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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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  1. How Greek civilization spread

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  1. Greek city states

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  1. Where Indian civilization began

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  1. Contributions of Indian civilization

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  1. Egyptian contributions to civilization

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  1. Contributions of the civilizations of North and South America

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  1. Cultural contributions of ancient African civilizations

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  1. Roman contributions to modern communication and trade/travel

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  1. Roman contributions to modern legal systems

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  1. How ancient Chinese dynasties repressed their people

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  1. Roman contributions to the United States form of government

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  1. Hebrew contributions our culture

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  1. Phoenician contributions to culture

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  1. Factors affecting the growth of civilization

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  1. Hammurabi’s code

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  1. Arabic numerals

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  1. The development of printing press

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  1. The influence of African music and dance

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  1. How China and Europe differed in the manner they chose their government workers

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  1. Polytheism vs. Monotheism and the cultures that practiced them

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  1. Importance iron-smelting to West African kingdoms

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  1. Importance of Italy in trade during the 1300’s

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  1. Constantinople as a trading center

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  1. Byzantine acquisition of silk making technology

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  1. How the Portuguese tried to get their spices

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  1. What led European nations to begin voyages of exploration in the 1400’s

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  1. Roman trade patterns and the items they traded and traded for

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  1. What made Rome such a powerful and prosperous empire

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  1. The importance and basic principles of the Magna Carta

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  1. Rights of Roman plebeians

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  1. Athens and Athenian democracy

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  1. Justinian’s Code

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  1. Absolutism and the problems it created for European governments

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  1. Divine Right for European rulers

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  1. 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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