Benchmark/TCAP Practice

Which number represents Asia Minor on the map?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

This Chinese philosopher created civil service exams and encouraged relationships and the Golden Rule.

• Confucius

• Shi Huangdi

• Buddha

• Alexander the Great

The Jewish people were determined to keep their religion despite slavery and Babylonian Captivity. Their religion is known as--

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

All the following were parts of Alexander the Great's empire EXCEPT:

• Persia

• Egypt

• China

• Greece

The most common use for the Egyptian paper papyrus was--

• currency for trading.

• books used in schools.

• recording history and literature.

• wallpaper in temples.

What two rivers are associated with ancient Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Yellow

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Tigris and Huang He

• Tiber and Jordan

The map shows the Aryan people invading India which caused culturals to blend. Aryans brought what social system with them?

• The caste sytem

• polytheism

• pharaoh system

• hierarchy of needs

Because pharaohs were considered and worshipped as gods, they were _____ to be preserved for the afterlife.

• covered in gold

• buried alive

• placed in a temple

• mummified

The Roman empire lasted around 5 centuries before it was divided in two. What two sections were formed?

• Northern Roman Empire and Southern Roman Empire

• Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire

• Constantinople and Rome

• Eastern Roman Empire and Southern Roman Empire

Which of the following is an Indian invention:

• silk fabric

• sailboats

• the compass

• the symbol for zero