotamia): _____________

Sumeria

Indus River valley

Nile River valley

Yellow River valley

A

Sumeria

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7
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The first of the legendary Five Emperors, Huang Di, is considered the founder of _____________.

the Qin Empire

Babylon

the Fertile Crescent

Chinese culture

A

Chinese culture

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8
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_____________ is a city holy to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

Jerusalem

Tehran

Mecca

Medina

A

Jerusalem

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9
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The first toilets were built in _____________ in the Indus River valley.

Uruk

Tehran

Ganges

Harappa

A

Harappa

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10
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Match the religion with the beliefs or practices.

began with Abraham as a promise from God

A

Judaism

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The capital of Egypt, _____________, is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East.

Alexandria

Suez

Giza

Cairo

A

Cairo

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12
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The area of rich farmland in the Middle East where several early civilizations arose is the ___.

Arabian Penisula

Rub’ al-Khali

Assyrian Plain

Fertile Crescent

A

Fertile Crescent

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13
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Match the locations with the early cultures.

_____________ : Indus River valley

Europe

Africa

India

Persia

Australia

A

India

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_____________ was the chieftain responsible for uniting Indian tribes to form the Mauryan Empire

Harappa

Vishnu

Chandragupta

Gautama

Mesopotamia

A

Chandragupta

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15
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Match the locations with the early cultures.

_____________ : Yellow River valley

India

Mesopotamia

Japan

China

Persia

A

China

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16
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The Acts of Union 1707 joined ____________ to England and Wales to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Isle of Man

Ireland

A

Scotland

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17
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The ____________ Death in the 14th century killed approximately half the people in Europe.

Yellow

Black

Great

Red

White

A

Black

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18
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____________ the Great conquered parts of three continents, including land between Greece and India.

Constantine

Alexander

Phillip

Zeus

A

Alexander

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19
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____________ invented the printing press.

William the Conqueror

Napoleon Bonaparte

William Wallace

Johannes Gutenberg

William Shakespeare

A

Johannes Gutenberg

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20
Q

Match the person with the accomplishment.

successfully invaded England in 1066

William Shakespeare
William the Conqueror
Napoléon Bonaparte
Ludwig van Beethoven

A

William the conqueror

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21
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Match the person with the accomplishment.

German music composer who went deaf, but continued to compose

William Shakespeare
William the Conqueror
Napoléon Bonaparte
Ludwig van Beethoven

A

Ludwig van Beethoven

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22
Q

Match the person with the accomplishment.

crowned himself emperor of France; conquered much of Europe; was defeated at Waterloo

William Shakespeare
William the Conqueror
Napoléon Bonaparte
Ludwig van Beethoven

A

Napoléon Bonaparte

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23
Q

Match the person with the accomplishment.

wrote Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare
William the Conqueror
Napoléon Bonaparte
Ludwig van Beethoven

A

William Shakespeare

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24
Q

____________ rule left Bulgaria with a wrecked economy and a contaminated environment.

Fascists

Communist

Imperialist

Democratic

Socialist

A

Communist

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25
Q

Sweden, Denmark, and Norway are the three ____________ countries.

Balkan

Nordic

Scandinavian

Mediterranean

A

Scandinavian

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26
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The ____________ Model is a social welfare system.

British

French

Swedish

Danish

A

Swedish

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27
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The ____________ allows most European countries to trade and work together more easily.

League of Europe

Council of European Leaders

United Nations

European Union

A

European Union

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28
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Match the country with the capital.

_____ : Greece

Rome

London

Athens

Paris

A

Athens

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29
Q

Members of the ____________ once belonged to the British Empire.

Commonwealth of Nations

Highland Countries

British Foreign Territories

Council of Colonial States

A

Commonwealth of Nations

30
Q

Match the country with the capital.

_____ : Spain

Madrid

Valencia

Granada

Malaga

Barcelona

31
Q

Otto von Bismarck was a statesman who unified the ____________ states into a single nation.

Russian

French

Spanish

Italian

German

32
Q

Martin Luther started the Protestant ____________ in Germany.

Enlightenment

Reformation

Renaissance

Age

Renewal

A

Reformation

33
Q

Author ____________ wrote Spain’s most famous work of literature, Don Quixote.

Miguel de Cervantes

Gabriela Bustelo

Rafael Alberti

Francisco Franco

Gerardo Diego

A

Miguel de Cervantes

34
Q

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The Greek city-state of ____________ was founded on democratic principles.

Corinth

Sparta

Del phi

Athens

35
Q

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Match the country with the capital.

_____: Sweden

London

Rome

Madrid

Stockholm

36
Q

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Home to the CN Tower, _____________ is Canada’s largest city.

Toronto

Winnipeg

Montreal

Edmonton

37
Q

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Early European explorers searched Canada for _____________.

gold and riches

the Northwest Passage

slaves

oil

A

the Northwest Passage

38
Q

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Canada’s largest island is _____________ Island.

