WorksheetsSOL Review B
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This includes the teachings of Jesus.
a)
New Testament
b)
Old Testament
c)
Qur'an
d)
Torah
2.
A triumvirate includes how many leaders?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
3.
This political system was used during the Middle Ages.
a)
Feudalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Caste System
d)
Monarchy
4.
How many tables does Rome have?
a)
10
b)
8
c)
12
d)
6
5.
Mecca, Medina, and __________ are the three holy cities of Islam.
a)
Bethlehem
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Varanasi
d)
Gaya
6.
This king united all of the tribes of Israel into a kingdom and made Jerusalem the capital.
a)
King David
b)
King Philip
c)
King James
d)
King Anthony
7.
Respect of elders, worshiping of ancestors, and importance of education are characteristics of which of the following?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Animism
d)
Shintoism
8.
Which religion was adapted by the Chinese?
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Christianity
9.
What were Mayan economies based on?
a)
Trade
b)
Agriculture
c)
Tribute
d)
Both Trade and Agriculture
10.
The capital of Mali was _________. It was the center of learning and trade.
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Axum
c)
Kush
d)
Songhai
11.
Mathematician and inventor who calculated Pi.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Archimedes
c)
Thales
d)
Plato
12.
What is the real name of Augustus?
a)
Marc
b)
Julius
c)
Octavian
d)
Nero
13.
What city did the crusaders want to take back?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Mecca
c)
Medina
d)
Bethlehem
14.
What African trade Kingdom was abandoned mysteriously?
a)
Songhai
b)
Mali
c)
Great Zimbabwe
d)
Ghana
15.
Who destroyed the kingdoms of Israel and the Temple of Solomon, starting the first Diaspora?
a)
Romans
b)
Mongols
c)
Mayans
d)
Neo-Babylonians
16.
Birthplace of Hinduism.
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
India
d)
Israel
17.
Prehistory is the time before humans invented __________.
a)
Weapons
b)
Fire
c)
Writing
d)
Farming
18.
Set of beliefs, values, and knowledge held by a group of people.
a)
Culture
b)
Ideals
c)
Ethnicity
d)
Heritage
19.
This "Renaissance man" was an artist, architect, engineer, and scientist.
a)
Plato
b)
Monet
c)
Machiavelli
d)
da Vinci
20.
__________ law is based on customs and judges' previous decisions instead of using written codes.
a)
International
b)
Common
c)
Societal
d)
Practical
21.
About 100 years after Charlemagne's death, ________ was the next major King of the Franks.
a)
Clovis I
b)
Napoleon III
c)
Hugh Capet
d)
Dagobert II
22.
What is the belief that people are basically evil and must be controlled with tough laws?
a)
Zoroastrianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Socialism
d)
Liberalism
23.
What Renaissance man is known for writing Utopia?
a)
Petrach
b)
Da Vinci
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Thomas Moore
24.
What economic system was used in the Middle Ages?
a)
Shintoism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Manorialism
d)
Humanism
25.
Which of the following is the correct order of Chinese Dynasties?
a)
Han, Shang, Qin, Zhou
b)
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
c)
Qin, Shang, Zhou, Han
d)
Han, Qin, Zhou, Shang
26.
What dynasty began building the great wall?
a)
Han
b)
Qin
c)
Shang
d)
Zhou
27.
What was the main trade route in China?
a)
Arabian
b)
Mediterranean
c)
Trans-Saharan
d)
Silk Road
28.
Silk, porcelain, and ________ were major Chinese trade items.
a)
Compass
b)
Paper
c)
Spices
d)
Horses
29.
This Jewish holiday celebrates when the plague in Egypt did not impact Jewish households.
a)
Passover
b)
Hanukkah
c)
Yom Kippur
d)
Kwanzaa
30.
What is the word for scattering of the Jews outside of their homeland?
a)
Propagation
b)
Diffusion
c)
Diaspora
d)
Displacement
31.
