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VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING ASSESSMENTS
Spring 2003
SELECTED ITEMS FOR WORLD HISTORY I
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World History I
DIRECTIONS
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Read each question and choose the best answer.
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Atlantic Ocean
1000 A.D.
Europe
Black Sea Caspian Sea
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Asia
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an Sea
Africa
Arabian Sea
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The style of building in the picture is most closely associated with — ancient Greece B ancient Rome C the Byzantine Empire D the Ming Dynasty
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The darker shaded area on the map shows the distribution of which major religion in 1000 A.D.? Buddhism B Judaism C Hinduism D Islam
A
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Holy Books
‘ Torah
1
Koran
(Qur an)
2
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Which of the following geographic conditions was most important to the development of early Egyptian civilization? Access to the Mediterranean Sea G Protection by the Libyan Desert H Location in the Nile River Valley J Moderate climate
F
New Testament
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The religion most closely associated with Book 2 is — Islam G Judaism H Christianity J Taoism
F
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Believe and repeat the Creed Pray five times a day, facing Mecca Give alms to the poor Fast during the holy month of Ramadan Make a pilgrimage to Mecca
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The Greek word polis refers to — written law B city-state C aristocracy D standing army
A
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This religion was based on the teachings of — Moses B Jesus C Muhammad D Siddhartha
A
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After the Persian Wars, the Greeks formed a defensive alliance called the —
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Delian League G Legion H Centuriate Assembly J Triumvirate
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Which ancient Greek figure is most closely associated with science? Plato G Socrates H Homer J Archimedes
F
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• Abraham was the founder. • Moses led them out of Egypt. • Saul, David, and Solomon were kings.
Which ancient civilization is described by these statements? Egyptian B Babylonian C Persian D Hebrew
A
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Which of these tools from the Old Stone Age probably developed first?
Answer Key
Test Sequence 1 2 3 4 Correct Answer D H C F C J B F D G
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F
5 6 7 8 9 10
G
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