SOL Practice Test Two

According to the timeline, when did the first evidence of Paleolithic religious beliefs begin?
1. 24,000 B.C.
2. 2,000,000 B.C.
3. 28,000 B.C.
4. 8,000 B.C.
According to the map above, where were cattle raised?
1. On the oases
2. In the Eastern Desert
3. In the Nile Delta
4. Along the Red Sea
According to the map, what letter represents the Indus River?
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. E
According to the map above, what letter represents the Huang He River?
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. E
What letter represents the city of Athens?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
What letter represents the city of Sparta?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
What letter represents the city of Troy?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
According to the time line, when did Rome Fall?
1. 180 A.D.
2. 380 A.D.
3. 476 A.D.
4. 476 B.C.
What was the moat in this picture used for?
1. Swimming
2. Drinking Water
3. Defense
4. Bathing
What region was most affected by the Black Plague?
1. B
2. D
3. F
4. E
According to the map, what body of water connects the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean Sea?
1. Dardanelles
2. Black Sea
3. Mediterranean Sea
4. Bosporus
According to the map, the earliest African kingdoms developed in
1. East Africa
2. West Africa
3. Along the Zambezi River
4. Along the Northwest Coast
On what continent have the oldest human remains been found?
1. Africa
2. North America
3. South America
4. Australia
What is the scientific name for man, who is believed to have emerged between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago?
1. Homogeneous
2. Heterogeneous
3. Homo Sapiens
4. Hetero Sapiens
How did Paleolithic man find his food?
1. Luck
2. Hunting and Gathering
3. Farming
4. None of the above
What type of language was developed by Paleolithic man?
1. Written
2. Grunting
3. Oral
4. None of the Above
Where have archaeologists found art that was created by Paleolithic Man?
1. In Books
2. On Clay Tablets
3. In Caves
4. On Scrolls
What was the name of the groups that Paleolithic people lived in?
1. Herds
2. Packs
3. Clans
4. Gangs
What advancement, made by early man, allowed him to change from a nomadic lifestyle to a settled one?
1. Stone Tools
2. Fire
3. Weaving
4. Farming
What new skill allowed Neolithic people to have better clothing?
1. Leather
2. Weaving
3. Rayon
4. Nylon
What test do scientists use to determine the date of an artifact?
1. Uranium Dating
2. Silver Dating
3. Carbon Dating
4. Gold Dating
What river valley did Egyptian civilization emerge in?
1. Nile
2. Tigris
3. Euphrates
4. India
What letter is the Tigris River, half of the Mesopotamian river valley?
1. C
2. I
3. F
4. None of the Above
What letter shows the Persian Empire?
1. D
2. A
3. J
4. G
What letter shows the Indus River Where Indian Civilization emerged?
1. C
2. J
3. H
4. None of the Above
What letter represents the Himalaya Mountains?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
What was the relative location of Kush (Nubia) to Egypt?
1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West
What continent lies to the north of Africa?
1. Asia
2. Europe
3. North America
4. Australia
The law code of the Hebrews was called this.
1. The Code of Hammurabi
2. The Code of Moses
3. The Ten Commandments
4. The Code of Adam
What was the Babylonian Code of Laws known as?
1. Hammurabi's Code
2. Nebuchadnezzar’s Code
3. Abraham's Code
4. Sargon's Code
Which group helped to spread trade, and the alphabet, among the Mediterranean Region?
1. Babylonians
2. Egyptians
3. Phoenicians
4. Assyrians
In early civilizations when there was enough food to go around, and everyone didn't have to farm anymore, people began to _______________ in the jobs they performed.
1. Quit
2. Lose Interest
3. Specialize
4. None of the Above
What civilization are these structures associated with?
1. Babylon
2. Egypt
3. Persia
4. Greece
What city, where Solomon built his great temple, was important to the Hebrews?
1. Babylon
2. Nineveh
3. Jerusalem
4. Mecca
The Holy book of the Hebrews is:
1. The Quran
2. The Bible
3. The Torah
4. The Analects
What Hebrew story is depicted in this picture?
1. The giving of Hammurabi's Code
2. The revelation of the Koran
3. The revelation of the Bible
4. The giving of the Ten Commandments
The exiling of the Hebrews from Palestine helped to _________ the Jewish religion.
1. End
2. Spread
3. Change
4. None of the Above
What language is pictured here?
1. Hieroglyphics
2. Demotic
3. Greek
4. Cuneiform
What is the name of this religious structure, used by the Babylonians?
1. Pyramid
2. Temple
3. Ziggurat
4. Colosseum
What language is pictured here?
1. Cuneiform
2. Greek
3. Latin
4. Hieroglyphics
What language did the discovery of this artifact allow scientists to translate?
1. Greek
2. Latin
3. Hieroglyphics
4. Sanskrit
The Persians built ___________ to help unite their empire.
1. Roads
2. Canals
3. Aqueducts
4. Temples
This religion, taught by Zoroaster, had an influence on Judaism and Christianity due to its teachings about heaven, hell, and ultimate judgment.
