GUIA DE SOCIAL DEL MES DE FEBRERO

SECCION VII

SEGUNDO GRADO

 

I.              For each of the following statements, fill in the blank with the appropriate word, phrase or name in the box

 

 

 

 

 

1. Rome changed from a republic to an empire son after the murder of _____________________________.

2. By the end of the 380´s, the only religion allowed in the Roman Empire was _____________________________.

3. Rome´s first emperor, _____________________________, added territory to the empire and extended its network of roads.

4. At its height, the Roman Empire included most of the lands around the _____________________________.

5. Roman engineering achievements included roads and also_____________________________, channels used to carry water over long distances.

6. The_____________________________ was a rich and powerful group of Romans who helped run the city.

7. Rome´s_____________________________were encouraged to vote and to run for office.

8. Christianity began to spread throughout the empire after the conversion of the emperor_____________________________.

9. During the_____________________________, a long period of peace, the Romans made many great cultural achievements.

10. A new capital, _____________________________, was built in present-day Turkey in an attempt to keep the empire together.

 

 

 II.            Write on the line if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.                                        

 

 

__________ 1. For the British colonies in North America, a main cause for the American Revolution was that the .                        British -ruler´s power was strictly limited.

__________ 2. The Enlightenment, with its focus on reason, is also called the Age of Reason.

__________ 3. Napoleon wrote the French Constitution called the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the -Citizen.

__________ 4. The Reign of Terror was the event that started the French Revolution.

__________ 5. John Locke thought that government should be the absolute ruler over the people.

 

 

III.           On the line write the letter of the term or person that matches each description, some answers will not be used.                                                                                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. Write the correct answer.                                                                   

 

1. Country allied with Germany during both world wars.  _______________________________.

2. Leader who spoke of an iron curtain dividing Europe. _______________________________.

3. Conflict that began soon after World War II ended.    

4. Country where ethnic conflicts were resolved peacefully  by forming two countries. _____________________.

5. The main economic cause of World War II. ­_________________________________.            

6. Country that split into five separate countries following years of civil wars.  ___________________________.                                                           

7. Style of fighting in which each side fights from deep ditches. _________________________________.

8. Competition between countries for superior weapons. ________________________________.

9. Country that dropped out of World War I in 1917 after sustaining  heavy damage. ______________________.                                                                

10. An alliance among Western countries to protect each other if attacked.  ____________________________.