Mr. D.'s 7th Grade Social Studies Jeopardy

7th Grade Quiz 1 & 2

100

• Based upon historical findings, what continent do humans originally come from? _________________

Africa

200

• The word “Paleolithic” literally means __________________________.

Old Stone Age

300

• During their long journeys across the earth, Paleolithic people created a multitude of separate and distinct ____________________________.

Societies

400

• _______________________________ is a complex society with five characteristics: advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.

Civilization

500

• One was the “cradle” of Middle Eastern civilization, expressed in the many and competing city-states of _______________in southern Mesopotamia (located in present-day Iraq).

Sumer

Quiz 3 & 4

100

• The ___________________ were the first civilization to start the writing system known as cuneiform.

Sumerians

200

• A _____________ is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory.

City-State

300

• ______________________ is the belief in many gods.

Polytheism

400

• For the most part, ancient women in ________________enjoyed more rights and privileges than their Mesopotamian counterparts.

Egypt

500

• The Olmecs were the earliest known major _________________ civilization.

Meso-American

Quiz 5 & 6

100

The god ___________________ is one of the three most powerful gods in the Mesopotamian pantheon, along with Anu and Enlil.

Enki/Ea

200

_________________ is considered the supreme god in ancient Mesopotamia.

An/Anu

300

• Gods and Goddesses signify important ________________________ to the world in ancient societies.

Relationships

400

• __________ was built around 5,000 years ago, give or take a few centuries, according to groundbreaking research published in Science back in 2001.

Caral

500

________________ civilization took shape on a small peninsula, deeply divided by steep mountains and valleys.

Greek

Quiz 7 & 8

100

• Ancient Persia was located in modern day _____________, Syria and Turkey.

Iran

200

• The Persians were an ___________________________ people whose homeland lay on the Iranian plateau just north of the Persian Gulf.

Ino-European

300

• Ruling by the will of the great Persian god _____________________________ kings were absolute monarchs, more than willing to crush rebellious regions or officials.

Ahura Mazda

400

• ________________________ was the dominant religion of ancient Persia, and its ideology stressed that men and women were equals.

Zoroastrianism

500

• The _______________________ was the Persians main trade route.

Royal Road

Miscellaneous

100

There are ___________ continents in the world.

7

200

There are over _______ billion people on planet earth.

7

300

The known universe is over ______ billion years old.

13

400

There are over _______ million species of animals on planet earth.

2

500

The Milky Way Galaxy has over ________ billion stars within it.

100