American School Foundation of MonterreySocial Studies 7

FINAL EXAMINATION 2015Ms. Brey, Ms. Escamilla, and Ms. Salinas

(20 Pages + 1 Scantron)EXAM INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read all of the instructions carefully before writing your exam.

2. Be sure that your exam contains all pages (EXAM = 20 Pages + 1 Scantron sheet).3. Put your name on the front cover and on the Scantron sheet.

4. Use only #2 pencil on the Scantron answer sheet for sections 1, 2, 3 and 4.

5. Use pen or pencil for sections 5 and 6 and answer directly on the exam sheets.

6. You are not allowed the use of textbooks, novels or reference books.

7. Do not begin until you are told to do so.

EXAM WRITING SUGGESTIONS1. Read all the questions before you begin so that you know what will be asked of you from the

beginning.

2. Start with the section you think you will do the best on.

3. Use the suggested guidelines for spending time on each question.  If you don’t know

something, move on.

4. If you have time, check your answers over before handing in your exam.

5. RELAX.  You are not going to learn anything sitting here that you did not study before, but if you

relax, you may remember more of what you have already studied.

6. Good luck!

EXAM FORMAT

Total = 90 minutes 145 points

Section 1 Multiple Choice 14 minutes 29 points

Section 2 True or False 7 minutes 14 points

Section 3 Fill in the Blank 6 minutes 12 points

Section 4 Geography 15 minutes 30 points

Section 5 Reading 7 minutes 5 points

Section 6 Short Answer 34 minutes 45 points

Section 7 Long Answer 7 minutes 10 points

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Questions

These are the instructions exactly as you will see them on the exam

for each sectionSECTION 1: Multiple Choice (29 points, 15 minutes)

Read each of the following statements and choose the best possible answer. Fill in the correct answer a, b, c, or d with a #2 pencil in the corresponding box

on the Scantron sheet. (1 point per question)

SECTION 2: True or False (14 points, 7 minutes) Read the following sentences. Determine which are true and which are false statements. On the Scantron sheet, fill in A if the statement is TRUE or B if it’s FALSE. If the response is FALSE, rewrite the statement changing just the bolded

underlined word or phrase to make it TRUE on the space provided below the statement.

SECTION 3: Fill in the blank (12 points, 6 minutes). Choose the word/words from the word bank that best completes the sentences

below. Fill in the correct letter combination on the Scantron sheet. Not all the words will be used. (1 point per question)

SECTION 4: Geography (30 points, 15 minutes) Using the lettered locations on the map of the Middle East, Africa, and

Central/South America, please color in the correct letter combination on the Scantron sheet. (1 point per question)

Section 5: Reading (5 points, 7 minutes) Read the following article, A Day in the Life of a Muslim. On the Scantron, shade in the pillar that applies to the underlined statement for

each number.

SECTION 6: Short Answers (45 points, 35 minutes)         Read the questions below carefully. Answer each question using complete sentences using at least 3 supporting

details. EXCEPT QUESTIONS 96 and 97

SECTION 7: Long Answer Questions (10 points, 7 minutes)  Page 2 of 21

Answer the following using full sentences and supporting details.

MODEL UNITED NATIONSI. Matching Write the letter of the correct match next to each problem.

1. ______ Used to point out when a delegate or the Chair is not using the correct

parliamentary procedure

A. Point of personal privilege

2. ______ High ranking position or office in the United Nations

B. Point of Information

3. ______ United Nations Headquarters C. Point of order

4. ______ The sign to identify your country D. WWII

5. ______ After ______, the UN was created E. New York

6. ______ To ask the Chair a question in MUN you would say?

F. Secretary General

7. ______ Used if you want to go to the washroom or ask a speaker to talk louder

G. Point of Inquiry

8. ______ To ask the speaker a question after they read their position paper you would say:

H. Placard

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II. Short Answer Questions: Each paragraph should be 5 - 7 sentences long.

Use the words from the word bank to help you write your three paragraphsWord Bank 

United Nations Models

IMMUNS country research position papers parliamentary procedure

debate resolutions current events Human Rights global citizen.

1. What is the value of learning about United Nations in 7th grade?_________________________________________________________________________________

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2. What qualities does someone have to have to make a strong MUN delegate?_________________________________________________________________________________

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3. What are the strengths you have that would make you a strong MUN delegate and what qualities would you need to work on to become an even stronger MUN delegate?

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Middle East

I. Map of the Middle EastLabel the following countries and bodies of water

1. Egypt 9. Israel 17. India2. Jordan 10.United Arab Emirates 18.Saudi Arabia3. Afghanistan 11.Pakistan 19.Kuwait4. Turkey 12.Turkmenistan 20.Lebanon5. Syria 13. Iraq 21. Iran6. Oman 14.Qatar 22.Yemen7. Black Sea 15.Caspian Sea 23.Arabian Sea8. Red Sea 16.Mediterranean Sea a.

