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World History I SOL Review-Abrey/Lopez

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Prehistoric humans are called _________________.
a)
Homo  anthroape
b)
Hominids
c)
Lucy
d)
Cavemen
2.

Where was Lucy found?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

India

d)

Australia

3.
Which of the following species migrated out of Africa? 
a)
Homo Habilis
b)
Australopithecus
c)
Homo Erectus
4.
Which is not true about the Nile
a)
The Nile is the longest river in the world
b)
Egypt was called the Gift of the Nile because it gave Egypt life.
c)
The Nile flows North, up Egypt
d)
The Nile flows South, down Egypt
5.
Menes was best known for 
a)
Being from Upper Egypt
b)
Marrying princesses
c)
Good at being a general
d)
Unifying Egypt and wearing the double crown
6.
People who are from rich and powerful families are called
a)
 Nobles
b)
Scribes
c)
Merchants
d)
Slaves
7.

What river did people in ancient India settle along?

a)

Tigris

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

d)

Euphrates

8.

Like other ancient civilizations, ancient India was divided into four__________ ___________, also called __________, based on occupation.

a)

ultimate religions, leaders

b)

social classes, castes

c)

government classes, dictators

9.

What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia?

a)

hurricane

b)

tsunami

c)

monsoon

d)

typhoon

10.

Which of the following is a basic Buddhist belief?

a)

teaching simple principles

b)

embracing people from any level of society

c)

reaching enlightenment

d)

all of these options

11.
1. What is the Buddha's real name? 
a)
Gangas Khan 
b)
Asoka
c)
Siddartha Guatama 
d)
Finn
12.
What does the 8 fold path consist of? 
a)
Right thought, intent, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration. 
b)
Right decisions, choices, livelihood, no talking, be crazy 
c)
8 things that a dude said one day under a tree
d)
8 items that the Brahmins felt were very important to the Caste System. 
13.
What are the 4 Noble Truths? 
a)
Suffering and unhappiness, and no one can escape sorrow
b)
No one can escape sorrow, people cause their own misery
c)
No one can escape sorrow, we cause our own misery, we can reach nirvana, follow the 8 fold path
d)
Truth, Justice, and the American Way 
14.
The Phoenicians were the first people to create what?
a)
writing
b)
goverment
c)
alphabet
d)
cedar wood
15.
What was the name of the snail that produced the purple dye?
a)
Garden Snail
b)
Mediterranean Snail
c)
Murex Snail
d)
Phoenician Snail
16.

The Minotaur was...

a)

half-man and half-dolphin

b)

half-bird and half man

c)

half-horse and half-man

d)

half-bull and half-man

17.

Knossos was...?

a)

A religious temple.

b)

The largest palace on Crete.

c)

The Greece term for house.

d)

A fishing village on Crete.

18.
The Minoans lived on 
a)
Crete
b)
Peloponnesus
c)
Myceans
d)
Balkan Peninsula
19.

What was the job of the scribe?

a)

Read, write, and keep records

b)

Make laws

c)

Perform religious rituals

d)

Provide grain and food for the people

20.
Cuneiform was?
a)
A special agreement
b)
writing system
c)
a temple
21.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
a)
a large arch of rich farmland in Mesopotamia 
b)
a way of dividing society by rank and class
c)
a political unit consisting of a city and surrounding countryside
d)
a way of accomplishing a task by assigning a job to an individual 
22.
What are the earliest known written collection of laws called?
a)
Mesopotamian Laws
b)
Code of Babylon
c)
Hammurabi's Code
d)
Sumerian Code of Law
23.
What is a ziggurat?
a)
a Jewish house of worship
b)
a pyramid-shaped tower found in Sumerian cities 
c)
a wheeled, horse-drawn battle car
d)
the Sumerian writing system 
24.

What is one thing the Qin dynasty is known for?

a)

building the Grand Canal

b)

constructing the Great Wall of China

c)

invading Rome

d)

