Social Studies Trivia
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- Transportation provides for movement of ____________.
- goods and services
- An example of Roman architecture is the________
- Coliseum
- In order to water their crops, farmers used ________
- irrigation systems
- Give an example of ancient Greek and Roman interdependence.
- trading goods with Egypt and other nearby countries
- Name two food products grown in Greece and Rome._________
- olives, grapes
- On what continent can Greece and Rome be found?___________
- Europe
- An example of Greed architecture is the _______
- Parthenon
- Greece and Rome are hilly. To keep water from running straight down the hills and eroding the land, the farmers used __________ to slow the water down.
- terracing
- Artists in Greece and Rome used tiny pieces of color, which they made into pictures called _______________
- mosaics
- Women were only allowed to be ________ of children.
- caretakers
- For their religion, the ancient Greeks and Romans worshipped many _____ and ____
- gods and goddesses
- In ancient Greece and Rome only ______ were citizens and allowed to vote.
- men
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The ancient Greeks held a sports competition which we still hold today called the
_____________. - Olympics
- Depending on others for providing goods and services that are needed in known as _________.
- interdependence
- A lack of supplies occuring because wants are greater than resources can provide is _______________.
- scarcity
- What area did John Cabot explore?
- coast of North America and Newfoundland
- Girls were taught ____ and ___at home by their mothers.
- handicrafts and household chores
- The region of the United States that is characterized by forests and wooldlands is the _______________.
- east coast
- The amount paid for a good, service, or resource is __________.
- price
- Only ___ were educated in Greek and Roman schools.
- boys
- The area of the first permanent French settlement in North America was explored/founded by _________ in ___________.
- Cartier/Quebec, Canada
- I only have $1.00 is an example of _______________.
- scarcity
- America was discovered by _______ explorers.
- European
- If the price of ice cream is $1.00 and the price of a soda is $0.75, I may choose the soda because of the lower price. This is an example of the influence of _______ on a purchasing decision.
- price
- The area of the first permanent English settlement in North America was explored/founded by _________ in __________.
- Christopher Newport/Jamestown, VA
- The area of the first permanent Spanish settlement in North America was explored/founded by _________ in __________.
- Ponce de Leon/St. Augustine, FL
- Some expamples of economic specialization for the ancient Greeks and Romans were ______________.
- building ships, farming, and pottery
- Laws are made to help people know what they should and should not do. All people must obey laws. This is known as the ____________.
- rule of law
- Money paid to the government to provide services is known as ____________.
- taxation
- The next best choice that is given up when a decision is made is known as ____________.
- opportunity cost
- Grasslands characterize the _________ region of the United States.
- midwest
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For what country did Christopher Columbus sail?
___________ - Spain
- Which explorer sailed for Englan looking for a direct route to Asia?
- John Cabot
- Which early Spanish explorer looked for a western sea route to Asia and instead discovered a sea route to America or the "New World?"
- Christopher Columbus
- Ponce de Leon sailed for Spain to discover _________ and __________.
- riches and land to conquer
- What were three obstacles that Columbus faced?
- small ships, weather, and disease
- The French explorer, ______________, established the first permanent settlement at Quebec, Canada.
- de Champlain
- Services provided by the government from tax dollars are _______________ (6 services)
- .public schools.public police stations/armed forces.public fire stations.public libraries.public streets/highways.public parks
- What two obstacles did de Champlain have to overcome in his mission to colonize in North America?_________
- poor maps and war with Iroquois Indians
- John Cabot's exploration underwent three hardships. What were they?
- small ships, poor weather, and poor maps
- Greece and Rome are lands next to what sea?__________
- Mediterranean
- Three inalienable rights are ________________.
- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- A person who is owned by another person and can be sold at the owner's will is known as a ___________.
- slave
- People who agreed to work for seven years without pay in exchange for passage to America are known as ________
- indentured servants
- Name five tools that are used to organize geographic information.
- pictures, maps, tables, graphs,and charts
- Who sponsored the first Jamestown settlement?
- King James I
- Why did trading companies invest in the New World?
- make money
- The leader of the first Jamestown settlement was ______________
- John Smith
- Why did people want to come to America to settle?
- better life for themselves
- In the future, we might possibly have space shuttles to transport us to a working laboratory in outer space such as a _____________.
- space station
- Jamestown settlers traded tobacco for cloth with Europe. This is an example of _________.
- interdependence
- The first permanent English settlement was _______
- Jamestown
- The colonists needed a government, so the King of England _________.
- appointed a royal governor
- Susan B. Anthony was involved in a historical conflict when women could not vote or hold public office. How was that conflict resolved?
