NEW #SOCIALSTUDIES REVIEWER for LET 2020-2021 (Part 2)

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26 What is the name of the political party most often associated with Nelson Mandela?

a. National Party

b. African National Congress

c. South African Worker's Party

d. Socialist Party of South Africa

27 The Sahara Desert is:

a. in Northern Africa.

b. in Southern Africa.

c. in Eastern Africa

d. in Western Africa

28 Which date is the oldest?

a. 1301 AD

b. 12000 BCE

c. 1044 CE

d. 120 BC

29 An important challenge facing the US Constitutional Convention was how to balance the

a. needs of eastern and western states

b. interests of large and small states

c. demands of farmers

d. rights of women

30 What Chaldean king formed an alliance with the Scythians and Medes to form the Second Babylonian Empire?

a. Nabopolassar

b. Ashurbanipal

c. Shalmaneser

d. Nebuchadnezzar

31 A _________ is an area that has at least one characteristic in common.

a. lake

b. dessert

c. a friend

d. region

32 Which of the following is NOT one of the requirements for immigrants who want to become a US citizen?

a. You must be 18 years or older

b. You must be a resident of the US for at least 10 years

c. You must be able to read, write and speak English

d. You must be a lawful person

33Which of the following, is an example of Absolute Location?

a. 40*N, 90* E

b. 167 Fairway Drive, Helena, MT 59601

c. The distance from The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, to the Pepsi Center

d. The Statue of Liberty is in New York Harbor across from the Island of Manhattan.

34 Robert E Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to General Grant on

a. April 9, 1865

b. April 19, 1861

c. April 28, 1965

d. April 5, 2010

35 Which is NOT a form of democracy?

a. Direct Democracy

b. Republic

c. Constitutional Monarchy

d. Autocracy

36 In the humid continental and humid subtropical zones, precipitation is...

a. heaviest in summer

b. heaviest in winter

c. even throughout the year

d. almost non-existent

37 How did reading the pamphlet Common Sense affect many colonists?

a. It persuaded them to declare independence.

b. It reminded them they should be loyal to King George.

c. It encouraged the colonists to seek peace.

d. It convinced many colonists that could not win the war.

38 The Sumerians built temples to their gods called

a. pyramids

b. churches

c. ziggurats

d. tombs

39 A citadel is a __ found in a city.

a. mansion

b. fort

c. tent

d. fortress

40 Who believed that reason should guide the pursuit of knowledge?

a. Socrates

b. Plato

c. Aristotle

d. King Phillip

41 Who thought everything was made up of atoms?

a. Socrates

b. Thales

c. Plato

d. Democritus

42 Which of the following did NOT contribute to the high death tolls in the Civil War?

a. ancient battle tactics/ new technology

b. tight quarters, low quality supplies

c. new medicine practices

d. casualties on both sides were from the same country

43 The branch of government that interprets laws is the

a. legislative

b. judicial

c. executive

d. constitutional convention

44 Why has Egypt been called the "gift of the Nile"?

a. The Nile gave them gold and silver

b. The Nile River gave them everything they needed to survive.

c. the Egyptians took gifts to the Nile

d. because the Nile is located in the middle of Egypt

45 This source is information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event.

a. Primary Source

b. Secondary Source

c. Both

d. Neither

46 Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

a. Ur

b. Agad

c. Babylon

d. Nineveh

47 Today Egypt, Tunisia,and Algeria are

a. governed by dictators

b. constitutional monarchies

c. oligarchies

d. democratic republics

48 What is a group of people called when they believe in one God?

a. Monothesim

b. Theocracy

c. Polythesim

d. Muslium

49 The US Constitutional Convention took place in _______.

a. Philadelphia

b. Washington, DC

c. New York

d. San Francisco

50 The Taklamakan Desert and the_____Desert are the two main deserts in China

a. Gobi

b. Huang He

c. Sahara

d. Nile

ANSWERS:

26. b

27. a

28. b

29. b

30. a

31. d

32. b

33. a

34. a

35. d

36. c

37. a

38. c

39. d

40. c

41. d

42. c

43. b

44. b

45. b

46. d

47. d

48. a

49. a

50. a