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SOL Prep Test (Large)

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of writing was on used clay tabs by the Sumerians?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Pictograms

2.

Which building is associated with the Islamic Empire?

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

Dome of the Rock

c)

Pantheon

d)

St. Basil Cathedral

3.

The divide of the Islamic faith was caused mostly over –

a)

Expansion

b)

Leadership

c)

Pilgrimage

d)

Faith

4.

Label the early river valley civilizations & their river(s) using the map above.

5.

Which geographical term best describes Japan?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Archipelago

c)

Continent

d)

Isthmus

6.

The image above represents which social ranking system?

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Roman Republic

7.

Florence, Genoa, & Venice were powerful city-states of the renaissance that occurred in which modern country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Spain

8.

The Hagia Sophia, served the religious & social needs of the Byzantine empire, is located in which city?

a)

Mecca

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Rome

d)

Constantinople

9.

Abraham is mostly associated with -

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

10.

Select two tyrants that worked as Athenian reformers.

a)

Pericles

b)

Draco

c)

Solon

d)

Hannibal

11.

Which Middle Age document limited the power of the English King?

a)

Edict of Milan

b)

Twelve Tables

c)

Treaty of Council

d)

Magna Carta

12.

The architectural feature above was inspired by which civilization?

a)

Spain

b)

Byzantine

c)

Rome

d)

Persia

13.

The renaissance mainly focused on which ancient empire?

a)

Greek

b)

Persian

c)

Ottoman

d)

Roman

14.

How was the Roman civilization similar to the Incan civilization?

a)

Road Systems

b)

Sacrificial Services

c)

Development of Arches

d)

Contributions to Western society

15.

Which Athenian philosopher was executed for corrupting young minds?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristophenes

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

16.

This quote best describes the city of Timbuktu as a –

a)

City of Gold

b)

Center for Trade

c)

Christian Kingdom

d)

Center for Farming

17.

The Silk Road connected which two regions?

a)

Northern Africa and Northern Europe

b)

Eastern Asia and Mediterranean Basin

c)

Southern Asia and Middle East

d)

Western Europe and Eastern Asia

18.

Early civilizations government development was based on?

a)

Religious Authority

b)

Imperialism

c)

Wealthy Merchants

d)

Emperor’s doctrines

19.

Which selection correctly identifies the stages of Athenian Government?

a)

Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy, Monarchy

b)

Monarchy, Democracy, Aristocracy, Tyranny

c)

Tyranny, Monarchy, Aristocracy, Democracy

d)

Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy

20.

Which event led to the start of the Crusades?

a)

Conquering of Baghdad

b)

Islamic spread into North Africa

c)

Pope Urban's speech

d)

Fall of Jerusalem to Saladin

21.

What was significant regarding Justinian's Code?

a)

Created a legal system for modern Europe

b)

Reunified the Roman Empire

c)

Transformed Rome into an Oligarchy

d)

Established Justinian as Dictator for Life

22.

Vedas and Upanishads are sacred writings of which religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

23.

The Mandate of Heaven stated –

a)

God gave authority to rule

b)

Justified rule

c)

Priest shall rule

d)

Control the army

24.

Which choice is best associated with Phidias?

a)

Sculpture

b)

Painting

c)

Mosaic

d)

General

25.

The terms 'KINGS - VASSALS - SERF' are associated with which economic system?

a)

Caste System

b)

Roman Republic

c)

Spartan Oligarchy

d)

Feudalism

26.

Which of the following does NOT represent Hinduism?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Vedas

c)

Karma

d)

Reincarnation

27.

The Nile is the wholly gift of Egypt

-Herodotus

In which way best describes how the Nile River was Wholly?

a)

Protection from Invasion

b)

Provided fertile soil & irrigation

c)

Development of Waterwheels

d)

Trade routes of southern Egypt

28.

What does this diagram represent?

a)

Political system of Greece

b)

Class system of China

c)

Feudal system of Japan

d)

Caste system of India

29.

