7th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Alabama Course of Study · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which statement about correlation is correct?
- A correlation only works with maps.
- A correlation always proves a cause.
- A correlation shows a link between two measures but does not prove that one causes the other.
- A correlation means the data is wrong.
A correlation shows a link between two measures but does not prove that one causes the other.
Hint: Another factor may influence both.
Question 2
What is an era?
- A type of coin
- A kind of map
- A single day
- A long period of history with shared features
A long period of history with shared features
Hint: The Bronze Age is one.
Question 3
Put these events from the human story in order, earliest first.
- 🔥Early humans learn to control fire
- 🎨People paint animals on cave walls
- 🪨Early humans make the first stone tools
- 🏙️The first cities grow in Mesopotamia
Early humans make the first stone tools → Early humans learn to control fire → People paint animals on cave walls → The first cities grow in Mesopotamia
Hint: Early humans make the first stone tools: more than 2.5 million years ago. Early humans learn to control fire: at least 400,000 years ago. People paint animals on cave walls: more than 30,000 years ago. The first cities grow in Mesopotamia: about 5,500 years ago, or 3500 BCE.
Question 4
Along which river valley did Mesopotamia (Sumer and Babylon) grow?
🏞️Mesopotamia (Sumer and Babylon)- the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- the Nile River
- the Huang He (Yellow River)
- the Indus River
the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Hint: Mesopotamia: Tigris and Euphrates. Egypt: Nile. Indus Valley: Indus. Early China: Huang He (Yellow River).
Question 5
Most people in Mesopotamia were…
- scribes
- priests
- farmers and workers
- kings
farmers and workers
Hint: Farmers produced food for the cities.
Question 6
The ruler of ancient Egypt was called a…
- Senator
- Pharaoh
- Shogun
- Emperor of Rome
Pharaoh
Hint: Egyptians believed this ruler was linked to the gods.
Question 7
Egyptians used boats on the Nile to…
- only fish
- to cross mountains
- carry goods and people
- to cut stone only
carry goods and people
Hint: The river was a highway.
Question 8
The spreading of Jewish communities far from their homeland is called the…
- Crusade
- Exodus
- Diaspora
- Renaissance
Diaspora
Hint: Diaspora means scattering.
Question 9
The Maya are known for developing…
- Paper money from China
- The Great Wall
- A writing system, a calendar and advanced astronomy
- Cuneiform
A writing system, a calendar and advanced astronomy
Hint: Their calendar tracked long periods of time.
Question 10
Confucius taught that society works best when…
- Only soldiers rule
- Everyone ignores rules
- People respect family, elders and their duties
- No one has duties
People respect family, elders and their duties
Hint: Respect and proper behavior.
Answer key
- 1. A correlation shows a link between two measures but does not prove that one causes the other. (Maps, Graphs & Data)
- 2. A long period of history with shared features (Time & Evidence)
- 3. Early humans make the first stone tools → Early humans learn to control fire → People paint animals on cave walls → The first cities grow in Mesopotamia (First Farmers)
- 4. the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (Where Civilizations Grew)
- 5. farmers and workers (Mesopotamia)
- 6. Pharaoh (Mesopotamia & Egypt)
- 7. carry goods and people (Ancient Egypt)
- 8. Diaspora (Ancient Israel & Kush)
- 9. A writing system, a calendar and advanced astronomy (Empires of the Americas & Africa)
- 10. People respect family, elders and their duties (Ancient India & China)
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