7th Grade Fall Midterm
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Midterm Date: October 14th, 2015
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1) Which of the following is a lasting contribution made by the Romans on modern society? Problem
2) Latin was the official language of Rome during ancient times. Latin spread throughout Europe and Romance languages were formed based on Latin. Which language is NOT a Romance language?
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3) Which problem, brought by the expansion of the Roman Empire into new lands, helped lead to the decline of the Roman Empire?
4) Suppose you were a typical citizen of the Roman Empire at its height. What problem most likely affected you and many other citizens as a result of territorial expansion?
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5)Suppose you were looking at a map of the Roman Empire in 100 AD. The borders of the Empire would include parts of all of the following regions?
6) How was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire viewed?
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7) What important things did Constantine do that helped develop the Byzantine Empire?
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8) What is a patriarch?
9) What is an accurate statement about the effect of climate on nomads who have lived in the Arabian Peninsula?
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10) Suppose you left Mecca and traveled to Egypt by crossing the largest body of water the separates the Arabian peninsula from Africa. Which body of water would you cross?
11) Why do many of the nomadic Bedouin tribes on the Arabian peninsula live in groups called clans?
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12) Which motto best represents the message that convinced Muhammad's first followers to convert to the Islamic religion?
A) “blessed are the poor in spirit” C) “Give charity to those in need”
B) “Do a good turn daily” D) “Obey the will of Allah
7th Grade Fall Midterm
Study Guide
Midterm Date: October 14th, 2015
13) In which city did Muhammad originally find success organizing his first large community of Islamic followers?
A) JerusalemC) Medina
B) MeccaD) Riyadh
7th Grade Fall Midterm
Study Guide
Midterm Date: October 14th, 2015
7th Grade Fall Midterm
Study Guide
Midterm Date: October 14th, 2015
14) Suppose you were creating a chart of the similarities between the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic faith. What similarities did they have?
15) In what Holy book did Muhammad reveal ideas that apply to everyday life?
16) Which aspect of daily life is mostly affected by the religious beliefs of Muslims?
17) Suppose you overheard a person strictly following the Pillars of Islam described in the Qur'an, praying to the holy city. Most likely, the person would be praying in which sacred language of Islam?
18) If someone is practicing the Pillars of Islam described in the Qur'an, he or she would attempt to ______five times a day.
19) How did pilgrims that traveled to Mecca help spread the influence of the Muslim Empire?
20) Because of growth under Abbasid rule, the city had to repair and expand irrigation ditches to… (THINK BAGHDAD)
21) What city became a center of trade and cultural exchange for the Muslim Empire? (THINK CAPITAL)
22) If you were a Muslim goods traders, what objects would you use to trade with other regions?
23) Suppose you lived during the time of the Abbasid rule of the Muslim Empire. Which place, established by leaders of the empire, could you visit in Baghdad if you wanted knowledge about a variety of subjects from around the known world? (THINK WISDOM)
24) What improvement did writers from the Muslim Empire, who had interacted with Chinese merchants, make to writing and bookmaking in the Middle East and Europe?
25) One popular design of artwork that Muslim artists shared with other cultures is an arabesque. If you looked at an arabesque from the early Muslim empire, what would it most likely resemble?
26) What is the purpose of capturing prisoners if war? What do these prisoners do?
27) Suppose you were a West African ruler during the 11th century, writing to a leader from a foreign nation about a peace treaty. Which language would you most likely write the letter in? (THINK LANGUAGE OF THE MUSLIMS)
28) Carlos was reading an article about religions that mentioned the Sunnah. This article is referring to an eyewitness account of…. (THINK MUSLIM PROPHET)
29) Alex donated cans of food to support people who were in need of food. Which Pillar of Islam, described by the Qur'an, did Alex follow?
30) Why is part of the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula called "the empty quarter"?
31) Muslim tolerance of other religious groups ______the spread of Islam.
32) During the 600s and 700s, Muslim rule spread to all of the following lands EXCEPT for ______.
32) Which of these characteristics is NOT true of the Byzantine Empire?
A / They were greatly influenced by other societies.B / The emperors were both political leaders and religious leaders.
C / They practiced the Eastern Orthodox religion.
D / The pope was the head of the church.
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33) What was the Great Schism and why did it happen?
34) How did Byzantine's emperor, Justinian, influence the development of the Byzantine Empire?
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35) Various invasions weakened the territorial cohesion of the Roman Empire. Which groups of people invaded the Roman Empire?