An early economic foundation of the Renaissance was the church’s rule against the bank charging high interest rates, known as -

a)

Usury

b)

Percentage Rates

c)

Taxes

d)

Weight & Balances

30.

What image is pictured above?

a)

Dome of the Rock

b)

Hagia Sophia

c)

Parthenon

d)

Stair Relief

31.

Waterwheel originated & spread from which region?

a)

Nile River

b)

China

c)

Western Europe

d)

Middle East

32.

Which of the following correctly labels the social classes of the Roman Republic?

a)

Patricians, Plebeians, Slaves

b)

Nobles, Commoners, Servants

c)

Aristocrats, Peasants, Laborers

d)

Elites, Workers, Indentured Servants

33.

What major belief became the inspiration of the Renaissance?

a)

Humanism

b)

Feudalism

c)

Manorialism

d)

Enlightenment

34.

Which East African kingdom emerged as a Christian kingdom?

a)

Songhai

b)

Ghana

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Axum

35.

The main purpose of an Aqueduct is to -

a)

Defend a city

b)

Carry water

c)

Transportation

d)

Religion

36.

What was the main use of this pyramid?

a)

Religion

b)

Politics

c)

Art

d)

Weather

37.

The unexamined life is not worth living

-Socrates

Which ideology is being used from the quote above?

a)

Politics

b)

Medicine

c)

Philosophy

d)

Mathematic

38.

What led to the development of permanent settlements?

a)

Nomadic lifestyle

b)

Domestication of animals

c)

Invention of Fire

d)

Development of Agriculture

39.

What was the main focus of Charlemagne?

a)

Education

b)

Expansion of Empire

c)

Health of citizens

d)

Military

40.

Which is NOT a contribution of Byzantine Emperor Justinian?

a)

Codification of Roman Law (Justinian Code)

b)

Reconquering of Roman territory

c)

Expansion of Trade

d)

Defeated the Ottoman Turks

41.

A public meeting place in Rome is the -

a)

Forum

b)

Agora

c)

Courtyard

d)

Pantheon

42.

Ancient Greek & Roman classics were preserved because they were translated to -

a)

Latin

b)

English

c)

Arabic

d)

Spanish

43.

The sculpture above was inspired by which ancient mythology?

a)
Roman
b)

Greek

c)

Norse

d)

Egyptian

44.

One of the greatest contributions of Justinian’s Code was it -

a)

Provided framework for western law today

b)

Included all of Rome’s law

c)

Solely dependent upon Christian principles

d)

Improved status of Women

45.

How can archaeologists determine the age of the image above?

a)

Seismic Waving

b)

Radiocarbon Dating

c)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

d)

Anthropologist Medicine

46.

Niccolò Machiavelli’s writing was about?

a)

Art

b)

Politics

c)

Medicine

d)

Philosophy

47.

What was the cause for the division of the church?

a)

Use of mosaics in church artwork

b)

Role of the Pope

c)

Belief in more than one God

d)

Use of ten commandments to amend behavior

48.

Which trade route is displayed in the image above?

a)

Silk Road

b)

South China Sea

c)

Trans-Saharan

d)

Mesopotamian

49.

Christianity was legalized in Rome under which Emperor?

a)

Constantine

b)

Diocletian

c)

Nero

d)

Justinian

50.

Where did the Franks emerge during the middle ages?

a)

England

b)

Western Europe

c)

Arabia

d)

Scandinavia

51.

Which of the following structures were built to defend against Viking invasions?

a)

b)

c)

d)

52.

Which best describes the lifestyle of Paleolithic people?

a)

Lived in clans

b)

Created permanent settlements

c)

Based on agricultural production

d)

Settled along river valleys

53.

During the Peloponnesian War, who did Sparta defeat?

a)

Athens

b)

Persia

c)

Troy

d)

Italy

54.

This map is a depiction of

a)

Trade Routes

b)

Early Human Migration

c)

Wind shift of Monsoons

d)

Alexander the Great Conquest Route

55.