being defeated by the Mongols

25.
On which continent is China located? 
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Australia 
26.
How did the mountains and deserts affect China's civilization?
a)
providing rich soil for Chinese farmers
b)
made it difficult for invaders to enter
c)
made it easier to trade with other countries
27.
The main river in China is __________. 
a)
Mississippi
b)
Huang He
c)
James
d)
Rio Grande
28.
Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Mandate of Heaven
29.
A philosophy based on respect for elders and authority. 
a)
Daoism
b)
Legalism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Qin
30.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
31.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
32.
The responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents is
a)
pictograph
b)
cultural diffusion
c)
ideograph
d)
filial piety
33.
The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
a)
Confucianism
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
dynasty
d)
Daoism
34.
Trade route that stretched from western China to southern Asia
a)
filial piety
b)
Silk Road
c)
Great Wall
d)
Anyang
35.
In 570 B.C. a new religion was created, what was its name?
a)
Zoroaster
b)
Zeus
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
Buddhism
36.
Who was the first leader of the Persian Empire?
a)
Xerxes
b)
Darius the Great
c)
Cyrus the Great
d)
Alexander the Great
37.
Put the Persian leaders in order from earliest to latest.
a)
Darius, Xerxes, Cyrus
b)
Cyrus, Xerxes, Darius
c)
Xerxes, Cyrus, Darius
d)
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes
38.
___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
David
d)
Muhammad
39.

The ______ is the Jewish holy book.

a)

Torah

b)

Synagogue

c)

Monotheism

40.

What are the 10 Commandments?

a)

Laws and guidelines on how to be a good person

b)

The Jewish Holy Book

c)

A letter God wrote to Abraham

41.

Which man received the Ten Commandments from God?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

David

d)

Yahweh

42.

What is the name of the Jewish god?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

David

d)

Yahweh

43.
A great city in Greece, that had an Oligarchy type of Government, taught boys to be good soldiers, and took what they needed from neighbors.
a)
Sparta 
b)
Athens 
44.
A great city in Greece that had a Democracy for government, traded with other city-states, and participated in the assembly.
a)
Athens 
b)
Sparta 
45.
The war that was a result of Sparta's jealousy and distrust of powerful Athens
a)
Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War 
46.
A Greek Philosopher that taught people use a question and answer way of thinking.
a)
Socrates 
b)
Aristotle 
47.
A Greek Philosopher that opened the school the Lyceum and was the biggest supporter of learning History.
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle 
48.
A Government by the people
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy 
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny 
49.
A Government with the power in the hands of a few wealthy people.
a)
Oligarchy 
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
50.
A single ruler who passes their reign on to their son
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
51.
A military leader seizing military power illegally
a)
Tyranny
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
52.
They could own property, they went to school like the boys did, they live. The same simple life as the men
a)
Sparta Women
b)
Athens Women 
53.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
54.
During which Age did the Greeks make great advances in art, architecture, medicine, and philosophy?
a)
The Hellenistic Age
b)
The Golden Age
c)
The Peloponnesian Age
d)
The Bronze Age
55.
Who was NOT a Greek philosopher?
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
56.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
57.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
Marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
Triathlons 
58.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
59.
He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Ceasar Augustus
c)
Constantine
d)
Sparticus 
60.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
61.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
62.
The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of 
a)
Peace
b)
War
c)
Conflict
d)
Conquests
63.
In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the 
a)
Chinese
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Mesopotamians
64.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
a)
Consuls
b)
Praetors
c)
Tribunes
d)
Senators
65.
Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the
a)
 Forum
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Senate
66.
What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
a)
Naples
b)
Florence
c)
Rome
d)
Pompeii
67.

How did the Punic Wars impact the Romans?

a)

After the wars, Rome had control over a large empire and became a leading world power.

b)

The Romans established a direct democracy and became the first nation to allow women to vote.

c)

Rome became allies with the Gauls and the Spanish, and together they formed the Pompeian League.

d)

The Roman Republic collapsed after losing too much land and resources during the wars.

68.

The Punic Wars were fought because Rome wanted to expand its empire and felt threatened by the Carthaginians.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Why were the Romans surprised by Hannibal's attack in the 2nd Punic War?

a)

they didn't expect anyone to come through mountains to attack

b)

Hannibal wanted peace

c)

they surrendered after two days

d)

attacking only by sea

70.

Who was the founder of Christianity?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Muhammad

71.

What is a disciple?

a)

a follower

b)

a Roman soldier

c)

a Jewish priest

d)

a savior

72.

The four accounts of Jesus's life are called the

a)

Parables

b)

Laws

c)

Revelation

d)

Gospels

73.

Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome?

a)

the Pope

b)

the emperor

c)

the rabbi

74.
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Rome 
b)
Athens 
c)
Constantinople 
d)
Italy 
75.
Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?
a)
Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa
b)
Great architecture 
c)
Autocratic rulers 
d)
The pope lives there
76.
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 existing Roman legal traditions
d)
His conquest of the Umayyad Dynasty
77.
Constantinople was located between the ________ and _______ continents.
a)
Asian; African
b)
African; European
c)
Asian; European
d)
Asian; Australian
78.
The Byzantines preserved _______ and _______ cultural heritage.
a)
Greek; Chinese
b)
Greek; Roman
c)
Roman; Chinese
d)
Indian; Greek
79.
________ is like the Byzantine's version of Hammurabi's Code.
a)
Justinian's Code
b)
The 12 Tables
c)
The 10 Commandments
d)
The Magna Carta
80.
_______ is to the Byzantines as the Pantheon is to Rome.
a)
Parthenon
b)
Hagia Sophia
c)
An aqueduct
d)
The Ziggurat
81.

Which leader was anointed Emperor in 800AD?

a)

Clovis

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Charles Martel

82.

What is a fief?

a)

large piece of land

b)

manor

c)

payment

83.

Which European group migrated from Scandinavia to Russia?

a)

Vikings

b)

Angles and Saxons

c)

Magyars

84.
Feudalism is an example of
a)
a monarchy
b)
an industrial economy
c)
a local government
d)
a religious empire
85.
Feudalism began as
a)
a way for the military to secure its power over the peasants and landowners
b)
a contract in which land was granted to the peasants in exchange for military service to the nobles
c)
a demand by peasants for better living conditions and for a share in the economic prosperity of the middle ages
d)
a means for the church to collect more taxes for its support of the nobility
86.
The Magna Carta means...
a)
Grand Document
b)
Glorious Constitution
c)
Great Charter
d)
Magnificent Constitution
87.
This wealthy class of people were directly under the King and held important titles such as Baron or Baroness.
a)
Serfs
b)
Knights
c)
Nobles
d)
Monarchs
88.
These poor people were the workers.  They tilled the land and reaped the harvest to help feed all of Enlgand
a)
Knights
b)
Serfs
c)
Nobles
d)
Fiefs
89.
What did the Magna Carta do?
a)
Gave more power to the King
b)
Limited the power of the King
c)
Got rid of the Feudal System in England
d)
Gave more power to the Common People
90.

Joan of Arc fought to unite what country?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Italy

91.

An estimated ____ of Europe's population died due to the black death plague.

a)

1/4

b)

2/3

c)

1/3

d)

80%

92.

How did the black death spread?

a)

Bad water

b)

Fleas on rats

c)

Looking at people

d)

Alignment of the stars

93.

How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?

a)

It decreased literacy throughout Europe.

b)

It allowed for more literature to be printed.

c)

It allowed for more men to train and join the priesthood.

d)

It decreased the production of navigational maps.

94.

Which of the following was Machiavelli's major contribution to the Renaissance?

a)

He painted the Mona Lisa.

b)

He wrote a book about politics called The Prince.

c)

He invented the movable type printing press.

d)

He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

95.

What did he paint on a dining room wall used my monks?

a)

Mona Lisa

b)

Mary and Jesus

c)

The Last Supper

d)

The Virgin of the Rocks.

96.

What is Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting?

a)

The Last Supper

b)

Virgin of the Rocks

c)

Madonna and Child

d)

Mona Lisa

97.
What ceiling did Michelangelo paint? 
a)
St. Peters Bacillica 
b)
Sistine Chapel
c)
St. Pauls Church
d)
Westminster Abby 
98.
During Michelangelo's life, Europe was experiencing a new exciting beginning. Many discoveries and explorations were being made. What do we call the time period? 
a)
Renaissance
b)
Hellenistic Period
c)
Ancient Greece/Rome
d)
Middle Ages
99.
One of the Mayans' many creations that we use today is
a)
365 day calendar
b)
Human Sacrifice
c)
The Wheel
100.
What is the Aztec capital?
a)
Mexico
b)
Tenochtitlan 
c)
Tlatelolco
d)
Calpolli
101.
Which disease killed the Aztecs?
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Ebola
c)
Yellow Fever
d)
Small Pox
102.
The Aztecs believed in human sacrifice because:
a)
They were evil and horrible people.
b)
They believed it would please their gods
c)
They hated blood but thought it would give them life.
d)
They wanted to show people how tough they were.
103.
The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay tribute. What is a tribute?
a)
attention at all times
b)
gifts of jewels, gold , and valuables
c)
show honor with marches
d)
they have them perform a talent show
104.
Who was the Spanish explorer that arrived in 1519?
a)
Cortez
b)
Pizzaro
c)
Marc Anthony
d)
Vespucci
105.
The conquered city of Tenochtitlan is now the modern day city of:
a)
Valdez
b)
Cortez City
c)
Mexico City
d)
San Jose

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