Pre-AP WHI SOL Review

During the Neolithic Era, which changes FIRST resulted in the creation of permanent settlements?

• Development of agriculture
• Development of written lang.
• Specialization of labor
• Use of pottery

Which factor had the greatest effect on the movements of early nomadic societies?

• Mineral deposits
• Religious beliefs
• Survival beliefs
• Tribal treaties

The defining characteristic of polytheistic religions is the idea that -- 

• There is an eternal struggle between good and evil
• Beings undergo many cycles of rebirth
• Past actions control the destiny of a person
• There are many gods and goddesses in existence

Which empire is associated with the Indus and Ganges Rivers?

• Gupta Empire
• Han Empire
• Phoenician Empire
• Hittite Empire

Which text BEST acts as a guideline for morality in the Jewish faith?

• Upanishads
• Eightfold Path
• Old Testament
• 10 Commandments

The Vedas and the Upanishads are sacred writings of --

• Hinduism
• Judaism
• Zoroastrianism
• Islam

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a Chinese emperor could remain in power for as long as he --

• Obeyed the priests
• Governed as a just ruler
• Controlled the army
• Conquered new territories

This quote would be related to what religion?: "You only lose what you cling to." -- Siddhartha Gautama

• Hinduism
• Zoroastrianism
• Buddhism
• Judaism

Living in harmony with nature is an important part of Chinese culture primarily because of --

• Hinduism
• Taoism
• Confucianism
• Buddhism

"We are called a democracy, for the adminstration is in the hands of the many and not the few." -- THIS IS A QUOTATION FROM:

• Pericles
• Homer
• Pythagoras
• Hippocrates