SOL Review Kingston

SOL Review Kingston

By Paul Kingston

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What era is also known as the "Old Stone Age?"

• The Neolithic Era

• The Paleolithic Era

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Jurrasic

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The Development of agriculture during the neolithic era led the ________ revolution?

• Christian

• Agricultural

• Iron

• French

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Along what river did the Egyptian river valley society develop?

• The Indus

• The Nile

• The Tigris and Euphrates

• The Yellow

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What was Hammurabi's code?

• A Babylonian code of laws

• The Rosetta Stone

• The Ten Commandemnts

• The epic of Gilgamesh

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What is the Hebrew (Jewish) holy book called

• The Torah

• The Vedas

• The Bible

• The Quaran

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What Is the ancient Egyptian writing system called?

• Sanskrit

• Alphabet

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneform

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What was the religion of ancient Persia?

• SHintoism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Zooroastrianism

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India is bordered by what mountain range?

• The Alps

• The Himalayas

• The Andes

• The Rockies

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Indian Mathematicians came up with the concept of _________.

• Pi

• Zero

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Hippocratic Oathes

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The sacred text of Hinduism is called the ______________.

• Vedas and the Upanishads

• The Torah

• The Bible

• The Q'uaran

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Buddist follow the ___________ to achieve enlightenment.

• The Ten Commandments

• The Eight fold path

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Who was Buddhism founded by?

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Mohammed

• Jesus

• Constantine

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What river is in China?

• The Amazon

• The Yellow

• The Rubicon

• The Nile

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What Chinese religion is represented by the yin and Yang meaning balance?

• Taoism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Zooroastrianism

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What type of religion did the ancient greeks practice?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Nature worship

• Agnosticism

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What Greek city-state is known for democracy?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Troy

• Macedononia

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What Greek city state fought Athens in the Pelopenisian war, and is well known for its military?

• Sparta

• Crete

• Rome

• Carthage

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Which greek scholar was a mathametician?

• Pythagoras

• Hippocrates

• Socrates

• Herrodotus

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What Greek leader from Macedonia conquered Egypt?

• Alexander the Great

• Darrius

• Cyrus

• Julius Caesar

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What were the wealthy people in Rome known as?

• Plebians

• serfs

• Patricians

• Bourgoise

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Who was Romes largest rival in the mediterranean during the republic period. Their leader Hannibal invaded Rome with an army of war elephants.

• Carthage

• Greece

• Egypt

• England

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What Romanemperor is known for the Pax Romana?

• Hadrian

• Nero

• Augustus

• Julius Caesar

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Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Justinian

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What city was the Capital of the Byzantine Empire, and is now known as Istanbul?

• Constantinople

• Paris

• London

• Rome

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Which church was built by the Byzantine empire?

• The Hagia Sophia

• Notre Dame

• The Arc of the Covenant

• Caesars Palace

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What Byzantine Emperor is known for making a code of laws that influenced later laws in Europe?

• Justinian

• Julius Caesar

• Marc Antony

• Cleopatra

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Who do Muslims consider to be the prophet?

• Mohammed

• Gautama

• Asoka

• Ghengis Khan

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Where were the early followers of Islam located?

• China

• The Arabian Peninsula

• Sub Saharan Africa

• Russia

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What are Islamic houses of worship called?

• Churches

• Temples

• Ziggaruts

• Mosques

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Who was the most powerful Frankish king during the middle ages?

• Charlemagne

• Augustus

• Justinian

• Alexander the Great

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What region were the Vikings from?

• Scandinavia

• Spain

• England

• Asia Minor

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What was the economic system used during the medieval period?

• Feudalism

• Humanism

• Taoism

• Slavery

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Which of the following was conquered by the Mongols?

• China

• India

• America

• England

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The native religion of Japan that worships nature is called __________.

• Monotheism

• Hinduism

• Shintoism

• Polytheism

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Which African empire, led by Mansa Musa, helped spread Islam through trade/

• Mali

• Zimbabwe

• Axum

• Kush

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Which African empire, located in modern day Ethiopia, was an early convert to Christianity?

• Axum

• Zimbabwe

• Mali

• Mongolia

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Which South American culture kept records with string knots, and built Machu Pichu in the Andes Mountains?

• The Maya

• The Inca

• The Aztecs

• The Lakota

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Pyramids built by the Ancient Maya are found in what region?

• The rainforests of central America

• The deserts of central mexico

• The Andes Mountains

• The Grand Canyon

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What Mesoamerican culture had a capital city called Tenochtitaln that was built in the middle of a lake. To feed the city, they created floating gardens called Chianampas.

• The Maya

• The Aztecs

• The Inca

• The Russians

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Why was the Magna Carta important?

• It was Roman Law

• It limited the power of the King

• It was Hammarabis code

• It was the Justinian Code

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The hundred years war was between what two nations?

• England and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Carthage and Rome

• Athens and Sparta

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What ethnic group did many people blame the black death on during the middle ages?

• Asians

• The Jewish People

• Vikings

• Slavs

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What two religious groups fought over control of the holy land during the Crusades.

• Christians and Muslims

• Hindus and Buddhists

• Christians and Zooroastrians

• The Mongols and the Huns

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Who wrote "The Prince," a book about maintaining absolute rule, and the ends justifying the means?

• Machiavelli

• Michaelangelo

• Dante

• Leonard DaVinci

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What was the educational philosophy that developed during the rennaiscance

• Monotheism

• Humanism

• Materialism

• Feudalism