West Virginia SOCIAL STUDIES Test Grade: 7 Title: 7th SocSt S5 CR Student Test Form Student Name Teacher Name Date
Use the chart and your own knowledge to answer the questions that follow. Some Developments in China During the T ang and Sung Dynasties A.D. 618 - A.D. 1279 Mechanical Clock A.D. 700s Gunpowder A.D. 850 Small Pox Vaccine A.D. 900s Block Printing and Moveable Type A.D. 1040s Magnetic Compass for navigation A.D. 1100s European traders carried clocks back to western regions in the 1300s. Knowledge of how to make gunpowder was carried westward by Arab traders in the 1200s. Knowlegde of the vaccine spread to Turkish controlled regions in the 1600s and then to Europe. Monks spread knowledge of printing to Korea in the 1000s and it later spread to Japan. Knowledge of how to make compasses later spread to Europe. 1. Explain how the smallpox vaccine improved health care. Explain how moveable type improved communication. Page 1 of 8
2. Ancient Civilizations Sumerian Aztec Egyptian Anasazi Indus Valley Describe two characteristics that the civilizations above had in common. An example has been done for you. 1) All of the civilizations had a system of government. 2) 3) Page 2 of 8
Use the map and your own knowledge to answer the question that follows. Columbus' s First Voyage to America: 1492-93 NORTH AMERICA North Atlantic Ocean Bayona PORTUGAL Lisbon Palos SPAIN San Salvador Island Canary Islands CENTRAL AMERICA Hispaniola Caribbean Sea AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA 3. Give two reasons that explain why it is not completely accurate to say that Columbus "discovered" America. 1) 2) Page 3 of 8
Use the information and your own knowledge to answer the question that follows. Economists divide resources into three groups, called factors of production. Human Resources Human resources include people who produce goods and services and entrepreneurs. Capital Resources Capital resources include any goods used to make other goods or provide services. Land Resources Land resources include land and any other natural resource used in production. 4. Using the definitions as a guide, give two examples of each type of resource. Human resources: 1) 2) Capital resources: 1) 2) Land resources: 1) 2) Page 4 of 8
5. Part A. Give two reasons European countries established colonies in the Americas in the 1600s and 1700s. 1) 2) Part B. Explain two ways European colonization of the Americas affected Native American groups. 1) 2) Page 5 of 8
Use the map and your own knowledge to answer the question that follows. The United States in 1848 BRITISH POSSESSIONS Oregon Country 1846 Pacific Ocean Mexican Cession 1848 Claimed by Texas MEXICO Louisiana Purchase 1803 Treaty of Paris 1783 Texas 1845 Gulf of Mexico Original Thirteen States Florida Cession 1810-1819 Atlantic Ocean 6. Explain how the United States obtained the Mexican Cession lands and the Louisiana Purchase lands. Mexican Cession: Louisiana Purchase: Page 6 of 8
Use the chart and your own knowledge to answer the question that follows. Early Civilizations in the Americas Civilization When it began Location Some Information about the group Olmec Around 1000 B.C. Middle America Farmers Built planned cities and religious centers Developed a system of writing and a calendar Maya Around 500 B.C. Middle America Farmers and traders Built religious temples, a system of roads, and marketplaces Developed their own system of writing and a new calendar Aztec Around 1200 A.D. Middle America Farmers and warriors Built religious pyramid-temples, palaces, gardens, zoos, schools, and markets Inca Around 1200 A.D. South America Farmers and shepherds Worshipped the Inca Sun God Built paved roads and bridges Developed a system of counting to keep track of people and goods 7. All the civilizations on the chart were composed of farmers. Describe two things they would need to be successful farmers. 1) 2) Page 7 of 8
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