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WHI Released SOL Review 2014

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Wall of China was built to -

a)

close China to foreign trade

b)

provide a trade route across Asia

c)

protect China from invaders

d)

create a monument

2.

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

a)

Invention of written language

b)

Development of agriculture

c)

Specialization of labor

d)

Use of pottery

3.

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

a)

Mineral depositis

b)

Religious beliefs

c)

Survival needs

d)

Tribal treaties

4.

Which best completes this diagram?

a)

Vedas

b)

Upanishads

c)

Twelves Tablets

d)

Ten Commandments

5.

Which empire is associated with this river system?

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Chinese Empire

c)

Phoencian Empire

d)

Babylonian Empire

6.

The Vedas and the Upanishads are sacred writings of -

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Zoroastriam

d)

Buddhism

7.

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a Chinese emperor could remain in power as long as he -

a)

obeyed the priests

b)

controlled the army

c)

governed as a just ruler

d)

conquered new territories

8.

The quotation best represents the religious views of -

a)

Hindus

b)

Zoastrians

c)

Buddhists

d)

Jews

9.

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

a)

Hinduism

b)

Taoism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Confucianism

10.

Which statement describes the origin of these terms?

a)

They are events from Roman history

b)

They are found in Babylonian legends

c)

They are taken from Greek mythology

d)

They are actions of Egyptian gods

11.

This quotatation is from -

a)

Pericles

b)

Homer

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Hippocrates

12.

Which god kept the same name when adopted from Greek mythology by the Romans?

a)

Venus

b)

Zeus

c)

Juno

d)

Apollo

13.

What was the purpose of this structure?

a)

To make travel easier

b)

To carry water

c)

To practice a religion

d)

To defend a city

14.

Emperor Constantine influenced the tradition of Western civilization by -

a)

sending Roman soldiers to the Middle East

b)

legalizing Christianity within the Roman Empire

c)

codifying Roman law in the Middle East

d)

unifying Roman law in the Middle East

15.

Which city was an obstacle to early Rome's control of the Mediterranean Region?

a)

Athens

b)

Carthage

c)

Alexandria

d)

Corinth

16.

How did Rome's military conquest affect the economic social structures of the Roman Republic?

a)

Slavery became important to Rome's agricultural production

b)

Soldiers deserted to join enemy armies attacking Rome

c)

Trade routes fell into disuse throughout the Republic religion

d)

The Republic adopted a monotheistic religion

17.

These statement describe characteristics of the early -

a)

Buddhists

b)

Muslims

c)

Zorastrians

d)

Christians

18.

Which group was most responsible from spreading this cultural characteristic?

a)

Roman soldiers

b)

Islamic traders

c)

Egyptains pharoahs

d)

Sumerian bureacrats

19.

Which characteristic describes the early Catholic Church?

a)

Established monasteries in Russia

b)

Centered in Mecca

c)

Headed by the Pope

d)

Conducted services in Greek

20.

Which art form is most associated with the Byzantine culture?

a)

Tapestries

b)

Mosaics

c)

Sculpture

d)

Music

21.

Which instruction in Western Europe has the most power during the Middle Ages?

a)

The Church

b)

Merchant guilds

c)

The feudal system

d)

Roman universities

22.

The cause of the split in Islam after Muhammads death was as difference of opinion concerning -

a)

expansion

b)

leaders

c)

prayers

d)

pilgrimages

23.

Which characteristics describes the earliest followers of Islam?

a)

Nomads in West Africa

b)

Migrated from Central Asia

c)

Lived on the Arabian Peninsula

d)

Sea traders from South Asia

24.

Which civilization most influenced the architecture of the church?

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Byzantine

d)

Indian

25.

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

a)

Marcus Aurelius

b)

Constantine

c)

Augustus Daesar

d)

Justinian

26.

Which belief is associated with Shintoism?

a)

The gods interfere in human lives.

b)

People will experience an afterlife.

c)

Reincarnation depends on karma.

d)

People must respect nature spirits.

27.

Which event helped to spread Islam in Africa?

a)

Establishment of trade in Timbuktu

b)

Conquest of Jerusalem

c)

Relocation of capital to Baghdad

d)

Conquest of Damascus

28.

The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai benefits from being near the -

a)

largest European cities

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea Coast

d)

Trans-Saharan trade routes

29.

This sequence of events was caused by the -

a)

begining of the Crusades

b)

fall of the Roman Empire

c)

Hundred Year's War

d)

Bubonic Plague

30.

Which city served as the capital of 3 empires at different times and under different names?

a)

Athens

b)

Moscow

c)

Constantinople

d)

Baghdad

31.

Which civilization best completes this diagram?

a)

Incan

b)

Mayan

c)

Egyptian

d)

Persian

32.

Mayan and Aztec civilizations advanced the development of -

a)

calendars

b)

printing

c)

ocean navigation

d)

manufacturing

33.

This quotation describes the -

a)

triumph of the Ottoman Turks at Tours

b)

collapse of Rome as a result of the barbarian invansions

c)

triumph of Pope Urban in retaking the Holy Land

d)

collapse of Western control of Jerusalem

34.

The Middle Ages, many Greek and Roman classics were preserved because they had been translated into -

a)

Russian

b)

Perisan

c)

Arabic

d)

Chinese

35.

During the Renaissance, these authors were most often studied by -

a)

bankers

b)

humanists

c)

feudal lords

d)

parish priests

36.

The movable type printing press helped the Renaissance by -

a)

supporting the teaching of the Catholic Church

b)

increasing the use of new accounting practices

c)

motivating the analysis of Egyptian society

d)

expanding the distribution of new ideas

37.

Which statement best explains the migration of early human?

a)

Rise of civilization displaced other people

b)

Natural disasters forced people to leave native lands

c)

People searched for new sources of food

d)

Religious conflicts made people leave disputed lands

38.

Emperor Constantine chose the location for a new capital partly for its distance from -

a)

trade routes

b)

feudual kingdoms

c)

Germanic invaders

d)

Mongol hordes

39.

The lack of arable [farmable] land in Greece contributed to an economic system based on -

a)

manufacturing goods

b)

shipping and trade

c)

agricultural production

d)

lumber and minerals

40.

Which number shows where a Roman civilization first developed?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

41.

Which primary factor encouraged Greek city-states to develop different identities?

a)

Language

b)

Religion

c)

Economy

d)

Geography

42.

Many Incan cities were easily defended because they were built -

a)

in canyons

b)

in rainforests

c)

on mountaintops

d)

on islands

43.

Which regions were connect by the Silk Roads?

a)

East Asia and the Mediterranean basin

b)

Western Europe and East Africa

c)

East Africa and Southeast Asia

d)

Northern Europe and the Mediterranean basin

44.

Which phrase best describes the geographic location of the Mayan civilization?

a)

Rainforests in Central America

b)

Deserts in Mexico

c)

Woodlands of North America

d)

Mountains of Brazil

45.

The early river valley civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia developed governments that were ruled by -

a)

religious authorities

b)

elected officals

c)

representative assemblies

d)

tribal councils

46.

According tot his quotation, Christopher Columbus relied on technology that origination in -

a)

China

b)

Arabia

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

47.

One characteristic of the Pax Romana was widespread -

a)

cultural decline

b)

economic prosperity

c)

political conflict

d)

social equality

48.

Which choice belongs in this diagram?

a)

Patricians in section 1

b)

Plebians in section 1

c)

Consuls in section 2

d)

Emperors in section 2

49.

Ancient Athens was responsible for developing which concept in government?

a)

Civil service

b)

Elected legislatures

c)

Direct democracy

d)

Written laws