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Grade 7 HSS Standards Practice, Part 2

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Philosophy that stressed human potential and achievementsHumanism
God decides in advance who will be savedPredestination
Belief found in Judaism, Christianity, and IslamMonotheism
Church group that investigated suspected hereticsThe Inquisition
Practice by which a country gains wealth from its coloniesMercantilism
People investing what they own in hopes of earning profitCapitalism
Code of conduct for Japanese warriors, based on loyalty and fighting skillsBushido
Key idea of the Roman legal systemEquality before the law
Activity that helped Islam and the Arabic language spread into West AfricaThe sub-Saharan trade
Vassals gave military service to their lords in exchange for landFeudalism
Religion that expanded because of the trans-Saharan caravan tradeIslam
Religious belief shared by the Maya, Aztecs, and IncaPolytheism
Legal right guaranteed by the Magna CartaTrial by jury
Items that moved between Europe and the AmericasThe Columbian Exchange
Gaining knowledge through observation, hypotheses, and experimentationScientific method
Visit all devout Muslims must make to MeccaThe hajj
Device that helped spread new ideas during the RenaissancePrinting press
Higher form of mathematics first developed by the MuslimsAlgebra
Scientific device used by Galileo to make a revolutionary scientific discoveryTelescope
Where paper, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were developedChina
Science developed by Muslims to determine the location of Mecca from other placesAstronomy
Language used by traders in medieval West AfricaArabic
Refers to the everyday language used instead of Latin in Renaissance translations of the BibleVernacular
Technique introduced during the Renaissance to produce paintings that appeared three-dimensionalPerspective
Form of fine handwriting used by Muslims to decorate building, swords, armor, and booksCalligraphy
Places the preserved learning after the fall of the Roman EmpireMonasteries
Three countries that strongly supported Roman Catholicism during the ReformationSpain, France, and Italy
Two kingdoms made rich by the West African gold-salt tradeGhana and Mali
Countries where many Calvinist believers livedScotland and the Netherlands
Where Buddhism spread after reaching KoreaJapan
Used a difficult test to select its government officialsChina
Home to many Lutheran ChristiansGermany and Scandinavia


US History Teacher
Bell Mountain MS
Menifee, CA

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