Social Studies SOL Study Guide
Greece and Rome 3.1, 3.4
1. What continent is Greece and Rome located? Europe
2. What two hemispheres is Greece and Rome located? Northern and Eastern
3. What are the physical characteristics of Greece and Rome? Mountains and hills,
limited rich soil, and located near the Mediterranean Sea
4. What kind of government did they practice in ancient Greece? Direct
democracy
5. What were the human characteristics of ancient Greece? Farmers, shipbuilders,
and traders
6. What did the people of ancient Greece and Rome specialize in? farming,
shipbuilding, and pottery
7. Ancient Greece was the birthplace of democracy and the olympics.
8. How do we know that the people of ancient Greece were interdependent? They
traded goods with Egypt and other countries along the Mediterranean Sea
9. How did the people of ancient Greece and Rome adapt to their land? They
traded goods and farmed on the hillsides
10. What kind of government is a government where everyone votes for every rule
and law? Direct Democracy
11. What is the act of giving or doing something? Contribution
12. What style of architecture used today came from ancient Greece? Columns
13. What is the name of a famous temple that still stands in Greece today that was
constructed with columns? The Parthenon
14. What word means long, long ago? Ancient
15. What sporting events of today came from ancient Greece? The Olympics
16. What are the human characteristics of Ancient Rome? Farmers, road builders,
and traders
17. What style of architecture used today came from Ancient Rome? Arches
18. What brought water into the city of Rome? Aqueducts
19. What is a government in which people vote for (elect) a smaller group of
citizens to make their rules and laws for everyone? Representative democracy
20. What type of government did they practice in Ancient Rome? Representative
Democracy
Mali 3.2, 3.4
21. How do we know about Mali’s history? Oral tradition-story tellers- griots
22. Why were storytellers in Mali so important? They passed on traditions and
stories from one generation to the next.
23. What kind of government did they practice in Ancient Mali? Rich and
powerful kings
24. Why was the empire of Mali so wealthy? Mali was the center of the trade
routes-therefore, Mali’s kings controlled the trade in West Africa.
25. What was the name of the famous city found in Ancient Mali? Timbuktu
26. What was an important natural resource found in Ancient Mali used for health
and preserving food? Salt
27. What did the people trade salt for in Mali? Gold
28. What were the human characteristics of Ancient Mali? Farmers, traders, and
miners
*** What were the physical features of Ancient Mali? Deserts and grasslands and
rivers (Niger and Senegal)
Explorers 3.3
29. What is a person who travels seeking new discoveries? Explorer
30. What is a person from one of the countries in Europe called? European
31. Who sponsored Christopher Columbus? Spain
32. Who arrived at present-day Jamestown? Christopher Newport
33. Who went exploring to colonize the New World? Jacques Cartier
34. Who sponsored Juan Ponce de Leon? Spain
35. Who sponsored Christopher Newport? England
36. Who explored the St. Lawrence River Valley? Jacques Cartier
37. Who was one of the first me to reach the fall line of the James River?
Christopher Newport
38. Which two explorers did Spain sponsor? Columbus and Ponce de leon
39. Who went exploring to discover riches and land to conquer? Juan Ponce de
leon
40. Who went exploring to discover riches, find a western sea route to Asia, and
colonize Virginia? Christopher Newport
Map Skills 3.5
41. What is half of sphere (globe) created by the prime meridian or the equator?
Hemisphere
42. What is the imaginary line around the middle of the earth that divides the globe
into the northern and southern hemispheres? Equator
43. What is the imaginary line that divides the globe into the eastern and western
hemispheres? Prime Meridian
44. What are places that have common characteristics? Regions
45. What continent are the countries of England, Spain, and France located?
Europe
Students MUST be able to locate England, Spain, France, Bahamas, Florida,
Canada, Virginia, all 7 continents, 4 oceans, 4 hemispheres, equator, and prime
meridian on the world map.
