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WHI (World History I to 1500) SOL REVIEW

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did most Cave Art show?

a)

The animals they hunted

b)

sunsets and butterflies

c)

farming communities

d)

only plants

2.

Scientist who studies earlier peoples and cultures using artifacts and remains

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Artifact

c)

Agriculture

d)

Angel

3.

Which Indian empire was responsible for advances in mathematics, such as the concept of zero and the decimal system?

a)

Gupta

b)

Mauryan

c)

Aryan

d)

Harrapan

4.

What was the Chinese philosophical concept is being described?

a)

F Yin and yang

b)

G Mandate of Heaven

c)

H Code of politeness

d)

J Eightfold Path to Enlightenment

5.

Which term is being identified?

a)

A Karma

b)

B Reincarnation

c)

C Caste system

d)

D Ten Commandments

6.

Which empire is being described?

a)

A Persia

b)

B Aryans

c)

C China

d)

D Gupta

7.

What is a difference between Athens and Sparta?

a)

Athens and Sparta were not different.

b)

Athens focused on military, Sparta focused on democracy.

c)

Athens focused on democracy, Sparta focused on military.

d)

Women were considered equal to men in Athens and less than men in Sparta.

8.

The image above represents which of the following achievements of the Roman Empire?

a)

The improvements on Greek style architecture using columns

b)

The construction of roads for the movement of the Roman military and trade

c)

The construction of aqueducts to deliver fresh water to Roman cities

d)

The Twelve Tables to post the rule of law for all people of Roman to see

9.

Alexander the Great’s conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia led to the

a)

Spread of Hellenic culture

b)

Adoption of a feudal system

c)

Establishment of representative democracy

d)

Spread of Islamic culture throughout Europe

10.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all

a)

Greek Historians

b)

Greek Philosophers

c)

Greek Playwrights

11.

Which building below is the Greek Parthenon temple for Athena?

a)

b)

c)

12.

What did invasions do to trade and towns?

a)

they helped the economy

b)

its caused disruption and decline

13.

Which of the following best completes the graphic?

a)

Strengthened the feudal system

b)

Weakened the feudal system

c)

Vikings migrated to Hungary

d)

Saxons migrated to Russia

14.

Medieval art and literature focused on 

a)

Church and salvation

b)

individuals and worldly matters

15.

Which description is of Humanism?

a)

celebrates the individual, study of classical Greek & Roman literature

b)

harmony of nature, simple life

16.

What helped disseminate ideas?

a)

the printing press & sale of books

b)

Michelangelo

c)

The Bubonic Plague and Crusades

17.

What helped expand the supply of money and expedite trade?

a)

Italian city-states

b)

letters of credit

18.

Which of these does Machiavelli NOT support in the Prince.

a)

support the absolute power of the ruler

b)

the end justifies the means

c)

only do good, never do evil

19.

1 All were advantages of Constantinople’s location except

a)

it was an easily fortified site on a peninsula

b)

had natural harbors allowing for trade

c)

provided protection of the eastern frontier

d)

close to the west making Germanic invasions a threat

20.

What type of Byzantine art shown would often be made for public and religious buildings using glass or stone tiles?

a)

printmaking

b)

sculpture

c)

mosaic

d)

painting

21.

Which Byzantine domed church is shown?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Mount Olympus

c)

Hagia Sophia

d)

Dome of the Rock

22.

All are ways the Byzantine culture influenced Eastern Europe and Russia except

a)

ideas spread through trade routes of the Black and Baltic Seas

b)

adoption of the Greek alphabet for the Slavic languages

c)

aspects such as religious art and architecture were adopted

d)

adoption of the Roman Catholic Church

23.

What effect did the invasions have on the Middle Ages?

a)

strengthened the Feudal system

b)

towns declined

c)

disrupted trade

d)

castles were used to provide protection

24.

How did Charlemagne encourage the preservation of knowledge?

a)

He had scholars create illuminated manuscripts

b)

He had local administrators hire storytellers to revive Roman culture

c)

He enlisted the Missi Dominici to educate subjects throughout his empire

d)

He advocated for the destruction of schools and churches

25.

Which religion is indigenous to Japan and has been able to

coexist with Buddhism?

a)

F Islam

b)

G Judaism

c)

H Hinduism

d)

J Shinto

26.

The city of Timbuktu was –

a)

F located near the Zambezi River

b)

G the center of learning and trade

c)

H where Hinduism originated

d)

J known for its large sugarcane crops

27.

The ideas of which religion spread from the Arabian Peninsula to parts of Africa, and then to Central and Southeast Asia?

a)

F Hinduism

b)

G Buddhism

c)

H Islam

d)

J Shinto

28.

Muslim expansion helped diffuse which technological

advancements used for grinding, irrigation and energy use?

a)

F Metal molds and wooden blocks

b)

G Wedges and iron picks

c)

H Compasses and lateen sails

d)

J Waterwheels and windmills

29.

WHI.10b

The shaded area shown was known for trading which good?

a)

A Textiles

b)

B Amber

c)

C Gold

d)

D Porcelain

30.

Which trade pattern shown connected Asia to the Mediterranean basin?

a)

A Silk routes

b)

B Maritime routes

c)

C Western Europe river trade

d)

D Trans-Saharan routes