YELLOW SPRINGS MCKINNEY SCHOOL
7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Pre-Test
7th Grade World History Final Exam Study Guide
The final exam will be on Friday June 3, 2011 during your regular class period.
The make-up exam will be on Tuesday June 7, 2011 at 8:00 A.M.
In preparation for the final exam study the following areas and items.
1. Greek contributions to civilization
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2. How Greek civilization spread
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3. Greek city states
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4. Where Indian civilization began
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5. Contributions of Indian civilization
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6. Egyptian contributions to civilization
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YELLOW SPRINGS MCKINNEY SCHOOL
7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Pre-Test
7. Contributions of the civilizations of North and South America
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8. Cultural contributions of ancient African civilizations
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9. Roman contributions to modern communication and trade/travel
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10. Roman contributions to modern legal systems
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11. How ancient Chinese dynasties repressed their people
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12. Roman contributions to the United States form of government
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13. Hebrew contributions our culture
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YELLOW SPRINGS MCKINNEY SCHOOL
7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Pre-Test
14. Phoenician contributions to culture
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15. Factors affecting the growth of civilization
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16. Hammurabi’s code
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17. Arabic numerals
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18. The development of printing press
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19. The influence of African music and dance
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20. How China and Europe differed in the manner they chose their government workers
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YELLOW SPRINGS MCKINNEY SCHOOL
7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Pre-Test
21. Polytheism vs. Monotheism and the cultures that practiced them
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22. Importance iron-smelting to West African kingdoms
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23. Importance of Italy in trade during the 1300’s
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24. Constantinople as a trading center
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25. Byzantine acquisition of silk making technology
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26. How the Portuguese tried to get their spices
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27. What led European nations to begin voyages of exploration in the 1400’s
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YELLOW SPRINGS MCKINNEY SCHOOL
7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Pre-Test
28. Roman trade patterns and the items they traded and traded for
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29. What made Rome such a powerful and prosperous empire
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30. The importance and basic principles of the Magna Carta
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31. Rights of Roman plebeians
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32. Athens and Athenian democracy
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33. Justinian’s Code
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34. Absolutism and the problems it created for European governments
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YELLOW SPRINGS MCKINNEY SCHOOL
7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Pre-Test
35. Divine Right for European rulers
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36. The dynastic families of Europe during the age of absolutism
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* You can receive up to 18 bonus points for taking notes on each topic listed above. The
notes will be turned in the same day the final exam is taken.
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