SOCIAL STUDIES 7

4th GRADING PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

Teacher: Mr. Jemar Manatad Date: __________ Total Score: _____________

Student’s Name: ________________ Grade: _____________

NO ERASURES ALLOWED

I. Direction: Read the questions carefully and write your answer on the space provided before each
number.

____________________________ 1. Who is the grandson of Chandragupta, that succeeded him after his death?

a. Alexander b. Asoka c. Akkad d. Maurya

____________________________ 2. What do you call the division in Buddhism whose members believe that
Buddha is a teacher and his teaching should be followed based on their original context?

a. Theravada b. Mahayana c. Bodhissattvas d. Christian

____________________________ 3. What do you call the division in Buddhism whose members believe that
Buddha is a God?

b. Theravada b. Mahayana c. Bodhissattvas d. Christian

____________________________ 4. What do you call the official language of Akkad?

a. Cunieform b. Akkad c. Akkadian d. Spanish

____________________________ 5. Chaldea is recorded in the Bible and its more popularly known in the history.

a. Babylonian Captivity b. Captivity of Babylonians c. The Captivity d. None

____________________________ 6. What do you call the strict philosophy of Hsun Tzu?

a. Tao b. legalism c. Confucian d. Tao te Ching

_____________________________ 7. Lydia is known for the coin currency system that

a. Was an effective medium of trade

b. Was created for easier tax collection
c. Was made of stone and clay
d. Was a symbol of a king’s rule

___________________________ 8. The cuneiform from Summer

a. Is a form of a writing system

b. Was invented to educate the poor people
c. Was their version of a writing system from a neighboring civilization
d. Was a product traded in West Asia During the ancient period

________________________ 9. It is an Aegean word which means the place where the sun rises, sun-rise, and east.
 a. Asia b. asu c. Aegean d. Anatolia

________________________ 10. It is an important in the study and writing of history.

a. Perspectives b. evidences c. euro d. orientalism

________________________ 11. It is a perspective that originates from the word oriental or orient, which means
east.

a. Orientalism b. Eurocentric c. Asiancentric d. Oriental

________________________ 12. It is based on the perspective that Europe is the center of the world.

a. Orientalism b. Eurocentric c. Asiancentric d. Oriental

________________________ 13. It is a perspective that opposes the first two perspective and it is formed to
highlight the beauty of the local cultures and history of Asia.

a. Orientalism b. Eurocentric c. Asiancentric d. Oriental

________________________ 14. It is referred to as the land of Mysticism because of the different religions and the
belief systems that originated from this region.

a. West Asia B. South Asia c. East Asia d. Southeast Asia

________________________ 15. It is also known as the melting pot because it is where Asia, Europe, and Africa
meet.

a. West Asia B. South Asia c. East Asia d. Southeast Asia

________________________ 16. It is also known as the Chines region, and it is used to refer the region because of
the influence of the Chinese culture.

a. West Asia B. South Asia c. East Asia d. Southeast Asia

_______________________ 17. It is known for the label “Father India” and “Little China” because the culture in
the in the region is shaped by Indian and Chinese influences.

a. West Asia B. South Asia c. East Asia d. Southeast Asia

_______________________ 18. It means that this zone will regularly experiences earthquake because of the active
volcanoes under and above them.

a. Monsoon b. amihan c. pacific ring of fire d. habagat

_________________________ 19. It is referring to the cold air and is said to come down from Siberia.

a. Monsoon b. amihan c. pacific ring of fire d. habagat

_________________________ 20. It is characterized by heavy rainfalls because the air comes from the ocean.

a. Monsoon b. amihan c. pacific ring of fire d. habagat

_________________________ 21. What do you call the movement of people from one place rto another?

a. Push factor b. migration c. pull factor d. nomad

 _________________________ 22. It is the process by which a place becomes modern as a result of its adoption of
technology.

a. Education b. urbanization c. population d. demography

_________________________ 23. What do you call the most structures in Sumer were built out of bricks such as the
houses, palaces, and temples?

