WHI SOL 2012 Released Test

When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings, like the one above, allow archaeologists to...

• Speculate about daily lives

• Understand spoken languages

• Interpret written records

• Study farming techniques

The ancient Hebrews were among the first to develop a religious tradition that included —

• sacrifices

• ancestor worship

• holy pilgrimages

• monotheism

What was the major change caused by the agricultural revolution

• Increase of spoken languages

• End of hunting

• Development of permanent settlements

• Elimination of trade

Which type of government was used in the Persian Empire?

• Religious oligarchy

• Republic

• Imperial Bureaucracy

• Democracy

Which text is a central document of Judaism?

• Analects

• Koran (Qur'an)

• Torah

• Upanishads

What does this diagram represent?

• Class system of China

• Political system of Greece

• Caste system of India

• Feudal system of Japan

Which ancient writing system is illustrated in this picture?

• Chinese characters

• Phoenician Alphabet

• Sumerian Cuneiform

• Egyptian hieroglyphics

Buddhists achieve enlightenment by following the —

• laws of the Old Testament

• Decrees of Upanishads

• Five Pillars

• Eightfold Path

The Gupta Empire made a major contribution to world civilizations by developing —

• the concept of zero

• lon-lasting roads

• the production of porcelain

• wind-powered boats

Religious Beliefs of Ancient ______?

- Live in harmony with nature

-Have a simple life

-Exercise humility in all things

• China

• Greece

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia