SOL Released Test 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 to Mongol rule

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

• Invention of written language

• Development of agriculture

• Specialization of labor

• Use of pottery

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

• Mineral deposits

• Religious beliefs

• Survival needs

• Tribal treaties

The defining characteristic of polytheistic religions is the idea that -

• there is an eternal struggle between good and evil

• beings undergo many cycles of rebirth

• past actions control the destiny of each person

• there are many gods and goddesses in existence

Which of these best completes this diagram?

• Vedas

• Upanashads

• Twelve Tablets

• Ten Commandments

Which empire is associated with this river system?

• Gupta Empire

• Chinese Empire

• Phoenician Empire

• Babylonian Empire

The Vedas and the Upanishads are sacred writings of -

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Zoroastrianism

• 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

This quotation best represents the religious views of -

• Hindus

• Zoroastrians

• Buddhists

• Jews

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

• Hinduism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism