End of Year SOL Review

Which change resulted in the creation of settled communities?

• Invention of written language

• Development of agriculture

• Specialization of labor

• Use of pottery

Polytheistic

• Worship one god

• Worship more than one god

The Vedas and Upanishads are sacred writings of

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Zoroastrianism

• Buddhism

Emperor Constantine influenced the traditions of Western civilization by

• sending Roman soldiers to the Middle East

• legalizing Christianity within the Roman Empire

• codifying Roman law in the Middle East

• unifying Europe by founding the Holy Roman Empire

Which two cities fought during the Punic Wars?

• Rome and Athens

• Sparta and Jerusalem

• Rome and Carthage

• Alexandria and Corinth

What characteristic describes the early Catholic Church?

• Established monasteries in Russia

• Centered in Mecca

• Headed by the Pope

• Conducted services in Greek

Which art form is most associated with Byzantine culture?

• Tapestries

• Mosaics

• Sculpture

• Music

What institution in Western Europe had the most power during the Middle Ages?

• The Church

• Merchant guilds

• The feudal system

• Roman universities

Whose codification of Roman law has strongly influenced European laws of today?

• Marcus Aurelius

• Constantine

• Augustus Caesar

• Justinian

Which event helped to spread Islam in Africa?

• Establishment of trade with Timbuktu

• Conquest of Jerusalem

• Relocation of capital to Baghdad

• Conquest of Damascus