Seventh Grade Social Studies CRCT Review

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Seventh Grade Social Studies CRCT Review

• All Domains

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• 1.   Which statement about the partitioning of
  the Indian subcontinent after World War II is
  true?  
• A. West Pakistan and East Pakistan became Hindu
  nations.  
• B. East Pakistan became the independent nation
  of Pakistan.  
• C. Conflict in the area continued due to
  Hindu-Muslim differences.  
• D. The Hindus and Muslims worked well together to
  form a nation.  

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• 2.  All of the following statements about the
  constitution Japan adopted after World War II are
  true except that it  
• A. created a democratic form of government.  
• B. abolished the position of emperor.  
• C. renounced the use of force in foreign policy.
   
• D. was modeled on the United States Constitution.
   

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• 3.   Why has a strong sense of national unity
  been difficult to achieve in many African nations
  that gained their independence in the twentieth
  century?  
• A.  Communism is a powerful force against
  national unity.  
• B. Tribal loyalty is sometimes stronger than
  national loyalty.  
• C.   Europeans fear that national unity would
  make African countries too strong.  
• D.  It is easier to attract foreign investment
  when national unity is discouraged.  

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• 4.  During the 1400s, a person who lived in the
  west African city of Timbuktu could have seen all
  of the following except  
• A.  a highly developed system of paved roads,
  bridges, and aqueducts.  
• B. merchants trading gold, salt, and other foods.
   
• C. students studying the Islamic faith.  
• D. merchants trading slaves.  

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• 5. The most heavily populated continent in the
  world is
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• A.   Asia.  
• B.   Africa.  
• C.   Europe.  
• D.   North America.  

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• 6.  Why did the rise and fall of ancient Chinese
  dynasties result in very little change in the
  government?  
• A. Each ruler created a bureaucracy that was to
  carry out his orders.  
• B. All dynasties remained in power for many years
  unless the emperor died.  
• C. Under the mandate of Heaven, the people had no
  duty to support unjust rule and could rebel to
  get new leaders.  
• D. All government officials were expected to
  follow Confucian traditions, no matter who was
  emperor.  

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• 7.  Which term best describes Taiwan's economy
  today?  
• A.   developing  
• B.   agricultural  
• C.   petroleum-based  
• D.   manufacturing-based  

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• 8.   Which country is the source of much of the
  world's diamonds and gold?  
• A.   India  
• B.   Ghana  
• C.   Indonesia  
• D.   South Africa  

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• 9.   Which religion has its origins in the Middle
  East?  
• A.   Hinduism  
• B.   Shintoism  
• C.   Buddhism  
• D.   Christianity  

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• 10. Prior to the onset of slave trading, the
  random abduction of Africans__or slave
  raiding__was widely practiced by Europeans. Why
  were Africans in such demand?  
• A.   to provide cheap labor in Europe's factories
   
• B.   to be a source of military labor in European
  armies  
• C.   to increase the numbers of settlers in
  Europe's colonies  
• D. to supply labor for the plantations and mines
  in the Americas  

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• 11. The Suez Canal was built to
• A.   help irrigate the Egyptian desert.  
• B.   control other countries' access to the
  Middle East.  
• C.   create a water route between Europe and
  Asia.  
• D.   encourage tourism in northern Africa.  

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• 12.  The Ottoman Empire became modern-day  
• A.   India.  
• B.   Israel.  
• C.   Turkey.  
• D.   Algeria.  

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• 13.   Like Europe in the Middle Ages, feudal
  Japan was divided into classes. What was the role
  or position of the shogun?  
• A.   high priest of a Shinto temple  
• B.   most powerful warlord in all of Japan  
• C.   Japanese ambassador to other countries  
• D.   chief tax collector for all the peasant
  farms  

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• 14.  Before World War II, Japan invaded and
  colonized which country?  
• A.   Guam  
• B.   Korea  
• C.   Vietnam  
• D.   the Philippines  

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• 15.  Many ancient cities that grew up in China,
  India, and the Middle East were located  
• A.   in river valleys.  
• B.   near tall mountains.  
• C.   on ocean coasts.  
• D.   near vast plains.  

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ANSWER KEY

• 1. Conflict in the area continued due to
  Hindu-Muslim differences.
• 2. abolished the position of emperor.
• 3. Tribal loyalty is sometimes stronger than
  national loyalty.
• 4. a highly developed system of paved roads,
  bridges, and aqueducts.
• 5. Asia.  
• 6. All government officials were expected to
  follow Confucian traditions, no matter who was
  emperor.
• 7. manufacturing-based  
• 8. South Africa  
• 9. Christianity  
• 10. to supply labor for the plantations and mines
  in the Americas  
• 11. create a water route between Europe and Asia.
   
• 12. Turkey.
• 13. most powerful warlord in all of Japan  
• 14. Korea  
• 15. in river valleys.