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World History Final Exam
Test Description: Ms. Le Vine's Class 8th Grade
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) 1. In Mesopotamia, one of Sumeria’s environmental challenges it had to overcome was
A
drought
B
hurricanes
C
Too many pizza places to choose from
D
unpredictable flooding
2) 1. In Mesopotamia, one of Sumeria’s environmental challenges it had to overcome was
A
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
B
Mississippi and Hudson
C
Nile and Amazon
D
Nile and Ganges Rivers
3) Prior to living in the city-states, the people of Mesopotamia were
A
always at war
B
city people
C
farmers
D
hunters and gatherers
4) Why were the Egyptians able to build a rich civilization?
A
they had a good trade system
B
Because the Nile River gave the people a system of irrigation
C
Because they made pyramids.
D
they had good pharaohs
5) The Egyptian farmers were more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia because
A
The Nile frequently deposited silt for the crops; the rivers of Mesopotamia didn’t.
B
The ground was more fertile
C
The Nile flooded at regular intervals; the rivers in Mesopotamia flooded irregularly.
D
They had rich mansions
6) What were the name of rulers in Egypt called?
A
emperors
B
pharaohs
C
kings
D
Quarterbacks
7) Since the Egyptian ruler was also a religious figure, the Egyptians had which form of government?
A
democracy
B
Oceanocracy
C
theocracy
D
autocracy
8) The city that dominated early Greece and unified the Greeks in language and religion was
A
Minoans
B
Mycenae
C
Sparta
D
Athens
9) The Greek belief that everyone should strive for excellence in thought and action is called
A
Heroic
B
Nike You can DO IT
C
heroism
D
arete
10) Which of the following was characteristic of Mycenaean culture?
A
short lived
B
earthquakes
C
time of peace
D
domination of surrounding flood plains
11) What two civilizations fought in the Trojan War?
A
Ocean vs Neptune
B
Athens vs Sparta
C
Persians vs Sparta
D
Trojans vs Greeks
12) Who was Odysseus?
A
leader in the Greek army at the Battle of Troy
B
Principal of Ocean Intermediate School
C
A poet who wrote about the Trojan War
D
A God the soldiers of Troy prayed to
13) Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?
A
Children studied government and architecture
B
Both boys and girls went to philosophy school
C
Children studied sculpture and painting
D
Both boys and girls got military training
14) What was an advantage that Greece had over the Persians?
A
better strategy
B
fierce navy
C
military training schools
D
more people
15) To defeat the Persians at Marathon, the Greeks made use of
A
phalanx structure
B
strong navy
C
guns
D
narrow pathway
16) What was an important result of the Persian wars?
A
destroyed the city of Sparta
B
destroyed the city of Ocean
C
destroyed the city of Athens
D
prevented the fall of Greece
17) What was Alexander’s goal for his empire?
A
To bring different cultures under one government
B
To make Sparta the biggest capital city
C
To keep peace
D
To make Athens the biggest capital city
18) Alexander built cities to
A
to have many homes around the world
B
increase his wealth
C
have a place for captured slaves
D
spread culture
19) Who was the famous ruler of Rome who expanded its empire at great lengths?
A
Cleopatra
B
Marc Anthony
C
Pompey
D
Julius Caesar
20) What did the Romans do with the land and people they conquered?
A
built roads and cities
B
destroyed it
C
made the people learn the language and fight in the Roman Army
D
made the people slaves
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