Sort developments as change or continuity

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   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?

   • Change: it was new
   • Neither: it did not exist
   • Change: it ended in the 600s
   • Continuity: it stayed in use
3. 2.

   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.

   • Neither: it happened in 1800
   • Continuity: printing stayed the same
   • Change: a new way to print
   • Continuity: clay was used before
4. 3.

   Luz reads the word continuity. What does it mean?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Something was invented
   • Something happened once
   • Something became different
   • Something stayed the same over time
5. 4.

   Milo reads the word change. In history, what does it mean?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Something stayed the same
   • Something became different over time
   • A coin given back
   • Something that did not happen
6. 5.

   Paper money was new in the 1000s. Which word describes a new way of doing something, Noah asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • An old tradition
   • A ruin
   • A continuity
   • An innovation
8. 6.

   Which came first on the strip, Pia asks?

   • Bi Sheng's movable type
   • Paper money
   • Woodblock printing, by the 600s
   • The compass for sailing
9. 7.

   What did Bi Sheng make his type from, Ren asks?

   Use the picture in question 6.

   • Fired clay, one tile per character
   • Paper notes
   • Metal letters
   • Wooden blocks carved for whole pages of text
10. 8.

    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
    • Woodblock came after movable type
    • Change and continuity can happen together
11. 9.

    Why might the compass be a big change for sailors, Ari asks?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • It made ships faster
    • It printed maps
    • It shows direction in cloudy weather
    • It replaced the sea
12. 10.

    Why would paper money be a change from coins, Bo asks?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • Nothing was bought with it
    • Paper is heavier than metal coins to carry
    • Coins were made of paper
    • Paper is much lighter to carry