Social Studies Final Study Guide

Question 1

________ is South America’s largest country?

Answer 1

Brazil

Question 2

___________ is South America’s largest city and it’s the third largest city in the world.

Answer 2

Sao Paulo

Question 3

__________ has the world’s largest deposits of platinum and supplies about 90% of the world’s emeralds.

Answer 3

Colombia

Question 4

The __________ are 600 miles west of Ecuador and are located directly on the Equater.

Answer 4

Galapagos Islands

Question 5

T or F The capital and largest city in Uruguay is Asuncion.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

T or F About 80% of Colombia’s export income from flower.

Answer 6

false

Question 7

T or F The Andes Mountains contain many valuable minerals including copper, gold, iron ore, lead, silver, and zinc.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

T or F Galapagos is the Spanish word meaning tortoise

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Brazil borders all but two South America countries which are, __________ and _______.

Answer 9

Ecuador and Chile

Question 10

The Southern part of Argentina is a high broad lang named what?

Answer 10

Patagonia

Question 11

____ is the native name given to a large part of the population who are descended from the Native America, the Spanish, and the Portuguese.

Answer 11

Mestizo

Question 12

The ________ is used for transportation, hauling, heavy loads, wool and meat.

Answer 12

llama

Question 13

The capital of the Inca Empire was called ____________.

Answer 13

Cuzco

Question 14

The South America is made of _____________ and countries and ______- dependencies.

Answer 14

12 and 2

Question 15

T or F The South America countries continued to be colonies of European nations until they achieved independence beginning in the Early 1800s.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

T or F Portuguese is the Official language of most South America.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

T or F Over 5,000 species of birds live in South America

Answer 17

False

Question 18

T or F The Incas developed terrace farming and a large system of roads

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Over 90% of the population of South America follow the _________ ____________ religion.

Answer 19

Roman Catholic

Question 20

___________ ___________ led the Spanish invaders against the Incas.

Answer 20

Francisco Pizarro

Question 21

The ________ __________ is the largest and second longest river in the world

Answer 21

Amazon River

Question 22

The ______________ nearly bisects the continent of South America

Answer 22

Tropic Of Capricorn

Question 23

___________ is the world’s highest navigable lake at an altitude of 12,500.

Answer 23

Titicaca

Question 24

The South America region near the equator has a ______ climate.

Answer 24

Tropical

Question 25

T or F South America is connected to Central America and North America at the isthmus of Panama

Answer 25

True

Question 26

T or F The majority of the continent of South America has an Highland Climate.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

T or F The Andes make up the world’s longest mountain range.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

T or F South America is known for its vast rain forest area, especially along the Andes Mountains.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

In some parts of South America’s ________ _________ no rainfall has ever been recorded.

Answer 29

Atacama Desert

Question 30

The middle ages last from about _____.

Answer 30

500 AD to 1500 AD

Question 31

During the early middle ages, two tribes controlled the kingdom of England. They were the _________.

Answer 31

Angles and Saxons.

Question 32

The _______ began in 1095, after Byzantine emperor asked Pope Urban II for help fighting against the Turks and capturing the Holy Land from the Muslims.

Answer 32

Crusades

Question 33

The ___________ armies brought back the Black Death to China and then to the rich Italian trading city Caffa, located on the Black Death.

Answer 33

Mongol

Question 34

From 1337 to 1453, the Hundred Years War raged between the French and English who were fighting over control of __________.

Answer 34

France

Question 35

______ is remembered as a wise and fair ruler because he reorganized the government, wanted to stop corruption, clearly explained the duties of royal officials, set strict penalties for counterfeiting, and outlawed duels.

Answer 35

Louis IX

Question 36

In 1469, Prince Ferdinand and Princess Isabella married and united the kingdoms of ____________.

Answer 36

Aragon and Castile

Question 37

In 1547, _______ was the grand prince of Moscow and became the first rule all of Russia.

Answer 37

Ivan IV

Question 38

T or F William of Normandy and his knights killed king Harold and defeated his forces at the battle of Hastings in 1066.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

T or F In the early 800s, Charlemagne was the king of the Franks, a group of people who lived in the region that is now Spain were ancestors of the Spanish people.

Answer 39

false

Question 40

T or F The troops of Ferdinand and Isabella defeated the Muslims in Granada and Navarre which ended Muslim control in Spain

Answer 40

True

Question 41

In the 800s, ______________ defeated Danish invaders and united the regions of England into onme Anglo- Saxon county.

Answer 41

King Alfred

Question 42

King John made laws that derees that angered the nobles because they believed the laws were unfair. In 1215, a group of barons and church officials forced King John to agree to a written document about governing in which he gave up some royal power called the __________________.

Answer 42

Magna Carta

Question 43

The Spanish Inquisition took place in many Christian Countries, including ___________, ____________, and __________.

Answer 43

France, Germany, and Italy

Question 44

The middle ages lasted from _______ to _________.

Answer 44

500 AD to 1500 AD.

Question 45

The term middle ages comes from ____, which is Latin for “middle” and “age”.

Answer 45

medieval

Question 46

During the 800s, the ruler _________ managed to reunite many small new kingdoms into an empire.

Answer 46

Charlemagne

Question 47

Soon after Charlemagne died in 814, a political and military system called _______ developed .

Answer 47

feudalism

Question 48

T or F Knights were professional soldiers who were loyal to their lord.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

T or F A peasant was the ruler of a kingdom.

Answer 49

False

Question 50

T or F In manorialism system, at the center of each fief was the lord’s home, called a plantation

Answer 50

False

Question 51

A ________ was a person who was allowed to have a house and a plot of land in return for rent paid to their lord.

Answer 51

Serf

Question 52

During the high middle ages (1000-1300), the economy of Europe began to grow stronger and a _______ class began to arise.

Answer 52

Merchant

Question 53

During the late middle ages, the four powerful kingdoms which developed into nation-states were ___________, __________, _____________, and ______________.

Answer 53

England, France, Russia, and Spain

Question 54

In the 500s, the Byzantine emperor was Christian and controlled the Holy Land. However, in 600s, _______ conquered this land

Answer 54

Muslim Arabs

Question 55

The ______ began in 1095, after the Byzantine emperor asked Pope Urban II for help fighting against the Turks and capturing the Holy Land from the Muslims.

Answer 55

Crusades

Question 56

In 1099, an army made up mostly French and Norman knights attacked _______, an important city in the Holy Land and captured the city.

Answer 56

Jerusalem

Question 57

From 1337 to 1453, the Hundred Years War raged between the French and English, who were fighting over control of ______.

Answer 57

France