II. Short Answer Questions: Each paragraph should be 5 - 7 sentences long.

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1. Draw a mind map of Muhammad’s life using the following words:  Saudi Arabia, Mecca, Medina, Gabriel, cave, Allah, monotheism, rejected, conquered, Jerusalem, 570 C.E., Khadijah, Qur’an. Add more words as you feel necessary.

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2. What are 3 important lessons that both Muslims and Non-Muslims can learn from Muhammad’s life story?

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3. Why did the Crusades start?  According to the primary sources we looked at, why was it that the Crusaders went to fight?  

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4. What is religious extremism?  _________________________________________________________________________________

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5. Do you believe the crusades are an example of religious extremism? _________________________________________________________________________________

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6. Is Jihad extremism?  Explain._________________________________________________________________________________

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7. Create a chart about the 5 pillars of Islam and the term Jihad in the space provided.  You need to name each pillar and in bullet notes explain the most important details of each one. Make sure to include how Muslims use the 5 Pillars of Islam and Jihad to live their lives.  

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III. Crossword Puzzle

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AfricaI. Map of AfricaLabel the following countries and bodies of water:

1. Egypt 2. Tunisia 3. South Africa 4. Niger 5. Nigeria

6. Algeria 7. Morocco 8. Libya 9. Kenya 10.Tanzania

11.Sudan 12.Uganda 13.Mauritania 14.Botswana 15.Zimbabwe

16.Namibia 17.Mozambique 18.Liberia 19. Ivory Coast 20.Somalia

21.Ethiopia 22.Madagascar 23.Cameroon 24.Mali

25.Republic of Congo (Not DR Congo!)

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Each paragraph should be 5 - 7 sentences long. 1. Think about some of the commonly held stereotypes held about Africa.  After the Africa unit, write

out ways in which your African stereotypes have possibly changed._________________________________________________________________________________

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2. What are THREE major GEOGRAPHICAL advantages or disadvantages the people in Africa would have depending on where they lived.

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3. Reread your letter you wrote to King Abo from the Africa unit.  What do you think are the top five things he needs to do to continue the success in his empire?  Explain fully.

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4. Hopefully, you put trading as one of the top 5. If you didn’t please reconsider and support why trading and controlling the trade was crucial to the success of a Western African empire? (Three strong supporting statements and explanations needed.)

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5. What is the connection between Griots and oral traditions? (Be sure to explain the significance of both of these.)

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Crossword Puzzle Africa

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The AmericasI. Map of South America Label the following countries and bodies of water:

1. Bolivia 5. French Guiana 8. Brazil 11.Ecuador2. Chile 6. Uruguay 9. Argentina 12.Venezuela3. Suriname 7. Colombia 10.Paraguay 13.Guyana4. Peru

II. Map of Central America Label the following countries and bodies of water:

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1. Panama 3. Guatemala 5. Costa Rica 7. Honduras2. El Salvador 4. Nicaragua 6. Belize

III. Map of North America Label the following countries and bodies of water:

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1. Mexico 2. Canada 3. United States

IV. Short Answer Questions: Each paragraph should be 5 - 7 sentences long.

OLMECS1. What do we know about the giant stone carved heads?

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2. Which civilization did the Olmecs influence?_________________________________________________________________________________

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3. Olmecs were an agriculture-based society and sedentary. What was their main crop and why was that so important to their civilization?

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MAYAS4. What two techniques did the Mayans use to increase the amount of land available to farm?  Did it

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5. What technique helped at first, but later probably contributed to their collapse? Explain!_________________________________________________________________________________

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6. Complete the Chart:

Reasons the Maya civilization may have collapsed:

Things they could have done to avoid it:

7. Could everyone in Maya society read and write?  Who could?  Why couldn’t everyone?_________________________________________________________________________________

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8. How was the Maya social ladder similar to the feudal system used in medieval Europe?_________________________________________________________________________________

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9. How was marriage decided by the Maya?  What needed to be negotiated before it would happen?_________________________________________________________________________________

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10. How was human sacrifice a part of Maya life?_________________________________________________________________________________

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AZTECS 11.How would you describe the Aztec civilization? The people?

12.Economy: Rather than a tribute of money, what were the things were accepted as tributes?

13.Religion: What do you know about the temples? What was the name of the important god of the sun?

14.What does the name of the city Teotihuacan mean? What do you know about this city?

15.What do you know about the great city of Tenochtitlan?

16.What was the Toltec civilization mostly based on?

17.What do you know about the legend of how the Aztecs settled where they did? Hint: It has to do with a bird and a plant!

18.What were the names of the islands that the Aztecs built? How did that all work?

19.Unlike other empire builders, the Aztecs did not start colonies. Nor did they force conquered peoples to adopt their ways. Instead, the Aztec Empire was a loose union of hundreds of city-states that were forced to pay tribute to the Aztecs. Is this statement true or false? If you said “true” you are correct!”

20.What else did you learn about the Aztecs from the video or your notes or readings?

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Comparison:21. In the Venn diagram below, choose important categories (class structure/social organization, marriage, family life, food, religious

practices, recreation) of each of the civilizations to show their individual traits as well as those traits they had in common.  

Make sure you write TWO characteristics of each of the categories.

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