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SOL Review 2-5

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the first humans originate?
a)
East Asia
b)
South Asia
c)
East Africa
d)
North Africa
2.
  The production of food by farming crops and domesticating animals
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Artifact
c)
Agriculture
d)
Angel
3.
Scientist who studies earlier peoples and cultures using artifacts and remains
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Artifact
c)
Agriculture
d)
Angel
4.
What do archaeologist do?
a)
Study Artifacts and Fossils
b)
Have eating contest
c)
Live in tents
d)
Study bugs to see what they eat
5.
The Neolithic Era=
a)
The Old Stone Age
b)
The Cold Stone Age
c)
The New Stone Age
d)
The Middle Stone Age
6.
A historic object made or used by humans, such as a tool, ornament or pottery
a)
Artifact
b)
Fossil
c)
Both
d)
Neither
7.
Method for telling the age of once-living material by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon remaining in it
a)
California Dating
b)
Carbon Dating
c)
Artifact Dating
d)
Fossil Dating
8.
Time before written history
a)
Prehistory
b)
Post-history
c)
Living History
d)
Real history
9.
Nomadic, first tools, fire, clans, oral language, and cave art
a)
The Paleolithic Era
b)
The Neolithic Era
c)
The Middle Era
d)
The Last Era
10.
Agriculture, domesticated animals, advanced tools, pottery, weaving skills
a)
The Paleolithic Era
b)
The Neolithic Era
c)
The Middle Era
d)
The Last Era
11.
The Paleolithic Era=
a)
The Old Stone Age
b)
The New Stone Age
c)
The Used Stone Age
d)
The Cold Stone Age
12.
The writing system used by the Sumerians:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Oracle Bone Scrpt
d)
Sanscrit
13.
The writing system used by the Indus River Valley:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Oracle Bone Scrpt
d)
Sanscrit
14.
The writing system used by the Egyptians:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Oracle Bone Scrpt
d)
Sanscrit
15.
The two important city-states along the Indus River Valley:
a)
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
b)
Memphis and Thebes
c)
Sumer and Ur
d)
Anyang and Yangzou
16.
The law code of the Hebrews:
a)
Code of Hammurabi
b)
Ten Commandments
c)
Epic of Gilgamesh
d)
None of these
17.
The people who had the first alphabet are:
a)
Hebrews
b)
Akkadians
c)
Sumerians
d)
Phoenicians
18.
The civilization to create ziggurats:
a)
Akkadians
b)
Chinese
c)
Harappans
d)
Sumerians
19.

A group of people who believe in many gods practice:

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Agnosticism

d)

Atheism

20.

Which of the following was built as a temple in ancient Mesopotamia

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Parthenon

d)

Great Pyramid

21.

Which of the following distinguishes the Hebrews from other ancient people?

a)

Oral traditions

b)

Trading practices

c)

Monotheism

d)

Polytheism

22.

The early Hebrew people trace the beginning of their history back to which important individual?

a)

Moses

b)

Soloman

c)

Abraham

d)

King David

23.

Which religion is best described by this list?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Zoroastrianism

d)

Islam

24.

Civilization along the Nile River

a)

Indus River

b)

Mesopotamian

c)

Egyptian

d)

Chinese

25.

Civilization along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

a)

Mesopotamian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Indus River

d)

Chinese

26.

The Indian Civilization developed along the...

a)

Nile River

b)

Indus River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Tigris River

27.

The Huang-He River gave rise to the ancient

a)

Chinese

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Hebrews

d)

Persians

28.

Written laws of the Babylonians (later Mesopotamians)

a)

Code of Hammurabi

b)

Polytheism

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Cuneiform

29.

Which ancient civilization created the settlements shown on this map?

a)

F Egyptian

b)

G Phoenician

c)

H Hebrew

d)

J Greek

30.
What river did these people in the ancient India settle along?
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Indus
31.
What does Huang He translate to?
a)
red river
b)
blue river
c)
white river
d)
yellow river
32.
Using the map, what river valley is shaded in yellow?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
33.
Cuneiform is...
a)
a system of government
b)
the world's first system of writing
c)
a type of poem or story
d)
a seal
34.
Where do high mountains border northern India?
a)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
b)
2500-1500 BCE
c)
Global climate change
d)
Himalayas and Hindu Kush
35.