Economics 3.7, 3.8, 3.9
46. What are materials that come from nature called? Natural resources
47. What are the people working to produce goods and service? Human resources
48. What are goods made by people and used to produce other goods and services?
Capital resources
EXAMPLES:
Natural: soil, water, wood, coal
Human: secretaries, teachers, mechanic, dentist, doctors
Capital: machines, tools, buildings
49. What are people who use resources to make goods and/or provide service?
Producers Who produces the Big Mac? McDonalds What does Saxon shoes
produce? shoes
50. What are things that people make or use to satisfy needs and wants? Goods
51. What are activities that satisfy people’s needs and wants? Services
52. What word means focusing on one product or service? Economic specialization
53. What word means two or more people depending on each other for goods and
services? Economic interdependency
54. What does Virginia specialize in? shipbuilding, coal
55. How is Virginia interdependent? Virginia sells its coal to other countries but
depends on other countries for oil.
56. What is the next best choice that is given up when a decision is made?
Opportunity Cost
57. If you are given the choice between buy ice cream or popcorn, and you choose
popcorn; what is the opportunity cost? Buying the ice cream
Citizenship 3.10, 3.11, 3.12
58. What is the name of a place where people live, work, and play? Community
59. What people must or must not do? Rules
60. What are the rules people live by? Laws
61. Why is government important? What does the government do? They make
rules and laws, carry out rules and laws, and decide if rules and laws have been
broken.
62. Why do we have rules and laws? To keep people safe, to show people how to
behave, and protect people’s property
63. What are the basic principles commonly held by American citizens? Life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
64. What are the privileges that people are born with that cannot be taken away?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
65. What does “equality under law” mean? All people are treated fairly
66. Who is known as father of our country? George Washington
67. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson
68. Who was the United States President when the country was divided over the
issue of equality for all people? He helped free African American slaves.
Abraham Lincoln
69. Who refused to give up her seat on a public bus as was required by law many
years ago? She helped to bring about changes in laws and worked so that all
people would have equal rights? Rosa Parks
70. Who was an African American minister who worked for equal rights for all
people. He helped bring about changes through peaceful means? Martin Luther
King Jr. What month do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day? January
71. What holiday is a day for the recognition and respect for American who served
in the military? Veteran’s Day What month do we celebrate Veteran’s Day?
November
72. What holiday is a day for the recognition and respect for American who died
in wars while they were serving their country? Memorial Day What month do we
celebrate Memorial Day? May
*** Who worked for equal rights for American farm workers? Cesar Chavez
2nd Grade Review…This material WILL be on our 3rd grade SOL Test
China and Egypt 2.1
73. What word describes the design of buildings? Architecture
74. What kind of written language did Ancient China use? Characters and
symbols
75. What kind of written language did Ancient Egypt use? Hieroglyphics
76. What famous architectural structure did you study about in Ancient China?
The Great Wall
77. What famous architectural structure did you study about in Ancient Egypt?
Pyramids
78. Name some ancient China inventions? Kite, silk, cloth, compass, fireworks
79. Name some ancient Egypt inventions? Paper made from papyrus, 365 day
calendar, clock
American Indian Cultures 2.2
80. What word means the beliefs, customs, and way of life of a group of people?
Culture
81. What is the name of places that have the common (same) characteristics?
Regions
82. Name some contributions of American Indians. Arts (pottery, weaving,
carving), knowledge of the environment, respect for nature, farming of corn and
tobacco
83. What region did the Powhatan Indians live? Eastern Woodlands
84. What region did the Lakota Indians live? Plains
85. What region did the Pueblo Indians live? Southwest
86. What kind of homes did the Powhatan Indians live? Wood framed houses
with bark/ reed coverings
87. What kind of homes did the Lakota Indians live? Teepees
88. What kind of homes did the Pueblo Indians live? Multi-story terraced buildings
89. Which group of Indians fished and traveled by walking and paddling canoes?
Powhatan
90. Which group of Indians walked and used horsed to travel? Lakota