SOL Review Quiz # 8

Which type of government was used in the Persian Empire?

• Religious oligarchy
• Republic
• Imperial bureaucracy
• Democracy

Which list below that has the civilizations in the correct order of their golden ages?

• Greece, Egypt, Sumer, Byzantine
• Byzantine, Greece, Egypt, Sumer
• Egypt, Byzantine, Greece, Sumer
• Sumer, Egypt, Greece, Byzantine 

One of the main accomplishments of Justinian was

• Making Christianity the official religion of Rome.
• Stopping the Islamic conquest of Western Europe.
• Conquering territory that was once part of the Roman Empire.
• Defeating an invading army of Ottoman Turks.

1.  In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
2.  Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds;
3.  Show us the straight way
4.  The way of those whom Thou has bestowed They Grace, Those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
- Abdullah Yosuf, Alt. ec., The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an, Amana Publications, 1999.
The religion represented by these statements stresses which of the following ideas?

• Baptism
• Karma
• Monotheism
• Animism

"Right action is the proceeding of doing the right thing in day to day life.  Do your actions cause good to yourself and others?  Do you actions show compassion for others?"
 
This quote is an example of the beliefs in what religion?

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Taoism