- women formed groups to work towards the right to vote and laws were changed, allowing women the right to vote and hold public office
- The duty to take care of one's self, respect the rights of others, and obey rules and laws is _________.
- responsibility
- In the past, people used different modes of transportation such as ________________.(list 4)
- canoes, boats, horses, and wagon trains
- When all people are treated the same it is known as __________.
- justice and equality under the law
- What is a representative form of government?
- people elect a group to represent them in making and extablishing public rules and laws
- A favorite musical instrument in acient Greece and Rome was the _____________
- lyre
- Mountains and valleys are found on the ________ region of the United States.
- west coast
- The duties, rights, and privileges of being a member of a nation is __________.
- citizenship
- What is an example of economic specialization of the Jamestown colony?
- growing better tasting tobacco
- The southwest region of the United States is characterized by ________.
- deserts
- How did the Powhatan Indians help the settlers?
- taught them how to survive by helping them grow crops, fish, and hunt
- Freedoms protected by the government are ____________.
- rights
- Why were indentured servants and slaves brought to America?
- needed to harvest tobacco
- What did John rolfe discover?
- better tasting tobacco
- Today, modes of transportation are different from those in the past. We rely on ________________ to distribute goods and services. (list 4)
- boats, railroads, cars'trucks, and airplanes
- Same features that belong to a place or region are known as ______________.
- common characteristics
- We have the right of freedom of speech. What is our responsibility?
- to use appropriate language
- Imaginary lines that are drawn from east to west on maps and globes are known as ____________.
- parallels of latitude
- What are the three reasons for rules and laws?
- protect rights of people, describe how people should behave, and keep people safe
- In England citizens were elected to help the king rule, and in America the Virginia colonists _________
- followed the English practice of representative government by electing citizens to help the royal governor rule
- If you were to locate Greece and Rome on a world map, on which continent would you look?
- Europe
- In the past, people communicated by three main modes of communication. Name them.
- handwritten letters, pony express, and telegraph
- Imaginary lines that are drawn from north to south on maps and globes are known as ________.
- meridians of longitude
- When individuals or groups of people concentrate on one product or service it is known as ________________.
- economic specialization
- In Rome, water was carried in __________ which can still be seen today.
- aqueducts
- The colonists needed to produce more tobacco to trade with Europe, so __________
- slavery was introduced in Virginia to produce more tobacco for trade
- We have the right to choose our jobs. What is our responsibility?
- to do our job well
- What are the consequences for breaking rules and laws?
- punishments based on the offenses
- Half of a sphere or globe created by the prime meridian or the equator is know as ___________.
- hemisphere
- The ___________ is an imaginary line that divides the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres.
- prime meridian
- An imaginary line that divides the globe into the northern and southern hemispheres is known s the __________.
- equator
- Today people communicate in different ways. (list 5)
- telephones, postal service, space satellites, computers, and internet
- Why are lines of longitude and latitude drawn on maps and globes?
- help to locate places
- We have the right to go where we want to go. What is our responsibility?
- to obey traffic laws
- Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. were involved in a historical conflict when African Americans were not treated equally. What were the resolutions of the conflict?
- African Americans were allowed to vote in elections to bring about change in civil rights; non-violent means were used to bring about change; and civil rights laws were passed, guaranteeing that all Americans would be treated equally
- In the Jamestown colony, some settlers specialized in protecting the fort while other colonists grew food for the settlers. This is an example of ____________.
- interdependence
- Jamestown, Virginia is found on what continent?
- North America
- Two forms of art found in ancient Greece and Rome are ______ and ________
- mosaics, pottery, sculpture, or architecture
- A group of people who come together to shre their culture, to develop and use written language, to make advances in arts and sciences, and to form a government is known as a _____
- civilization
- Changing modes of transportaton and communication have caused an impact on the distribution of goods and services. (list 6)
- speed, dependability, safety, convenience, cost, and savings
- On what continent would you find Spain, France, and England?
- Europe
- Places that have common characteristics and no specific boundaries are known as ______
- regions
- People who make laws, enforce laws, and determine if laws have been broken make up a ____________.
- government
- On which hemispheres were ancient Greece and Rome located?
- eastern and northern hemispheres
- In which hemispheres are the European countries of England, Spain, and France located?
- eastern, western and northers hemispheres
- In which hemispheres is the United States located?
- western and northern hemispheres
- Privileges that people are born with and that cannot be taken away are _______________.
- inalienable rights
- When people elect representatives to run the government we have a _____________ form of government.
- republican