The general and politician was the leader of Athens during the Golden Age.
a)
Thucydides
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Caesar
d)
Pericles
32.
Siddhartha Guatama found the religion of...
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
33.
Name for the imperial governors of the Persian Empire.
a)
Satraps
b)
Shah
c)
Tsar
d)
Barao
34.
Aztecs used ____________ similar to the Egyptians.
a)
Quepo
b)
Glyphs
c)
Characters
d)
Abjads
35.
Who made Christianity legal in Rome?
a)
Augustus
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine
d)
Trajan
36.
Which of the following was a major contribution of Roman Society to the West?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Science
c)
Math
d)
Legal Systems
37.
Which poet wrote the Aeneid?
a)
Virgil
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Horace
d)
Seneca
38.
This family of languages is derived from Latin.
a)
Celtic
b)
Romantic
c)
Arabic
d)
Latina
39.
Who was the Roman general that defeated Hannibal to end the 2nd Punic Wars?
a)
Scipio
b)
Spartacus
c)
Caesar
d)
Constantine
40.
Who was the Carthaginian general that led the 2nd Punic War?
a)
Lascivious
b)
Marcus
c)
Hamilcar
d)
Hannibal
41.
What animal did Hannibal use in his surprise attack on Rome?
a)
Camel
b)
Horse
c)
Elephant
d)
Zebra
42.
Who was the slave that led a revolt that resulted in 6,000 crucified rebels.
a)
Hannibal
b)
Spartacus
c)
Agnomen
d)
Faustulus
43.
Sunni and Shi'a are the main branches of which religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Islam
44.
A chain of islands
a)
Archipelago
b)
Peninsula
c)
Canal
d)
Islet
45.
What was the capital city of the Aztecs called?
a)
Tikal
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Tacna
46.
Hinduism is the main religion in which of these countries?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Persia
d)
Indonesia
47.
Menes (aka Narmer) united upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom, creating the first Egyptian __________.
a)
Kingdom
b)
Empire
c)
Dynasty
d)
Monarchy
48.
The Hebrew name for "I am" (aka God)
a)
Elohim
b)
Yahweh
c)
Yeshua
d)
Menorah
49.
Which was the first of the River Valley Civilizations?
a)
Egyptian
b)
Shang
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Harappen
50.
Characteristics of the Neolithic Era include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Pottery and Pottery Wheels
b)
Domestication of plants and animals
c)
Simple tools made of stone
d)
Looms for weaving textiles
51.
What are the teaching of Buddha called?
a)
New Testament
b)
Twelve Tables
c)
Five Pillars
d)
Four Noble Truths
52.
The Hindu Kush and Himalayas separate what country from the rest of Asia?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Korea
d)
Vietnam
53.
What does S.P.Q.R stand for?
a)
Senate and Peasants of Rome
b)
Save the People of Rome
c)
Senate and People of Rome
d)
Save the Priest of Rome
54.
How did Paleolithic people survive?
a)
Fire
b)
Agriculture
c)
Farming
d)
Hunting and Gathering
55.
What field of study would examine the above items as part of their research?
a)
Geography
b)
Archaeology
c)
Paleontology
d)
Anthropology
56.
On which peninsula is Greece located?
a)
Iberian
b)
Balkan
c)
Floridian
d)
Italian
57.
Which of these is not a physical feature of Greece?
a)
rugged mountains
b)
deep valleys
c)
great rivers
d)
many islands
58.
What allowed Greeks to interact with other people and cultures?
a)
religion
b)
trade
c)
art
d)
sports
59.
Justinian's lasting contribution was . . .
a)
His permanent retaking of the western half of the Empire
b)
His uniting political and religious authority into a single leader
c)
His updating of previous legal traditions
d)
His conquest of the Umayyad Dynasty
60.
The origin of the Byzantine Empire begins when . . .
a)
Carthage lost the Punic Wars
b)
Julius Caesar ends the civil wars
c)
The empire is divided
d)
Constantine converts to Christianity
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