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?
- Roads were short
- The roads changed nothing
- New roads, but travel on foot carried on
- Wheels replaced walking
Why does a calendar count like the Long Count need zero, Bo asks?
- Zero is not needed in any count
- Zero means the calendar stops
- Zero holds an empty place
- Zero is the biggest number
In our own counting, 105 needs a 0 in the middle. Why, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 2.
- It is there for decoration
- It makes the number bigger
- It means 105 is zero
- 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 2.
- One of the earliest uses of zero
- A calendar with no numbers
- The first zero anywhere, for certain
- The last use of zero
Which development on this strip is most like Bi Sheng's movable type, a new tool, Kira asks?
Use the picture in question 2.
- Walking on foot
- Counting in twenties, which stayed
- Carrying goods without wheels
- The Maya sign for 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 2.
- A change that sped up messages
- A change that slowed messages
- A continuity: messages stayed slow
- Neither: messages were not sent
Why do historians look for both change and continuity in the same time, Milo asks?
Use the picture in question 2.
- Most times mix new things with old ones
- Nothing changes in history from one age to the next
- Continuity means nothing happened
- History is change and nothing else
Noah's note says, "Inca roads replaced walking with wheeled carts." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 2.
- Change it: travel stayed on foot
- Change "roads" to "rivers"
- Leave it: roads mean that carts rolled on them
- Change "Inca" to "Maya"
Pia's note says, "The Maya stopped counting in twenties once they used zero." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 2.
- Change "zero" to "nine"
- Leave it: zero ended the old way
- Change it: they kept counting in twenties
- 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 2.
- Leave it: one runner is quicker
- Change it: runners passed messages along
- Change "messages" to "coins"
- Change "chasquis" to "carts"