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Grade 1 Mesopotamia
The world's first written story was about who?
  1. Gilgamesh
  2. Hammurabi
  3. Ur
  4. Olivia
Grade 1 Geography
Where are the hottest and driest places on earth?
  1. North Pole
  2. Deserts
  3. South Pole
  4. Equator
Grade 1 Exploration
In Columbus' time, people either had to reach Asia using camels over land or sailing all the way around Africa.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Map Components
The blue part on a map represents the                
  1. water
  2. people
  3. land
Grade 1 Geography
What are tall landforms called?
  1. flat land
  2. ocean
  3. bay
  4. Mountains
Grade 1 North American Geography
The Rio Grande is a river that forms the border between which state and Mexico?
  1. Nevada
  2. Louisiana
  3. Texas
  4. Florida
Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
What was the Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlán, built on?
  1. A mountain
  2. The ocean
  3. A rainforest
  4. An island in a lake
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Mark all that is true about the Southern Colonies.
  1. They had huge plantations.
  2. They shared their land peacefully with the Native Americans.
  3. They relied on slaves to do a lot of the work.
  4. They did not farm at all.
Grade 1 Social Studies
                is the season that follows summer.
  1. Fall
  2. Winter
  3. Spring
Grade 1 US History
Which coin has President Lincoln on it?
  1. Quarter
  2. Penny
  3. Dime
Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who discovered and then fought against the Aztecs?
  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Hernando Cortes
  3. George Washington
Grade 1 Geography
What is the area around the equator called?
  1. Atmosphere
  2. Globe
  3. Asteroid
  4. Tropics
Grade 1 Map Components
A direction tells you
  1. where something is found
  2. what a symbol is
  3. the title of something
Grade 1 Themes of Geography
What are the two types of locations?
  1. absolute/relative
  2. location
  3. place
  4. n/h
Grade 1 Democratic Foundations
Benjamin Franklin signed and helped write the Declaration of Independence and what other important document?
  1. The Plege of Allegiance
  2. The Bible
  3. The Constitution
Grade 1 African Geography
Where is the longest River in the world , that flows over 4,100 miles into Mediterranean sea?
  1. Nile River, Africa
  2. Colorado River, U.S.A
  3. Orinoco River, South America
Grade 1 Bodies of Water and Continents
Where is the biggest river in the world, that has 15,00 smaller rivers flow into on it's way to the sea?
  1. Danube River, Europe
  2. Amazon River,South America
  3. Garonne River, Europe
Grade 1 Exploration
Mark all of the people Columbus asked to supply him with ships and money for his trip.
  1. King John II of Portugal
  2. King Leo of Sweden
  3. King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain
  4. Queen Louise of France
Grade 1 Map Components
A map key shows
  1. symbols located on the map and what they stand for
  2. a way to get into your house
  3. directions on the map
  4. all of the above
Grade 1 Social Studies
The war where America fought for its freedom was called the                 War.
  1. England
  2. Long
  3. Revolutionary
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