Sort developments as change or continuity
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me
Circle the best answer.
Inca roads were about 30,000 to 40,000 km long and used without wheeled carts. What does that tell Zee about change and continuity?
- Wheels replaced walking
- The roads changed nothing
- New roads, but travel on foot carried on
- Roads were short
Chasquis carried messages, taking over at stations a few km apart. What stayed the same on each part of the trip, Ari asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Running on foot stayed; the relay sped it up
- Messages went by ship
- Messages went by cart
- Runners stopped at each station for good and stayed in place
Why does a calendar count like the Long Count need zero, Bo asks?
- Zero holds an empty place
- Zero is not needed in any count
- Zero is the biggest number
- Zero means the calendar stops
In our own counting, 105 needs a 0 in the middle. Why, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- It means 105 is zero
- It is there for decoration
- It makes the number bigger
- It shows there are no tens
The Long Count is described as one of the earliest uses of zero. What should Jun write?
Use the picture in question 3.
- A calendar with no numbers
- The last use of zero
- The first zero anywhere, for certain
- One of the earliest uses of zero
Inca relay runners and Persian relay riders both passed messages along. Is a relay system a change or a continuity in each place, Luz asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- Neither: messages were not sent
- A continuity: messages stayed slow
- A change that sped up messages
- A change that slowed messages
Why do historians look for both change and continuity in the same time, Milo asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- Nothing changes in history from one age to the next
- Most times mix new things with old ones
- History is change and nothing else
- Continuity means nothing happened
Noah's note says, "Inca roads replaced walking with wheeled carts." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 3.
- Change "roads" to "rivers"
- Change "Inca" to "Maya"
- Change it: travel stayed on foot
- Leave it: roads mean that carts rolled on them
Pia's note says, "The Maya stopped counting in twenties once they used zero." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 3.
- Change it: they kept counting in twenties
- Change "zero" to "nine"
- Leave it: zero ended the old way
- Change "twenties" to "tens"
Ren's note says, "Chasquis carried each message the whole way alone." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 3.
- Change "chasquis" to "carts"
- Leave it: one runner is quicker
- Change "messages" to "coins"
- Change it: runners passed messages along