TN Ready 7th Social Studies Practice #1

Who was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail directly from Europe to India? (7.15)

• Vasco da Gama

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

The red star is marking the body of water known as the

• Mediterranean Sea

• Norwegian Sea.

• Black Sea.

• Baltic Sea

Based on the location of its capital, Tenochtitlan, the Aztec Empire very likely contained some cultural elements of what previous civilization? (7.57)

• Columbian

• Mayan

• Incan

• Iroquois

What religion, introduced from China in the sixth century, incorporates these beliefs? (7.09)

• Hinduism

• Shintoism

• Buddhism

• Islam

This person had six wives, was the father of Elizabeth I, was refused a divorce by Pope Clement VII, and founded the Church of England. (7.47, 49)

• Henry VIII

• Charles II

• John Calvin

• Martin Luther

Who was the French hero who led the nation to several battlefield victories during The Hundred Year's War and eventually became a Catholic saint? (7.38)

• Napoleon

• Charlemagne

• Joan of Arc

• Charles VII

What led to a population increase during the Song dynasty in China? (7.03)

• The one child policy was lifted at the end of the Tang dynasty.

• Buddhist monks were allowed to marry which led to increased family size.

• A new form of rice was introduced that was drought resistant and yielded two crops a year.

• Crops from the New World including the potato were introduced which led to longer life expectancy rates.

The people who came to the American colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government thanks mainly to....

(7.33)

• the Magna Carta

• the Council of Trent.

• the Constitution

• the Articles of Confederation.

Islam spread from the Middle East and North Africa to.... (7.22)

• West Africa

• North Asia

• Japan

• China

Prior to Gutenberg’s development of the printing press, people in other societies – such as China and Korea - had produced similar machines. Which of these innovations made Gutenberg’s printing press truly revolutionary? (7.44)

• Gutenberg created letters using wooden blocks.

• Gutenberg used movable metal type.

• Gutenberg only printed on silk, allowing a more colorful product.

• Gutenberg used a rotary, or turning, press that speeded up the process.