English Language Arts Test Book 1 Grade 7 20283 January 14–18‚ 2008 Name __________________________________ TIPS FOR TAKING THE TEST Here are some suggestions to help you do your best: • Be sure to read carefully all the directions in the test book. • Plan your time. • Read each question carefully and think about the answer before choosing or writing your response. Acknowledgments CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC is indebted to the following for permission to use material in this book:
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Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire A major part of European history is the building of France. Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire was major factor in the rise to modern France and a huge part of it history. Charlemagne sculpted the landscape of France with political‚ economic‚ and educational ventures to establish the Holy Roman Empire. The laying of a foundation for a centralized government is what Charlemagne was aiming for throughout the rein of the Carolingian Empire (encyclopedia). The thesis
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Population Decline of Bees Have you heard the latest buzz about our sweetest pollinator? Honeybees‚ the world’s most common and important pollinator‚ are slowly dying off. One in every three bites of food are pollinated by bees‚ the Earth would collapse without them (Grossman). Of course everything has an opposing side‚ and many people believe nothing is wrong with the Earth’s bee population‚ focusing more on other dying off pollinators. The population of bees is slowly becoming lower‚ possibly
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ERA: 1450 – 1750 Ottoman Empire Safavid Empire Mughal Empire POLITICAL Leaders/groups Forms of government Empires State building/expansion Political structures Courts/laws Nationalism/nations Revolts/revolutions Turkic group called the Ottomans dominated other nomadic groups Led by Osman Built empire through Asia Minor and parts of Europe Mehmed II conquered the Byzantine Empire Extended the empire into Syria‚ Egypt‚ and North Africa (Arabs) Janissaries helped choose sultans using military
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I introduction General comment Newspapers around the globe are in a state of flux. A newspaper is a lightweight and disposable publication (more specifically‚ a periodical)‚ usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. It may be general or special interest‚ and may be published daily‚ weekly‚ biweekly‚ monthly‚ bimonthly‚ or quarterly. In an era when newspapers in many regions of the world seem to expect their imminent death‚ an overwhelming majority of individuals reckon
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Although there were many contributing factors to the Roman Republic’s decline over the course of several decades‚ most historians concur that the most important ones were the disintegration of political institutions and the emergence of strong military leaders who threatened the Senate’s authority and the established power structure. Two interrelated factors primarily contributed to the Republican system’s downfall: the widening social and economic divide between the affluent elites and the general
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trophic webs and upstream perturbations‚ turbidity and temperature all affect the salmon population. Usually‚ the more untouched and diverse their ecosystem is‚ the healthier the salmon population is. Thus‚ declines in the ability of salmon to reproduce and inhabit a watershed‚ indicate a decline in the ecosystems health. Salmon are also
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In The Decline of American Press Freedom by Anne Applebaum‚ polish journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner‚ she wrote about how America’s freedom of press is being censored by corporations and the government. Companies and other governments have been banning certain articles from reaching certain their citizen’s media and other countries. For example‚ a journalist named Scott Anderson wrote an article called Vladimir Putin’s Dark Rise to Power. The article is about a theory of the Russian government
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places where beautiful empires from ancient populations settled‚ spreading their culture‚ architecture‚ knowledge‚ and art‚ among other qualities. Two important empires that were raised during 600-1550 CE in the Americas are the Aztec Empire in Mesoamerica‚ and the Inca Empire in the Andes. “The Inca Empire and its contemporary Aztec Empire grew out of political‚ economic‚ and cultural pattern that began to form around 600 CE” (Von Sivers et al. 433). The Inca and Aztec Empires are an important and
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Rudeness: The Decline of Civility or a Sign of the Times? “Please‚ thank you‚ no mam‚ and no sir”‚ are just some common terms that seemed to have vanished from conversations of daily living. Rudeness once was frowned upon but in today’s time‚ it has become usual. It seems as though no one cares about the cause and effect of their uncivility. Something as simple as showing appreciation for someone’s kind gesture should not be hard to do. For example if a person holds open the door for you‚ in return
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