1. Christianity
2. Daoism
3. Buddhism
4. Zoroastrianism
What did invaders use to get through the rugged mountains of India?
1. Mountain Causeways
2. Mountain Freeways
3. Mountain Passes
4. Mountain Interstates
When the Aryan civilization invaded India it asserted its dominance over the Indian people. The Aryans established the ________ system, which influenced all social interactions and choices of occupations.
1. Vedas
2. Buddha
3. Caste
4. Ganges
India had its golden age under the ___________ Empire.
1. Ganges
2. Gupta
3. Indus
4. Aryan
The Caste system in religious law determined your
1. Language
2. Occupation
3. Weight
4. None of the Above
Rebirth of the soul in another form is called this.
1. Karma
2. Vedas
3. Reincarnation
4. Upanishad
The ultimate goal of Hinduism is __________, or union with Brahman.
1. Karma
2. Dharma
3. Buddha
4. Moksha
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
1. Confucius
2. Siddhartha Gautama
3. Laozi
4. None of the Above
What does The Buddha mean?
1. Enlightened one
2. Determined one
3. Focused one
4. None of the above
The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to achieve this.
1. Moksha
2. Salvation
3. Nirvana
4. Damnation
Asoka's ____________________ helped to spread Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia.
1. Army
2. Missionaries
3. Wife
4. Children
Emperor Shi Huangdi built this as a defense against invaders.
1. The Little Wall
2. The Grand Canal
3. The Great Wall
4. The Tower of Babylon
This road facilitated trade and contact between China and other cultures as far away as Rome.
1. Silk
2. Rayon
3. Nylon
4. Cotton
A Family that rules for a long period of time is referred to as a(n).
1. Monarchy
2. Kingdom
3. Aristocracy
4. Dynasty
Which of the following was a contribution of classical China?
1. Civil Service System
2. Paper
3. Porcelain
4. Silk
5. All of the above
Confucius stressed Filial Piety or respect for ones ________________.
1. Books
2. Pets
3. Gods
4. Elders
What is the name of this symbol, that for Confucianism and Taoism, represents duality, or opposites, within the universe.
1. Karma
2. Buddha
3. Yin and Yang
4. Ankh
Which of the following is not a belief of Daoism?
1. Humility
2. War with your enemies
3. Simple life and inner peace
4. Harmony with Nature
What is the name of this temple, located in Athens?
1. Colosseum
2. Parthenon
3. Pantheon
4. Circus Maximus
Muslim lands at the death of Muhammad were limited to this peninsula.
1. Iberian
2. Arabian
3. Italian
4. Jutland
This religion originated with Siddhartha Gautama in India, then spread throughout Asia.
1. Hinduism
2. Buddhism
3. Judaism
4. Christianity
Greek culture was referred to as this.
1. Latin Culture
2. Hellenic Culture
3. German Culture
4. French Culture
When a Greek city-state, or polis, was too crowded and farmland became scarce, some people would leave and establish these elsewhere.
1. Empires
2. Colonies
3. Kingdoms
4. None of the above
In Greek Mythology, who was the king of the gods?
1. Jupiter
2. Zeus
3. Neptune
4. Vulcan
In Greek mythology, Artemis is the goddess of this.
1. Marriage
2. Wisdom
3. Hunting
4. Love and Beauty
What goddess was this temple in Athens dedicated to?
1. Athena
2. Hera
3. Aphrodite
4. Artemis
Which group of Athens had political rights?
1. Free Adult Males
2. Women and Foreigners
3. Slaves
4. Gods
What type of government means rule by a king or queen?
1. Democracy
2. Monarchy
3. Aristocracy
4. Tyranny
All of the following democratic principles originated in Athens except:
1. Direct democracy
2. Duties of the Citizen
3. Public Debate
4. Public Execution
The Persian Wars helped to ___________ Athens and Sparta against a common enemy.
1. Divide
2. Unite
3. Separate
4. Dissect
Who was ruler during the golden age of Athens, between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars?
1. Homer
2. Pericles
3. Augustus
4. Socrates
This man is credited with writing the Iliad and Odyssey.
1. Virgil
2. Socrates
3. Aeschylus
4. Homer
Which of the following was a Greek sculptor?
1. Socrates
2. Plato
3. Phidias
4. Aristotle
What style of column is pictured at left?
1. Doric
2. Ionic
3. Corinthian
This philosopher was the tutor of Alexander the Great.
1. Socrates
2. Aristotle
3. Plato
4. Homer
ured above?
1. Phillip II
2. Pericles
3. Alexander the Great
4. Hercules
What city is represented by the letter B?
1. Jerusalem
2. Constantinople
3. Rome
4. Carthage
What peninsula is Rome located on?
1. Iberian
2. Scandinavian
3. Jutland
4. Italian
This mountain range, on the northern border of Italy, offered protection for the Romans.
1. Pyrenees
2. Alps
3. Rockies
4. Andes
Slavery in ancient Rome was not based on this.