Which number represents the polytheistic civilization of Mesoamerica?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

56.

Siddhartha Gautama is most closely associated with?

a)

Writing the Vedas & Upanishads

b)

Founding of Buddhism

c)

Calling of the Crusades

d)

Leader of the Norman Conquest

57.

Which correctly identifies the writing system & its origin above?

a)

Hieroglyphics - Egypt

b)

Cuneiform - Sumerian

c)

Oracle Bone Script - Chinese

d)

Sanskrit - Indian

58.

Social & economic system of the Middle Ages?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Imperial Bureaucracy

59.

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote which book?

a)

In Praise of Folly

b)

The Prince

c)

Utopia

d)

Gutenberg Bible

60.

Phillip of Macedon conquered which area following the Peloponnesian War?

a)

b)

c)

d)

61.

Medieval economy was based on

a)

Barter & trade

b)

Self-Sufficient manor

c)

Seaborn commerce

d)

Agriculture

62.

Considering the image above, the name of this NASA space aircraft name was inspired by-

a)

Greek or Roman Mythology

b)

Mesopotamia God

c)

Medieval Christianity

d)

Mesoamerica Religion

63.

The followers of Judaism are called -

a)

Jutes

b)

Christian

c)

Hebrew

d)

Hindu

64.

The Yin and Yang, pictured above, represents which religion?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Buddhism

65.

What was Constantinople named after?

a)

Local mountain ranges

b)

Emperor Constantine

c)

First ruler of Constantinople

d)

Local religious leaders

66.

Ancient Greek & Roman classics were preserved because they were translated to -

a)

Latin

b)

English

c)

Arabic

d)

Spanish

67.

Architectural structure developed in ancient Rome?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

68.

What happened following the death of Marc Antony?

a)

Octavian becomes Emperor

b)

Formation of the 2nd Triumvirate

c)

Assassination of Julius Caesar

d)

Construction of the Roman Colosseum

69.

Which book is pictured above?

a)

Qur'an (Koran)

b)

Vedas

c)

Tripitaka

d)

Avesta

70.

Which artform is mostly associated with the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Frescoe

b)

Oil Painting

c)

Calligraphy

d)

Mosaic

71.

Which religious beliefs were based on Karma?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Taoism

72.

The shaded area above represents which belief that is shared between Confucianism & Shintoism?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Harmony with Nature

c)

Ancient Mythology

d)

Respect for Elders

73.

Archaeologists use which type of testing to determine the age of an artifact or fossil?

a)

Age verification sheet

b)

Radiocarbon dating

c)

Hieroglyphic translation

d)

Cuneiform recording device

74.

What does this picture best represent?

a)

Focus on education

b)

Teachings of Christianity

c)

Translation of Latin

d)

Medieval schools

75.

Match the following building to their civilizations

a)

1.

Greek

b)

2.

Islamic Empire

c)

3.

Byzantine

d)

4.

Rome

e)

5.

Islamic Religion

76.
  1. MONARCHY - ARISTOCRACY - TYRANNY - DEMOCRACY

Under which column would Draco & Solon best fit?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

77.

This image best represents which civilization?

a)

Roman

b)

Meso-american (Inca, Maya, Aztec)

c)

Western Europe

d)

Scandinavia

78.

Ancient Spartan characteristics include Militaristic & -

a)

Democracy

b)

Aggression

c)

Farming

d)

Politeness

79.

Which of the following began in the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

Domestication of Plants & Animals

b)

Creation of Fire

c)

Development of Basic Stone Tools

d)

Small groups called clans

80.

Which empire is shaded in the map provided?

a)

Alexander the Great Empire

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

81.

Edward III crowned King - Phillip IV takes territory - Joan of Arc joins army - War ends

What two powers were involved in these events

a)

France & England

b)

France & Islam

c)

China & England

d)

Rome & Greece

82.

Which selection correctly identifies the location of the image?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4