WorksheetsWorld History I SOL Practice - part 1
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following describes prehistory?
Before there were permanent settlements
Before there was oral language
Anything that happened before farming
Anything that happened before writing was invented
The ancient Hebrews were unique in that their religion focused on -
sacrifices
ancestor worship
monotheism
pilgrimages to holy sites
The agricultural revolution happened when -
People started speaking different languages
Humans first learned how to farm, and therefore could develop permanent settlements.
Trade was eliminated.
Food sources such as wild game became scarce.
The central text of Judaism is the -
Analects
Koran (Qur'an)
Torah
Upanishads
The diagram seen here represents ___________.
Class system of China
Political system of Greece
Feudal system of Japan
Caste system of India
The Egyptian writing system, depicted here, was called -
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
oracle bones
Cyrillic
The Eightfold Path is a teaching found in which religion?
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Which civilization saw their Golden Age during the Gupta dynasty?
India
China
Egypt
Greece
According to this quote, what does Pericles believe Athenians value as a society?
military discipline
civic responsibility
religious freedom
economic opportunity
Hippocrates is known as the "father of ___________."
lies
medicine
poetry
mathematics
In which city would you find the pantheon?
Athens
Rome
Babylon
London
Where would you find the parthenon?
Athens
Rome
Babylon
London
The largest impacts of Constantine happened when he did what?
banned monotheism
wrote the constitution of Rome
moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople (Byzantium), and legalized Christianity
abolished debt slavery
Who fought each other in the Peloponnesian wars?
Athens and Sparta
Athens and Rome
Sparta and Egypt
Rome and Carthage
Which accomplishment is associated with Alexander the Great?
The spread of Greek culture throughout the empire
The introduction of Christianity to the near East
The defeat of the Chinese army in Asia
The destruction of the Athenian navy in battle
Which best defines polytheism?
belief in an eternal struggle between good and evil
belief that past actions control the destiny of each person
a belief that there are many gods and goddesses in existence
a belief that beings undergo cycles of birth and rebirth
What was the purpose of this structure?
To make travel easier
To carry water into a town or city
To practice a religion
To defend a city
Which city was an obstacle to early Rome's control of the Mediterranean region?
Athens
Carthage
Alexandria
Corinth
Which of the following was NOT a famous Greek philosopher?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Homer
