6th and 7th Grade Social Studies
7th Grade Social Studies
7th Grade Social Studies
Riddles
100

A member of one of the native South American peoples that ruled in present day Peru. They were conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century.

Inca

100

A male landowner in the middle ages.

Lord

100

A system in the middle ages in which people were given land and protection by people of a higher rank and in exchange they fought for the\m.

Feudalism

100

How many months of the year have 28 days?

What is All of them

200

An ancient device made by the Inca used for recording information. It used colored threads knotted in different ways.

Quipu

200

A person who was forced to work on a plot of land.

Serf

200

A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims that started to secure control of holy sites. Occurred between 1096-1291.

Crusades

200

It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?

What is your name

300

A stone or wooden slab that had carved or painted text, decorations, or both.

Stelae

300
The supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state

Caliph

300

Someone who swore loyalty and service to a superior lord

Vassal

300

If you don’t keep me, I’ll break. What am I?

What is a promise

400

The highest official in some Muslim countries during the middle ages

Vizier

400

A piece of land that was granted to a vassal for services provided to a lord

Fief

400

A medieval soldier who had a high military status after training as a paige and squire.

Knight

400

I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I?

What is a stamp

500

The upper class in Europe in the Middle Ages that had political and economic power.

Noble (baron/duke/count)

500

A farmer who lived in the middle ages and paid rent, tax, and fees to a landlord.

Peasant


500

A piece of land granted by a king to a lord during the middle ages

Manor

500

A bus driver was heading down a busy street in the city. He went past three stop signs without stopping, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and answered a message on his phone. But the bus driver didn’t break any traffic laws. How?

What is he was walking

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