Sort developments as change or continuity
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
Woodblock printing stayed the most common way to print in East Asia from the 600s to the 1800s. Is that change or continuity, Esme asks?
- Neither: it did not exist
- Continuity: it stayed in use
- Change: it was new
- Change: it ended in the 600s
Bi Sheng made movable type from fired clay between 1039 and 1048. Is that change or continuity, Jun asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Continuity: printing stayed the same
- Change: a new way to print
- Continuity: clay was used before
- Neither: it happened in 1800
Sailors began to use the compass to find their way in the 1000s. Is that change or continuity, Kira asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Continuity: sailing stayed the same
- Continuity: compasses were in use before
- Neither: no one sailed
- Change: a new tool for sailors
Luz reads the word continuity. What does it mean?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Something stayed the same over time
- Something happened once
- Something became different
- Something was invented
Paper money was new in the 1000s. Which word describes a new way of doing something, Noah asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- A ruin
- An innovation
- An old tradition
- A continuity
What did Bi Sheng make his type from, Ren asks?
- Metal letters
- Fired clay, one tile per character
- Paper notes
- Wooden blocks carved for whole pages of text
Where did the first paper money appear, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 6.
- Constantinople
- Chengdu
- Venice
- Cuzco
Movable type was invented, yet woodblock printing stayed the most common method. What does that show, Zee asks?
Use the picture in question 6.
- Movable type ended woodblock printing in East Asia
- Neither one was used
- Change and continuity can happen together
- Woodblock came after movable type
Why might the compass be a big change for sailors, Ari asks?
Use the picture in question 6.
- It printed maps
- It made ships faster
- It replaced the sea
- It shows direction in cloudy weather
Why would paper money be a change from coins, Bo asks?
Use the picture in question 6.
- Paper is heavier than metal coins to carry
- Paper is much lighter to carry
- Nothing was bought with it
- Coins were made of paper