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WorksheetsVirtual Quiz Bee- Social Studies 8
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
This group was known for being great warriors and had a huge empire in the mid-600 BC from the Persian Gulf across the Fertile Crescent to Egypt.
Babylonians
Sumerians
Assyrians
Phoenicians
About 6,000 years ago, human learned how to get copper from ___________.
Water deposits
Recycled plants
Iron deposits
Rocks
When the Israelites lived in Egypt (about 1800 BC), they were treated as __________.
Gods
Royalty
Friends
Slaves
The Hebrews differed from other early people of Mesopotamia because __________.
They established a set of moral laws
They refused to accept the rule of the king
They worshipped a single God
They believed in life after death
The primary economic activity in Sumer is farming; therefore, the people had to _____________.
Adapt to a method of crop rotation
Develop a system of irrigation
Train military men
Pray for more rain
The chief feature of Indian climate is the _______________.
Inadequate rainfall
Constant heat
Monsoon
Winter
The natural phenomenon that makes farming difficult in the Deccan Plateau was __________.
Droughts
Monsoon
Winter
Torrential rain
China developed a civilization different from other countries ___________.
Because of the close door policy of the country
Because of its geography
Because of their high culture
Because of its rich natural resources
Which of the following best justifies the claim that the period between 3500-3000 BCE is a major turning point in world history?
The glaciers from the last Ice Age had receded fully.
The earliest cities came into being around that time
The first civilizations are considered to have taken shape then
The practice of agriculture first emerged during those days.
Alexander the Great was best known for ____________.
trying to create "one world"
treating conquered people inhumanely
his inability to keep his troop's loyalty
his destruction of culture in conquered lands
Carthage had an advantage over Rome because _________.
it had a strong army
it had a strong navy
its people spoke the same language
it had a strong government
One of the major beliefs of Hinduism is _________.
one has no control over one's own destiny
future life depends on its present behavior
there is no afterlife
it is important to die in a religious belief
The civilization that provided the greatest social mobility through education was ___________.
Romans
Mayans
Chinese
Indians
The development of farming around 3000 BCE changed North American life because ____________.
people began to keep records
people began to establish settled communities
new crops introduced unfamiliar diseases
people began to move around
By crowning Charlemagne emperor, the pope, ______________.
gave up his control of Western Europe
declared that his power was higher than that of the kings
increased the importance of the feudal lords
protected himself from the Byzantine threat
A side effect of the Black Death was __________.
a shortage of farm labor
a shortage of drinkable water
rise in the number of soldiers
rise in the number of feudal lords
Muslims were similar to Jews and the Christians because _____________.
they believed in one God
their religions all began in the same century
the birthplace of their religion was in Europe
they expanded into Northern Europe
Cities in the Islamic Empire between 7 and 1100 BCE ________________.
relied on barter for trade
had no advanced form of medicine
were constantly under siege from non-Muslims
were more advanced than those in Europe
The empires of West Africa ____________.
were famous for their silk making
were isolated from each other
fought hard against exports of slaves
traded between themselves and with foreigners
Which of the following groups became powerful as a result of Industrial Revolution?
Encomienderos
Bourgeoisie
Patrician
Plebeian
Which of the following was the objective of Counter Reformation?
Penalize the priests who sympathized with Martin Luther
Organize a new Church
Improve the Catholic Church
Help Henry VIII
The Magna Carta (1215) contributed to the development of the English government because _____________.
the House of Lords and the House of Commons were created
voting rights were given to everybody
a bill of rights was created
the power of the king was based on the Parliament
He was considered as the "Liberator of South America."
Simón Bolívar
Padre Miguel Hidalgo
José Martí
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Napoleon easily seized power in France because of ________________.
the inability of the Directory to solve the problems of the country
the support of foreign governments
the support of the groups of aristocrats
the promise of reforms
The Revolution at the start of sixteenth century which led to the concept of the world are things related to man
Humanism
Glorious Revolution
Commercial Revolution
Intellectual Revolution
Labor unions were created in the nineteenth century in order to meet the ___________.
problems of unemployment
government ownership of businesses
wages and working conditions
racial and gender discrimination
Western countries used their countries as a _____________.
place for criminals
symbol of prestige and power
training ground for military forces
way of holding one's national
Chinese led an uprising to show their loyalty to me called ____________.
Nian Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion
Sepoy Rebellion
The National Assembly worked on one of the following changing Revolution.
The special privileges of the First and Second Estates
creation of French Constitution
Rights for Women
Taxes collected were based on the social status of individual
Which is the immediate cause of World War I?
Rise of nationalism
Militarism and internal conflicts
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Colonial rivalries
Which are the members of the Triple Entente?
France, Germany. Britain
Russia, France, Germany
Britain, Russia, France
Germany, Austria Italy
Which is true regarding the Eastern and Western Fronts of World War I?
The Eastern Front was slow and difficult while the Western Front was easy and quick
The Eastern Front involved more resources than the Western Front
The Eastern Front involved large areas while the Western Front almost did not move
In both Fronts, the Central Powers won.
Which caused the entry of the United States of America to World War I?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Sinking of the Lusitania
Unrestricted German Submarine warfare
The Zimmerman Telegram
Which explains an important provision in the Treaty of Versailles?
The establishment of the United Nations
Disarmament of German troops
Creation of the Triple Alliance
Declaration of war against Austria-Hungary
What is the reason why Hitler invaded Poland?
Many Jews were living there.
Poland had a lot of resources.
Poland was a former German territory.
Hitler was a native of Poland.
Which explains what the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" is?
It was a program of industrial development in Asia.
It was a Japanese propaganda against the United States
It was a principle that Asians could modernize Asia.
It was a treaty of mutual trade and interdependence.
Which explains why the Holocaust is considered a form of genocide?
It was a deliberate extermination of the Jews.
It was a belief in the supremacy of the Aryan Race.
It was an extreme form of fascism and Nazism.
It claimed the lives of millions of Europeans.
Which describes the effects of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Declaration of war against Germany
Victory of the Japanese in the Pacific
Entry of the United States in World War II
Signing of the Enabling Act
Which is an important goal of the United Nations?
implement the Paris Peace Conference
Divide Germany into East and West
Decide on matters of war and peace
Promote international trade in all nations
Which of the following is not an effect of early farming?
Population growth
Society became organized
Families moved more frequently
Diet became more diverse and better
