Social Studies Final Exam Study Sheet

Study Sheet for Social Studies 7 Final Exam

This exam takes place on Tuesday, June 16^th at 9:00.  You need to still arrive at 8:30 with a sharpened pencil, a pen, an eraser and white out or eraser tape.

 

The exam is geared for 1 hour, but you have up to 2 hours to complete it.  When you are finished, you can study for Science or you can draw or read. 

Section 1:  Matching (25 marks)

You will match terms to their definitions.

Section 2:  Multiple Choice (25 marks)

These will be questions that relate to our main area of study:  Ancient Civilizations.  This was divided into 3 main units:   In the Beginning (Old Testament), Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. 

Section 3:  Short Answer (15 marks)

See questions below.

Vocabulary

Evolution		The false idea that man was not created directly by God but instead “evolved” from animals
Humanism		Putting man in place of or above God
Nation		A large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit.
Dispersion		The scattering of people over the earth
Polytheism		Worshipping many gods
Monotheism		Worshipping one god
Theocracy		Rule by God
Empire		Rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples
Bureaucracy		An organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern.
Laws		Rules people follow in living together
Hieroglyphics		Strange writing of the ancient Egyptians
Pharaohs		Egyptian Kings
Ziggurat		Tower built in tiers or stages
Dynasties		Families within which right to be king passed from one member to another
Culture		The way of life for a group of people
Patriarch		A founding father
Archaeology		The study of the relics and ruins of ancient cultures
Mythology		Stories that are made up to try to explain a culture’s history (eg. Greeks and Romans)
Monarchy		Rule by one
Aristocracy		Rule by the “best”
Oligarchy		Rule by the few rather than a few or many
Tyranny		Rule by one bad person (tyrant)
Democracy		Rule by the many or the common people
Pax Roma		Period of 200 years where Rome was at peace

Key People

Adam		The very first man
Eve		The first woman
Cain		The first murderer
Noah		The man who obeyed God and built an ark to survive the flood
Abraham		The father of the nation of Israel
Hammurabi		The King of Babylon who united all of Mesopotamia under his rule
Joseph		A Hebrew slave who rose in power in Egypt
Moses		A Hebrew who eventually lead the people out of Egyptian slavery
Joshua		The one who lead Israel through Jericho into Canaan
Saul		The first King of Israel
David		The second King of Israel who worshipped God
Solomon		The third King of Israel who asked God for wisdom
Phoenicians		Prosperous sea traders who were neighbours of Israel They brought coloured dye and the alphabet amongst other things.
Hittites		Warring  neighbours of the Israelites who used iron to build weapons
Sumerians		Those who lived in Sumer who were the first known people to write and to use the wheel
Herodotus		A Greek Historian
Daniel		This prophet of God could interpret dreams was chief advisor to 3 Kings.
Belshazzar		Held a blasphemous banquet during which a hand from heaven wrote a prophecy of doom on the wall.
Hezekiah		Was the King when God showed his power to the Assyrians by sending an Angel of death to kill 185,000 soldiers.
Cyrus		He was a clever, charismatic King who let the people he conquered keep their jobs. He was the one who brought the Jews back to Judah.
Sennacherib		King of the Assyrians who was killed by his own children.
Darius		Thanks to this King, the entire Middle East became one big market place.
Isaiah		A great man and prophet of God, his prophecies make up a significant amount of the Old Testament.
Nebuchadnezzar		He turned away from God, became insane and lived like a wild animal eating grass for 7 years before he came back to God and was healed.
Alexander the Great		King of Macedonia who conquered the Persian Empire without losing a single battle.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle		Greek Philosophers
Julius Caesar		A brilliant general and politician, he eventually became ruler of Ancient Rome for 5 years
Antony		Julius Caesar’s best friend – falls in love with Cleopatra and they both commit suicide
Cleopatra		Queen of Egypt – commits suicide with her love, Antony
Octavian/Caesar Augustus		First Emperor of Rome – Julius Caesar’s adopted son
Jesus Christ		The Messiah – His birth separates B.C. from A.D.

Key Places

Garden of Eden		Home of Adam and Eve
Babel		City where a tower was built to unify mankind to attempt to be greater than God
Sumer		Area of the Middle East known as the fertile crescent where Abraham lived
Babylon		The city that became the center of a new empire after Abraham
Canaan		Also known as Israel, has a central and strategic position in the world
Egypt		The land where the Israelites were enslaved for many years
Northern Kingdom		When Israel split, this kingdom was formed yet still kept the name Israel
Southern Kingdom		When Israel split, this kingdom was called Judah
Assyrian Empire		Conquered the Northern Kingdom as well as many more lands by brutality and by crushing the spirits of the people
Chaldean Empire		Followed the Assyrian Empire – Also called the New Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire		Followed the Chaldean Empire and eventually fell to the Greeks as Daniel prophesied.
Athens and Sparta		Two main cities of Ancient Greece.
Ancient Rome		A civilization that grew out of a number of agricultural communities founded around the Italian Peninsula.

Short Answer Questions

Why is Genesis important to our faith?

·        Genesis is the beginning – it is important because it tells us that God created the Universe and us.  Evolution is not true – we were created.

How did the Assyrian Empire end?

·        An angel of the Lord came and the Assyrian army died.  Then Sennacherib’s children killed him.

What are 3 things that were passed on from Greek culture? 

·        Democracy, alphabet, clothing with dyes

What is the myth of Romulus and Remus?

·        These twins were sent in the river to die, but a she-wolf raised them.  Romulus killed Remus and that is how Rome got its name.

What makes the Arch of Titus more valuable than history books when it comes to understanding  the Jewish people?

·        The Arch of Titus actually has the inscription on it of the Romans taking the Ark of the Covenant and other treasures from the temple.  You can see it in the ancient arch in Rome. This is why the Jewish people are upset.  They have been stolen from and persecuted for centuries.