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8th Grade final

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the greatest prophet in all of Islam?

a)

Abraham

b)

Muhammad

c)

Ishamel

d)

Isaac

2.

_________, were used in Ancient China to predict the future.

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Daoism

c)

Oracle Bones

d)

Confucianism

3.

Name for the holy text of Judaism

a)

Torah

b)

Quran

c)

Bible

d)

New Testament

4.

Holy text of Islam

a)

Quran

b)

Bible

c)

Torah

d)

New Testament

5.

House of worship for Judaism

a)

Church

b)

Mosque

c)

Synagogue

6.

When is Christianity born?

a)

When Jesus is crucified

b)

When Jesus is born

c)

When Jesus dies

d)

When Jesus is ressurected

7.

The father of Monotheism

a)

Jesus

b)

Abraham

c)

Muhammad

d)

Buddha

8.

The fall of Rome was due to MANY reasons.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Rome is located in what country?

a)

Greece

b)

USA

c)

Italy

d)

China

10.

Greece is located on what continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Middle East

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

11.

Pax Romana was a time of ___________

a)

peace

b)

war

c)

sadness

12.

_______ was the language of the Indus River Valley.

a)

Arabic

b)

Chinese

c)

Sanskirt

d)

Indusiene

13.

A __________ is a type of government where the people DIRECTLY participate in government.

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Anarchy

14.

A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

a)

Country

b)

Island

c)

Peninsula

d)

Continent

15.

The 1st official dynasty of China

a)

Han

b)

Qin

c)

Zhou

d)

Shang

16.

Government in which the religious leader is also the political leader

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Tyranny

c)

Democracy

d)

Theocracy

17.

The change from hunter-gathering to farming is known as the

a)

Neolithic Revolution

b)

Golden Age

c)

Great Schism

d)

Manorialism

18.

Revolution =

a)

Agriculture

b)

Change

c)

Happiness

d)

Revolution

19.

The spread of culture, ideas and technology is known as

a)

Feudalism

b)

Theocracy

c)

Cultural diffusion

d)

Cultural competency

20.

The separation of Christianity into Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic is known as the

a)

Cultural diffusion

b)

Great Schism

c)

Great Migration

d)

Great Diffusion

21.

What is the 1st building block of civilization?

a)

Writing

b)

Religion

c)

Government

d)

Agriculture

22.

The building blocks of civilization in order:

a)

Agriculture, surplus, economy, government, writing, religion

b)

Economy, surplus, government, writing, religion, agriculture

c)

Agriculture, surplus, economy, government, religion, writing

d)

Religion, Agriculture, surplus, economy, government, writing

23.

A scattering of the Jews from their homeland

a)

Diaspora

b)

Disappearance

c)

diaspora

d)

Degradation

24.

China is located on what continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Antartica

d)

Australia

25.

In NJ, when you go to the beach, you are at what ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Atlantic

d)

Southern

26.

Period of chaos and war after the Zhou Dynasty

a)

The Twelve table

b)

Warring states period

c)

The Great Schism

27.

What continent is in yellow?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

28.

What continent is in LIME green

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

North America

29.

Someone who dies for their beliefs

a)

Pope

b)

Priest

c)

Matyr

d)

Buddha

30.

Type of leader who held absolute power

a)

Oligarch

b)

Tyrant

c)

Messiah

d)

Democrat

31.

Who was at the TOP of the varna system?

a)

Kshatriya

b)

Vaisya

c)

Sudra

d)

Brahmin

32.

Who was NOT apart of the Varna system?

a)

God

b)

Priests

c)

Outcastes

d)

Warriors

33.

Confucianism emphasized

a)

how people should interact and respect others

b)

how people should be towards nature

c)

how society works

d)

how the government should be run

34.

Who is the "Enlightened One"?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Mahayana

c)

Theravada

d)

Buddha

35.

Barbarians were people who were not from Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

A vassal can be a

a)

king or queen

b)

knight or lord

c)

lord or king

d)

serf or knight

37.

Who founded the Christian church?

a)

Marc

b)

Anthony

c)

Paul

d)

Peter

38.

The social, political, and economic system of the Middle Ages

a)

Manoralism

b)

Democracy

c)

Republic

d)

Feudalism

39.

The symbol seen here, is called a

a)

Confucianism

b)

Yin Yang

c)

Chinese Symbol

d)

Mandarin

40.

Who were the highest members of the Varna System?

a)

Sudra

b)

Ahimsa

c)

Brahmin

d)

Kshatriya

41.

Polis =

a)

City-state

b)

Town in Italy

c)

Town in Greece

d)

Town in USA

42.

What was the Buddha's real name?

a)

Buddha

b)

Siddaratha

c)

Gautma

d)

Siddartha Gautma

43.

Christianity was adopted as the official religion of Rome under which emperor?

a)

Augstitine

b)

Constantinople

c)

Diocletion

d)

Constantine

44.

Official language of China

a)

Mandarin

b)

Chinese

c)

Japanese

d)

Cantonese

45.

The holy writings of Hinduism is the

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

Vedas

d)

Mahabarta

46.

The ultimate goal in Hinduism is to reach

a)

Nirvana

b)

Moksha

c)

Ahimsa

d)

Buddha

47.

The ultimate goal in Buddhism is to reach

a)

Nirvana

b)

Buddha

c)

Moksha

d)

Ahimsa

48.

Shihuanghdi means

a)

First Emperor

b)

Greatest Emperor

c)

Master Emperor

d)

Father Emperor

49.

Qin Shinguandhi made what to protect him in the afterlife?

a)

Terracotta warriors

b)

Colosseum

c)

Parthanon

d)

Great Wall of China

50.

This is an image of the

a)

White House

b)

Colosseum

c)

Parthenon

d)

Great Wall of China

51.

The Terracotta warriors were created by which emperor?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Shinguandi

d)

Qin

52.

This is an image of the

a)

Colosseum

b)

Parthathanon

c)

White House

d)

Acropolis

53.

Which ocean is #1?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

54.

When you go to the beach in California, what beach are you at?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

55.

Ocean #3

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

56.

Leader within the Roman Catholic church who looked over the churches and priests is known as the

a)

Daimyo

b)

Bishop

c)

Vassal

57.

Oracle Bones were used to make predictions in which Ancient Civilization?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Mayan

d)

Gupta

58.

Defeated the Muslim forces at the Battle of Tours

a)

Charles Martel

b)

ShiHuangdhi

c)

Confucius

d)

Muhammad

59.

The laws of ancient Rome

a)

Justinian Code

b)

12 Tables

c)

Warring Period

d)

Varna System

60.

The empire that was born in the EAST, after the fall of the Roman empire was known as

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

Byzantium

d)

Mali

61.

A philosophy that emphasizes a persons role in society and how they should interact.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Hinudism

d)

Theocracy

62.

What is this an image of?

a)

Hajj

b)

Kaaba

c)

Synagogue

d)

Church

63.

Jews worship in a

a)

Temple

b)

Church

c)

Mosque

64.

This dynasty took away the rights of women in Ancient India

a)

Gupta

b)

Maurya

c)

Confucius

d)

Shang

65.

To transition to a farming lifestyle, people had to become

a)

Nomadic

b)

Sedentary

c)

Religious