a. Ziggurat B. cuneiform c. monarchial d. Sumer

_________________________ 24. What do call the people who were experts at writing and reading cuneiform?

a. Cuneus B. scribes c. monarchial d. alphabet

__________________________ 25. What do you call the religion in Sumer?

a. Polytheism B. Buddhism c. monarchial d. Hinduism

___________________________ 26. What do you call the traditional attire of Islamic woman?

a. Caliph b. hijab c. Malong d. hejab

___________________________ 27. What do you call the period between 2 to 3 BCE in Japan culture?

a. Yayoi b. Kofun c. Haniwa d. kami

___________________________ 28. What do you call the Japanese beliefs that natural spirits operate the world?

a. Yayoi b. Kofun c. Haniwa d. kami

____________________________ 29. It is literally mean tombs builders because information about this period was
derived from the tombs of people.

a. Yayoi b. Kofun c. Haniwa d. kami

____________________________ 30. What do call the dynasty where Chinese immediately started to fight for
independence from the Mongols when their leader died?

a. Ming b. Sung c. Yuan d. Xi

II. Direction: Read the questions carefully and write your answer/s (BOLD LETTERS) on the space
provided before each number.

_____________________ 1. It is one of the biggest nations in the world located at the northeastern part of Asia.

_____________________ 2. It is a yellow soil that is good for agriculture.

_____________________ 3. He is the leader of Xia dynasty at the valley of Huang Hu river.

_____________________ 4. He taught the people to hunt animals and fish in Xia dynasty.

_____________________ 5. He taught the people in Xia dynasty to use the plow for farming.
_____________________ 6. He taught the people in Xia dynasty to use bow and arrow and inventing the writing
system.

_____________________ 7. It is the other term for coastal plains, it separates the mountains and Deccan Plateau.

____________________ 8. This dynasty believed that among all animals, the Bull is the most sacred one.

____________________9. They were a pastoral tribe of Indo-European ancestry from the northwest Asia.

___________________ 10. It is the religion that shaped the Indian society because the laws of are the basis of
government, culture and social hierarchy.

____________________11. It refers to the highest rank in the Caste system.

____________________12. It refers to the warriors and rulers in the caste system

____________________13. It refers to the skilled workers, traders, merchants and minor officials in the caste system.

____________________14. It refers to the unskilled workers in the caste system.

____________________15. It refers to the outcastes or the untouchable people in the caste system.

____________________16. It is a belief of being reborn over and over again.

____________________17. It is the accumulation of good and bad deeds a person has done during a lifetime.

_____________________18. It is a process of reincarnation where you got the chance to meet Brahma.

_____________________19. It was one of the kingdoms that recovered its freedom from Alexander the Great.

____________________20. It is a religion that started from Siddhartha Gautama, a prince from the kingdom now part
of Nepal.

____________________ 21. It is the means of transportation and are used for livelihood in west Asia.

____________________ 22. It is a country in southeast Asia that is known for its different natural resources like
teakwood, acacia, betel, palm, and coconut.

____________________ 23. It is a country in southeast Asia that is an exporter of mahogany and other woods that are
used for the production of furniture, household materials and plywood.

____________________ 24. It is a country in southeast Asia that has large deposit of natural gas located near the shores
of the islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra.

____________________ 25. It refers to the total number of people in a place during a given time period.

____________________ 26. It is the statistical study of the population.

____________________ 27. It refers to how fast the population grows in a nation.

____________________ 28. It refers to the number of people that inhabit every square mile of a given place.

____________________ 29. It refers to the total local income of a nation in a year is a measure of its economic
development.
___________________ 30. It refers to the system and process of learning through which people enhance their
knowledge, skills, and talents.

___________________ 31-32. Mesopotamia is coming from the Greek word “________” which means center and
“__________” which means river.

___________________ 33. It the official writing system in Sumer.

___________________ 34. It is the god of sun in Sumer.

___________________ 35. It is the god of air in Sumer

___________________ 36. It is the god of earth in Sumer

___________________ 37. It is the god of water in Sumer

___________________ 38. In Zoroastrianism religion, it is the god of goodness.

___________________ 39. In Zoroastrianism religion, it is the god of evil.

___________________ 40. It is the holy book of Islam.

III. Direction: Read and answer the following questions below (5 points each).

1. How does the mythical Xia start and end?

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2. In what ways was Assurbanipal a good leader?

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3. What are the Four Noble Truth?

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4. What is the Eightfold Path according to Buddhism?

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