7th Grade History Review Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.
What made Rome so difficult to defend from outsiders? What Roman art form was made up of small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stone? What Roman architectural feature would you find in the U.S. Capitol building? How many miles of roads connected Rome with the frontiers of the empire? What Roman philosophy taught self-control, courage, and duty? What was one political result in Europe after the fall of Rome? Which Frankish king unified nearly all Christian lands in Europe under one empire? What code of conduct were knights supposed to follow which included loyalty, fairness, and defense of the weak? During the High Middle Ages, what organization was politically and economically powerful? What are three of the sacraments of the medieval Christian church? During the Middle Ages, what were the two greatest holy days? As medieval towns grew, what group gained more and more power? What term describes an organization that oversees the trade and production of goods? What document determined that monarchs could not take away anyone's rights and liberties? Which king was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215? What governing body was established by King Edward I which included commoners, clergy, and nobles? What resulted the death of about 24 million Europeans during the Middle Ages? Who gained power as a result of the Hundred Years’ War? What two structures were united during the Byzantine Empire? Who was the greatest of all Byzantine emperors and rebuilt Constantinople after the destructive riots of 532? What happened to the Christian church in 1054? Arabia's location made it important for what activity? What terrain feature makes up three quarters of the Arabian Peninsula? What did mountain farmers in Arabia build in order to make the land more suitable for farming? In what city was Muhammad born in 570? What type of religious belief system did Muhammad teach that disturbed many Arabs?
27. Why did Muhammad preach tolerance for Christians and Jews as "People of the Book"? 28. Which Islamic text contains God's laws and moral teachings? 29. What are the most basic acts of worship for Muslims called? How often do Muslims pray? 30. During what month do Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset? 31. What is the name of the Islamic law that is based on the Qur’an and Sunnah, which Muslims are expected to follow? 32. What type of mathematics was developed by a Muslim scholar that used unknown numbers? 33. What is the highest form of decorative art for Muslims? 34. What does Muslim adoption of papermaking from China, the number system from India, and philosophy from ancient Greece tell us? 35. What was the original goal of the crusades? 36. What positive affect did the crusades have on Muslims? 37. What important activity did the Niger River provide for the people in West Africa? 38. What is one reason extended families joined together to form villages? 39. What skill was developed by the Nok and spread throughout West Africa causing sweeping changes? 40. What three major kingdoms emerged in West Africa between 800 and 1400? 41. How did Ghana generate its immense wealth? 42. From what region did the gold come that flowed through the kingdom of Ghana? 43. What monotheistic religion did the Mali people accept? 44. Who was the first Mali leader to become a devout Muslim and even made a hajj to Makkah? 45. While traditional succession in West Africa was matrilineal, how did it change when Islam was introduced? 46. In what traing city on the Niger River were several universities built, the most famous was the University of Sankore? 47. What was the main method West Africans passed on their history? 48. What most affected Japan's contact with other peoples? 49. Which Japanese leader began an interest in Korean and Chinese culture? 50. What was Japan’s original religion that expressed love and respect of nature? 51. Although Buddhism came to Japan from Korea, from what country did Korea learn it? 52. Whose culture most influenced the Japanese during the Heian period? 53. On what was the social system in the Heian court was based? 54. What aristrocratic family controlled Japan for nearly 300 years and maintained peace? 55. What book by Murasaki Shikibu still influences the people of Japan today?
56. What made Zen Buddhism well suited to samurai? 57. Between Japan and Western Europe in the middle Ages, which warrior class had a stricter honor code? 58. During which time period did the Maya abandon cities, pursue war, and produce few cultural achievements? 59. Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlan need technologies such as aqueducts, dikes, and causeways? 60. How did the Aztecs believe they kept their gods strong? 61. Besides the emperor and the nobles, what other social class existed in Inca society? 62. What two early American civilizations had a two-calendar system? 63. The word renaissance means "rebirth." What was reborn during the Renaissance? 64. Which way of thinking during the Renaissance emphasized the worth of the individual? 65. What powerful family controlled Florence for almost 300 years? 66. What Renaissance city’s major industry was banking? 67. What defines a Renaissance person? 68. What idea about the solar system did Copernicus put forward? 69. What did the first Protestants protest? 70. What belief did many reformers have in common regarding the source of authority?