1. Debt
2. Being a Criminal
3. Prisoner of War
4. Race
Who was Rome's adversary in the Punic Wars?
1. Greece
2. Carthage
3. Persia
4. Egypt
Who were the members of the first Triumvirate?
1. Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar
2. Augustus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar
3. Nero, Julius Caesar, and Crassus
4. Octavian, Nero, and Julius Caesar
What empire is shaded in white?
1. Roman
2. Greek
3. Persian
4. Alexander the Great
For how many centuries did the Pax Romana last?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
What person do Christians consider to be the Messiah?
1. Moses
2. Abraham
3. Muhammad
4. Jesus
What is this structure?
1. Colosseum
2. Pantheon
3. Forum
4. Aqueduct
French, Spanish, and Romanian are all this type of language?
1. Germanic
2. Indo-European
3. Romance
4. Celtic
What Roman Emperor divided the empire into east and west?
1. Constantine
2. Augustus
3. Diocletian
4. Nero
What year is considered the fall of the Roman Empire?
1. 476 B.C.
2. 476 A.D.
3. 477 B.C.
4. None of the Above
Justinian did this to Roman law.
1. Threw Out
2. Revised
3. Codified
4. None of the above
What is the name of this structure, found in Istanbul, formally known as Constantinople.
1. Taj Mahal
2. Icon
3. Hagia Sophia
4. Mosaic
Because of Byzantine influence Russia eventually adoped this church.
1. Greek Orthodox
2. Jewish Orthodox
3. Roman Catholic
4. Lutheran
This church in Moscow, Russia is called St. Basil's. This church is an example of what civilization's influence on Russian Architecture?
1. Roman
2. Egyptian
3. Byzantine
4. Greek
Allah is the Arabic word for this.
1. God
2. Jesus
3. Muhammad
4. None of the above
What language was spread with the religion of Islam?
1. Greek
2. Arabic
3. Latin
4. Sanskrit
These homes of Monks helped to preserve Greco-Roman cultural achievements during the Middle Ages.
1. Convents
2. Vaticans
3. Chapels
4. Monasteries
What art form is this example of Byzantine art?
1. Mosaic
2. Paintings
3. Fresco
4. Stained Glass
In this diagram, which structure shows the castle was built for defense?
1. The Kitchen
2. The Chapel
3. The Battlement
4. The Great Hall
A Viking group from Scandinavia called "The Rus" settled in this country.
1. England
2. France
3. Russia
4. China
The Angles and Saxons settled from Continental Europe to this country.
1. England
2. France
3. Germany
4. Spain
Life would be pretty bland if it wasn't for this resource from around the Indian Ocean.
1. Cotton
2. Honey
3. Spices
4. None of the Above
What type of structure is pictured here?
1. Byzantine
2. Pagoda
3. Mosque
4. None of the above
Shintoism is unique to what country?
1. Japan
2. Korea
3. China
4. India
The two key items traded in the Sahara region, in Africa, were Gold and this.
1. Salt
2. Silver
3. Diamonds
4. Sugar
Letter G shows the area of what Mesoamerican civilization?
1. Maya
2. Aztec
3. Inca
4. Olmec
The Aztecs were located in the valley of what present-day country?
1. Brazil
2. Argentina
3. Mexico
4. Chile
Which of the following was not a contribution of Aztec, Mayan, and Incan culture?
1. Calendars
2. Mathematics
3. Wheeled Vehicles
4. Writing Systems
This unlucky king signed the Magna Carta, in England, limiting royal power.
1. King George
2. King Henry
3. King John
4. King Edward
This conqueror, leader of the Norman Conquest, united most of England.
1. Wilbur
2. William
3. George
4. Ferdinand
The Ruler of Russia, during its imperial age, was called this.
1. Emperor
2. Tsar
3. King
4. Lord
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
1. To win back the holy land
2. To make money
3. To find Glory
4. To kill innocents
Which of the following was a result of the Crusades?
1. Cooperation between religions.
2. Acceptance of Jewish people.
3. Stimulation of production of goods to trade with Middle Eastern Markets.
4. Permanent return of Jerusalem to the Christian community.
What Renaissance artist created these two masterpieces?
1. Leonardo Da Vinci
2. Phidias
3. Michelangelo
4. None of the Above
Whose works of art are pictured here?
1. Michelangelo
2. Machiavelli
3. Leonardo Da Vinci
4. None of the above
Which of the following does not relate to Humanism?
1. Celebration of the Individual.
2. Stimulation of the study of Greek and Roman Literature and Culture.
3. Belief that Human Beings are naturally evil.
4. Support by wealthy patrons.
This was the first book to be produced on a mass scale in Europe.
1. The Torah
2. The Quran
3. The Gutenberg Bible
4. The Canterbury Tales
Northern Renaissance artists portrayed religious and __________ subjects.
1. Financial
2. Secular
3. Animal
4. None of the above
What book was written by Sir Thomas More?
1. Utopia
2. The Praise of Folly
3. The Republic
4. Common Sense

SOL Practice Test Two

Multiple-choice exercise