Quttinirpaaq

Baffin

Mackenzie

St. Lawrence

39
Q

The First Amendment protects Americans’ right of _____________.

responsibilities

duties

expression

private property

A

expression

40
Q

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_____________ is the capital of Canada.

Vancouver

Calgary

Montreal

Ottawa

41
Q

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The Mississippian culture constructed large ceremonial mounds _____________.

at Anasazi

at Kansas City

at Cahokia

at Jamestown

A

at Cahokia

42
Q

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The _____________ revolution was led by American inventors and scientists.

industrial

Bolshevik

information

cultural

A

information

43
Q

Disputes concerning U.S. laws are settled by the _____________ branch.

judicial

legislative

congressional

executive

44
Q

Proposed constitutional amendments that became the Bill of Rights

Ronald Reagan

George Washington

James Madison

Benjamin Franklin

A

James Madison

45
Q

Viking explorer who visited Canada around 1000 AD.

Henry Hudson

Jacques Cartier

Joseph St. Lawrence

Leif Ericson

A

Leif Ericson

46
Q

The _____________ people are descendants of Canada’s pre-European settlers.

Third Nations

Fourth Nations

First Nations

Second Nations

A

First Nations

47
Q

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Japanese airplanes attacking Pearl Harbor in _____________ on December 7, 1941, drew America into World War II.

New York

Hawaii

Alaska

California

48
Q

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The ___________ religion teaches worship of orishas, or spirits, similar to saints.

Bahá’í­

Santería

Roman Catholic

Islam

49
Q

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The Virgin of ___________ is Mexico’s patron saint.

Guadalupe

Maria

Veracruz

Cancún

50
Q

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The ___________ of Panama is narrow land that connects North and South America.

Peninsula

Strait

Isthmus

Canal

51
Q

What is the capital of Honduras?

Tegucigalpa

Guatemala City

Havana

Panama City

A

Tegucigalpa

52
Q

Choose the best answer.

___________ led peasant uprisings during the Mexican Revolution.

Lempira

Diego Rivera

Emiliano Zapata

Manuel Noriega

A

Emiliano Zapata

53
Q

The Dominican Republic and Haiti share the island of ___________.

Jamaica

Hispaniola

Cuba

A

Hispaniola

54
Q

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___________ was the leader of Spanish conquistadors who conquered the Aztec Empire.

Porfirio Dí­az

Vicente Fox

Christopher Columbus

Hernán Cortéz

A

Hernán Cortéz

55
Q

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___________ was the President of Panama who was removed from office by U.S. military forces.

William Gorgas

Manuel Noriega

Miguel Hidalgo

Antonio Montesino

A

Manuel Noriega

56
Q

___________ searched for the “southern sea” in Panama.

Antonio Montesino

Hernán Cortéz

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

George W. Goethals

A

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

57
Q

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The ___________ is an impassable jungle in Panama.

Petén

Darién Gap

Pacaya

Tegucigalpa

A

Darién Gap

58
Q

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What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?

Panama City

Santo Domingo

Havana

Tegucigalpa

A

Santo Domingo

59
Q

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What is the capital of Cuba?

Havana

Atitlán

Santo Domingo

Guatemala City

Tegucigalpa

60
Q

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Montezuma II was the leader of the ___________ Empire.

Mesoamerica

Atitlán

Aztec

Hispaniola

61
Q

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The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlán on Lake ___________ in 1345.

Texcoco

Mexico

Chihuahua

Atitlán

62
Q

What is the capital of Mexico?

Havana

Panama City

Mexico City

Juárez

A

Mexico City

63
Q

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Lake ___________ is a lake in Guatemala surrounded by three volcanoes.

Pacaya

Texcoco

Motagua

Atitlán

64
Q

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___________ was a region of Mexico, the American Southwest, and Central America where advanced cultures developed.

Greater Mexico

Latin America

Mesoamerica

Guatemala

A

Mesoamerica

65
Q

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After toppling dictator Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro made ___________ a communist state.

Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico

Venezuela

Cuba

66
Q

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A(n) ___________ is a floating bed of reeds, manure, and mud used in agriculture.

tlachtli

chihuahua

chinampa

aztec

67
Q

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The ___________ Coast is a wilderness area of rain forest in Honduras.

Mosquito

Timbuktu

Pacific

Gold

68
Q

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Chile’s capital is also its largest city.

Lima

Santiago

Bogota

Caracas

69
Q

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The world’s largest wetland is the _________ in Brazil.

Amazonia

Pantanel

São Paulo

Manaus

70
Q

Choose the best answer.

Argentina’s capital is the largest port in South America.

São Paulo

Buenos Aires

Lima

Brasília

A

Buenos Aires

71
Q

Choose the best answer.

Gauchos were horsemen from _________ who cared for cattle.

Argentina

Chile

Brazil

Columbia

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