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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
Too many pizza places to choose from
B
unpredictable flooding
C
drought
D
hurricanes
2) 1. In Mesopotamia, one of Sumeria’s environmental challenges it had to overcome was
A
Mississippi and Hudson
B
Nile and Amazon
C
Nile and Ganges Rivers
D
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
3) Prior to living in the city-states, the people of Mesopotamia were
A
hunters and gatherers
B
always at war
C
farmers
D
city people
4) Why were the Egyptians able to build a rich civilization?
A
they had good pharaohs
B
Because they made pyramids.
C
Because the Nile River gave the people a system of irrigation
D
they had a good trade system
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
They had rich mansions
D
The Nile flooded at regular intervals; the rivers in Mesopotamia flooded irregularly.
6) What were the name of rulers in Egypt called?
A
pharaohs
B
emperors
C
kings
D
Quarterbacks
7) Since the Egyptian ruler was also a religious figure, the Egyptians had which form of government?
A
theocracy
B
autocracy
C
democracy
D
Oceanocracy
8) The city that dominated early Greece and unified the Greeks in language and religion was
A
Minoans
B
Mycenae
C
Athens
D
Sparta
9) The Greek belief that everyone should strive for excellence in thought and action is called
A
arete
B
Nike You can DO IT
C
Heroic
D
heroism
10) Which of the following was characteristic of Mycenaean culture?
A
short lived
B
domination of surrounding flood plains
C
earthquakes
D
time of peace
11) What two civilizations fought in the Trojan War?
A
Athens vs Sparta
B
Ocean vs Neptune
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
Both boys and girls went to philosophy school
B
Both boys and girls got military training
C
Children studied government and architecture
D
Children studied sculpture and painting
14) What was an advantage that Greece had over the Persians?
A
more people
B
military training schools
C
better strategy
D
fierce navy
15) To defeat the Persians at Marathon, the Greeks made use of
A
guns
B
narrow pathway
C
phalanx structure
D
strong navy
16) What was an important result of the Persian wars?
A
prevented the fall of Greece
B
destroyed the city of Athens
C
destroyed the city of Ocean
D
destroyed the city of Sparta
17) What was Alexander’s goal for his empire?
A
To keep peace
B
To make Athens the biggest capital city
C
To bring different cultures under one government
D
To make Sparta the biggest capital city
18) Alexander built cities to
A
have a place for captured slaves
B
spread culture
C
to have many homes around the world
D
increase his wealth
19) Who was the famous ruler of Rome who expanded its empire at great lengths?
A
Pompey
B
Marc Anthony
C
Julius Caesar
D
Cleopatra
20) What did the Romans do with the land and people they conquered?
A
made the people slaves
B
destroyed it
C
built roads and cities
D
made the people learn the language and fight in the Roman Army
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