What do the Code of Hammurabi and the Ten Commandments have in common?

a)

A Economic patterns of trade were linked in early cities

b)

B Some governments had written laws ensuring people knew the

principles to follow

c)

C A rigid class system was created and slavery was accepted

d)

D Cultures in the ancient world shared kings or rulers

36.

Which term means the spreading of the Jewish people to

different parts of the world?

a)

A Sabbath

b)

B Covenant

c)

C Diaspora

d)

D Monotheism

37.
The most sacred text in Judaism is the 
a)
Torah
b)
Hebrew Bible
c)
Talmud
d)
Dead Sea Scrolls
38.

How did China's rulers and dynasties acquire their right to rule?

a)

Eightfold Path

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

The People

d)

Edict of Law

39.
The king of Egypt was called a ______ .
a)
candace
b)
royal pain
c)
commander
d)
pharaoh
40.
India had the first what?
a)
Schools
b)
Public Sewer System
c)
Hospitals
d)
Roads
41.

What are the two rivers of India?

a)

Indus

b)

Yellow

c)

Ganges

d)

Tigris

42.

What are the two Mountain Ranges of India?

a)

Alps

b)

Hindu Kush

c)

Himalayas

d)

Rockys

43.

Golden Age, Concept of Zero, Setting bones and Round Earth

a)

Mauryan Empire

b)

Sumerian Empire

c)

Gupta Empire

d)

Shang Empire

44.

Aryans invaded India through the ____ _____ in the Hindu Kush Mountains.

a)

The Royal Road

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Royal pass

d)

Khyber Pass

45.

2nd Religion of India that was founded by Siddhartha Gautama

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Taoism

d)

Zoroastrianism

46.

Results because of Actions

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Enlightened One

47.

Rebirth

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Enlightened One

48.

Path to Enlightenment in Buddhism

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Eight Fold Path

c)

10 Commandments

d)

5 Pillars

49.

Emperor who spread Buddhism from India to China, Korea, and SE Asia

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Darius the Great

c)

Moses

d)

Asoka

50.

Social System of India based on jobs

a)

The Royal System

b)

The Dharma System

c)

The Caste System

d)

The Noble System

51.

Founder of Buddhism

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Darius the Great

c)

Moses

d)

Asoka

52.

Founder of Hinduism

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

No Single Founder

c)

Moses

d)

Asoka

53.

Holy texts of Hinduism

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Eight Fold Path

c)

Vedas

d)

Upanishads

54.

Which title best describes this list?

a)

Greek Gods and Goddesses

b)

Greek Leaders

c)

Roman Gods and Goddesses

d)

Roman Leaders

55.

Athens and Sparta were allies in the...

a)

Peloponnesian War

b)

Second Punic War

c)

Persian War

d)

First Punic War

56.

The Persian Wars resulted in the Greek control of the...

a)

Black Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

57.

Which issue led to the Peloponnesian War?

a)

A long standing trade dispute

b)

Revenge for past military defeats

c)

Competition for control of the Greek world

d)

Religious differences

58.

The Golden Age of Athens occurred under the leadership of...

a)

Pericles

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Darius

d)

Zeus

59.

Who were Herodotus and Thucydides?

a)

Playwrights

b)

Historians

c)

Philosophers

d)

Scientists

60.

Which of the following belongs in the shaded part of the diagram?

a)

Poets

b)

Philosophers

c)

Mathematicians

d)

Historians

61.

Following the Peloponnesian War, which country conquered Greece?

a)

Persia

b)

Carthage

c)

Macedonia

d)

Egypt

62.

How did geography influence the development of ancient Greece?

a)

The rugged mountainous terrain led to the creation of separate city-states

b)

Open plains and numerous rivers allowed for the creation of a large and powerful empire

c)

Ease of trade and communication led to enhanced unity among all Greeks

d)

Mountains in the south provided for isolation of Greece from the rest of the world

63.

What is the correct order of governments in Athens?

a)

Monarchy --> Aristocracy --> Tyranny --> Democracy

b)

Democracy --> Oligarchy --> Monarchy --> Autocracy

c)

Autocracy --> Monarchy --> Theocracy --> Democracy

d)

Tyranny --> Democracy --> Theocracy --> Aristocracy

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