7th grade semester review 2013
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Rules: •Wait until the question is read! If you ring in early: -1 pt.•Hands behind your back! Slap the bell (gently) with your hand!•Do not say “I don’t know!” Try! If you say it: -1 pt.•Don’t blurt out answers when you are waiting: -1 pt and the first chance goes to the other team!•Don’t be obnoxious! Point loss up to the teacher, or it might just be shut down!•As soon as your number is called, MOVE! Teacher may start asking question before you get up there!•You are responsible for writing points on the board. No designated point keepers!
•I think that’s all…. Good Luck!
What was the major advantage to being bipedal?
What is a species that walks upright on 2 legs called?
How were the Himalayas formed?
Where did Neanderthals originate?
Which books contain the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Which hominid species may have hunted some Ice Age animals into
extinction?
Why was symbolism needed in religious art?
I changed the religion of Egypt making people worship one
god, the Aton.
Why were plant and animal species selectively bred?
( 2 reasons)
I was the first successful female ruler and am well
known for extending trade.
Who had the first pyramids created?
Papyrus paper was invented here.
What are 4 similarities of the Code of Hammurabi and the
10 Commandments?
I ruled my empire well. I trusted governors to rule for
me!
Who was Anu?
What event in Egyptian mythology has not happened
yet?
What is it a parallel to in the Christian religion?
In Egypt, I am the god who created everything!
In Egypt, I am the King of the Afterlife!
In Egypt, I am the King of the Afterlife!
Which caste does a servant belong to?
Why was written langauge started?
Which caste does a merchant belong to?
How does one move up to a higher caste?
What was the importance of the Rosetta Stone?
Why was it so difficult to decipher?
Where did government issued coined money originate?
This hominid lived in the woodlands and changed
scientists view of evolution.
Which civilization was the first to lay out its streets at 90° angles?
Which group is below the caste system?
What are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible called?
Name two differences between the Code of
Hammurabi and the Ten Commandments.
This hominid had a grasping toe.
I had my artists begin depicting things as they were. I had no idea that this would
take power from me.
What 2 things were needed for hieroglyphs to be
translated?
The belief in many gods and goddesses.
How many growing seasons does India have?
What prevents weather from Asia from reaching the Indian
subcontinent?
How was Judaism different than other
religions in the Middle East?
Which Mesopotamian ruler was known for his brutality?
A species of primate that walks on two legs
Whose descendants became the Israelites?
Name two ways that the people of Mesopotamia
changed their environment to make it a good place to live.
How did Hammurabi use rivers to increase his power?
Which civilization invented the 60 minute hour?
What was Gilgamesh searching for?
In Egypt, I am the God of Chaos!
Who killed the Bull of Heaven and Humbuba?
Which civilization had the first written peace treaty?
What means to move from one place to another to live?
God sent me the 10 Commandments and the
Torah.
WHERE DID THE ALPHABET COME FROM?
Who is Ishtar?
Who led the Jews out of Egypt?
Who was the first to have a standing army?
In his covenant with Abraham, what did God promise?
(2 things)
What is the exchange of one good or service for another?
I did not eat large game, just small animals and plants
What would pigs have been selectively bred for?
What must you have before you have specialization?
How did fire allow for speech?
An extra supply of something
A series of valleys that cuts across Eastern Africa
To do particular kinds of work
What did most cave paintings depict?
Which hominid species may have had a religion based on
Venus figures?
Which innovation allowed hominids to live in colder
areas?
Which hominid species was named after the song “Lucy in
the Sky with Diamonds”?
How did Early Modern Man get to the Americas?
Which hominid species had different body size and shape
depending on their environment?
Which hominid species could use fire but could not make it?
How did fire help hominids hunt?
Where did all hominid species begin?
Chipping off edges from stones
The use of tools and skills to meet practical human needs
Which civilization used hieroglyphs in their writing?
Which river valley did the Egyptian civilization grow
around?
Why is the Indus River Valley a good place to live?
Why is Upper Egypt in the South and Lower Egypt in the
North?
I deciphered hieroglyphs!
God promised me a homeland and many followers.
People who meet their dietary needs by hunting animals and
gathering plants
To train something to be useful to humans
I sent the Bull of Heaven!