Use the time line and your social studies skills to answer questions 1,2

1. Which of the technologies listed in the time line are not commonly used in the 21st Century?

A. iron metallurgy
B. papyrus
C. woven textiles
D. silk making

2. Which of the following items were unknown to ancient people?

A. metal weaponry
B. rugs
C. interchangeable parts
D. wheeled vehicles

3. Which answer is the best example of spatial diffusion?

A. The Greeks adopted the idea of building great pyramids on their desert islands.
B. Buddhists monks from India carried their religion to China.
C. Many towns forced travelers to pay fees to use the routes.
D. New towns developed along the routes.

Use the map and your social studies skills to answer questions 4 and 5.

4. In 2000 AD the kingdom Magan (Oman) could refuse passage to seamen who wished to sail from the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. This was possible, because Magan controlled the Straits of Hormuz. What strait did the Magan’s control?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

5. What strait between Europe and North Africa provides passage from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Use the excerpt and your social studies skills to answer the following question.

6. According to Aristotle, in a democracy the –

A. rich are in control.
B. the sovereign rules.
C. the majority rule.
D. the better-born rule.

7. In a traditional economic system –

A. girls are encouraged to seek jobs traditionally held by men.
B. children are expected to earn an education which will qualify them for a better job than their parents have been able to achieve.
C. children are expected to learn and perform the same jobs their parents traditionally perform.
D. also known as a free market system, children are traditionally expected to become artisans.

8. What factor would not be used to measure a country’s “standard of living?

A. climate
B. life expectancy
C. food consumption
D. level of education

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