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Worksheets1st Semester World History Exam (8th Grade)
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 34mins
What was the name of the lower Roman class?
Plebeians
Praetors
Consul
Cuneiform
What was the name for the Roman judges?
Praetors
cuneiform
Plebians
prophet
What was the highest political office in Rome?
emporer
monotheism
king
consuls
How did the Byzantine Empire manage to last longer than the Western Roman Empire? Explain ( Remember location, location, location)
by having a lot of slaves and soldiers
it was a natural choke point (between the Aegean and Black Sea)
The peninsula was a useful waterway
the emperors being really harsh and insane rulers on their subjects and military
it had good harbors for trade, was a crossroad for trade
The first written code of laws, "an eye for an eye"
Justinian Code of Law
Code of Hammurabi
The Twelve Tables
Mosaic law
A group of many different lands under one ruler.
latifundia
empire
kingdom
prophet
Wedge-shaped writing developed by the Sumerians.
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
Phoenician alphabet
phonics
Chief god of the Egyptians
Osiris
Set
Isis
Ra
A person who claims to be instructed by God.
messengar
disciple
prophet
traveler
Why did they mummify people in Egypt?
to preserve the body and put them for the afterlife
to make attack zombies
to make sure they are dead
to make them suffer
What city did Joshua lead the Israelites into?
Bethlaham
Jericho
Jerusalem
Assyria
What was the belief in one god?
polytheism
Christianity
monotheism
Slavic
What were the laws received by Moses called?
Justinian Code of Law
Ten Commandments
Declaration of Independent
The Twelve Tables (Code of Law)
What were the independent city-states of Greece known as?
Athens and Sparta
polis
common urbs
rusticus
Who were the Helots
Roman slaves
Assyrian slaves
Spartan slaves
Byzantine slaves
What was a democracy?
a form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislation
a kingdom where a king and queen rules
a form of government that only has the leader in complete control over the government
a form of government that has the government control every thing, such as economy, and social status
Who discovered the Minoan civilization?
John Myers
Sir Arthur Evans
John Evans
George Washington
Who believed that happiness came from following reason, not emotions?
Socratics
Pythagoreanism
Zenoism
Stoics
What country lay to the north of Greece?
Rome
Macedonia
Assyria
Norse
Professional teachers in Ancient Greece.
Plebians
The Praetors
The Sophists
consuls
Who is the father of History?
Herodotus
Plato
Zeno
Aristotle
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Virgil
Epricus
Hesiod
Conquered much of the known world and spread Hellenistic (Greek) culture.
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Mark Anthony
Woodrow Wilson
Who created the Pythagorean Theorem?
Euclid
Pythagoras
Archimedes
Eratosthenes
Large farming estates in Rome.
farm
rich people farm
latifundia
Roman estates
A human made channel for carrying water long distances was known as an Aqueduct.
True
False
The conclusion of this war saw the Carthaginians defeated, paying a large fine, and being kicked out of Sicily.
The Fourth Punic War
The Third Punic War
The First Punic War
The Second Punic War
What island was important to both Rome and Carthage and sits at the tip of Italy's boot?
Cyrus
Sicily
Delos
Hydra
Who was in the First Triumvirate?
Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony, and Scipio
Julius Caesar, Marcus Crassus, and Pompey.
Fabius Maximus, Scipio, and Mark Anthony
Nero, Apollo Delos, and Sulla
Who was in the Second Triumvirate?
Julius Caesar, Marcus Crassus, and Pompey.
Fabius Maximus, Scipio, and Mark Anthony
Delos, Scipio, and Lepidus
Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus
What title did Octavian take?
dictator
consul
Imperator
leader
Brothers who tried to get reforms for the Plebeians, but were assassinated.
Mark and Cador Lepidus
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
Julius and Marcus Caesar
Romulus and Remus
What did the Israelite faith eventually become known as?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
What was the name of Rome's smaller military groups?
aureus
army
unit
legion
According to legend who founded the city of Rome?
Remus and Romulus
Aenied
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
In Greek Mythology, where did the most important gods and goddesses live?
Mount Othrys
Mount Ida
Mount Olympus
Mount Parnassus
Do you believe there is an absolute right or wrong?
Yes
No
I dont know
Kind of
How did the Nile River helped Egyptian society flourish
its flooding helped the soil florusih
it boosted trade
it made the citizens of Egypt die
a great way of defense for Egypt
was a source for sleeping
A line of rulers from father to son.
dynasty
patriarchy
matriarchy
king
Who believed God was telling him to lead his people out of EGYPT?
Abraham
Joshua
Moses
Jonah
What was the Jewish house of worship?
church
synagogue
chapel
religious center
The Torah and the Bible both have the new testament in it.
False
True
What is the name of the Jewish faith?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
What are the differences between representative and direct democracy?
Both are democracies
In a direct democracy the citizens have a say in the laws, but in a representative democracy there is a group of government people that represents what the citizens want
They both let citizens have some sort of say in the law
Both are used in most countries
Who was responsible for the Golden Age of Athens?
Heracles
Pericles
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
