WHI Released SOL Review 2014

The Great Wall of China was built to -

• close China to foreign trade

• provide a trade route across Asia

• protect China from invaders

• create a monument

During the Neolithic Era, which change first resulted in the creation of settle communities?

• Invention of written language

• Development of agriculture

• Specialization of labor

• Use of pottery

Which factor has the greatest effect on the movements of early nomadic societies?

• Mineral depositis

• Religious beliefs

• Survival needs

• Tribal treaties

Which best completes this diagram?

• Vedas

• Upanishads

• Twelves Tablets

• Ten Commandments

Which empire is associated with this river system?

• Gupta Empire

• Chinese Empire

• Phoencian Empire

• Babylonian Empire

The Vedas and the Upanishads are sacred writings of -

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Zoroastriam

• Buddhism

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a Chinese emperor could remain in power as long as he -

• obeyed the priests

• controlled the army

• governed as a just ruler

• conquered new territories

The quotation best represents the religious views of -

• Hindus

• Zoastrians

• Buddhists

• Jews

Living in harmony with nature is an important part of Chinese culture primarily becuase of -

• Hinduism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

Which statement describes the origin of these terms?

• They are events from Roman history

• They are found in Babylonian legends

• They are taken from Greek mythology

• They are actions of Egyptian gods