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World History Final Exam

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the leader of the Roman gods?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Jupiter

d)

Pluto

2.

Who was the Roman god of War?

a)

Ares

b)

Neptune

c)

Pluto

d)

Mars

3.

Who was king of the Greek gods?

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Apollo

d)

Hades

4.

What type of government was first created in ancient Athens?

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

theocracy

d)

democracy

5.

Which famous battle in 480 BC involved King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans?

a)

Battle of Marathon

b)

Battle of Thermopylae

c)

Battle of Plataea

d)

Battle of Salamis

6.

What was the primary purpose of the Parthenon in ancient Greece?

a)

It was a marketplace

b)

It was a temple to Athena

c)

It was a royal palace

d)

It was a public bath

7.

Which material was commonly used by ancient Greeks for sculpture?

a)

wood

b)

steel

c)

marble

d)

clay

8.

Which Greek historian is known as the "Father of History"?

a)

Homer

b)

Thucydides

c)

Herodotus

d)

Plutarch

9.

What is the term for a city-state in ancient Greece?

a)

agora

b)

acropolis

c)

polis

d)

necropolis

10.

What is the name for a Greek story with an unhappy ending?

a)

tragedy

b)

drama

c)

comedy

d)

documentary

11.

What is the name for the teachers or great thinkers of ancient India?

a)

dalits

b)

gurus

c)

Brahmins

d)

Aryans

12.

Which of the following ancient civilizations was further SOUTH in the Indus Valley?

a)

Harappa

b)

Delhi

c)

Calcut

d)

Mohenjo-Daro

13.

The nomadic herders that moved into the Indus Valley were called_______?

a)

Caucasians

b)

mongols

c)

Vandals

d)

Aryans

14.

Which of the following is not one of the 4 varnas of ancient India?

a)

Dalits

b)

Brahmins

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudras

15.

Which of the 4 varnas was made up of the lowest class of Indian society?

a)

Kshatriyas

b)

Brahmins

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudras

16.

What does Hinduism teach is the effect of your actions in life?

a)

dharma

b)

moksha

c)

karma

d)

ahimsa

17.

Siddhartha Gautama is called the creator of which ancient religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Daoism

18.

What is Filial Piety?

a)
  1. Respect for your elders and family

b)
  1. Ancient Chinese pie making art

c)
  1. A dance related to Buddhism

d)
  1. A farming technique where land is flooded to grow rice

19.

This Chinese Dynasty developed writing, built stable structures, and made advances with bronze?

a)

Qin

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Huang He

20.

Which of the following was NOT a natural barrier that protected early China from invaders?

a)

Tall mountain ranges

b)

The Gobi desert

c)

Large flat open plains

d)

Ocean and seas

21.

The principle that gods would support a just ruler, but they would not allow anyone corrupt to hold power is called _______.

a)

Dynastic cycle

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

dharma

d)

reincarnation

22.

Who was the founder of the Zhou dynasty?

a)

Wu Wang

b)

Anyang

c)

Liu Bang

d)

Ying Zheng

23.

What was the purpose of oracle bones?

a)

To communicate with dead ancestors

b)

For asking questions of the gods

c)

Used as money

d)

To ward off evil spirits

24.

This Chinese Dynasty learned to use iron, built roads and canals, and introduced coins to China?

a)

Shang

b)

Qin

c)

Zhou

d)

Han

25.

Which early Chinese dynasty ruled for the longest time?

a)

Han

b)

Qin

c)

Zhou

d)

Ming

26.

Which ancient Greek god was known as the god of the sea?

a)

Neptune

b)

Hades

c)

Artemis

d)

Poseidon

27.

What is the name of the famous ancient Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Epicurus

28.

The Peloponnesian War was fought between which two Greek City-states?

a)

Athens and Thrace

b)

Sparta and Corinth

c)

Rhodes and Thebes

d)

Athens and Sparta

29.

Spartan boys joined the army at what age?

a)

Began training at 7 and officially joined at 20 yrs old

b)

All boys joined at 18 yrs old

c)

All boys except sons of the kings joined at 18 yrs old

d)

Only boys who had met the Oracle at Delphi joined at 18 yrs old

30.

What is a Dalit?

a)

An Untouchable; lowest class of ancient Hindu society; performs the most undesirable jobs

b)

A large Hindu shrine built to honor Shiva

c)

The name Hindus assign to a reincarnated being in a non-human body

d)

It is another name for camel and its used for transportation across the desert

31.

The three most notable Greek philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and _________?

a)

Sophocles

b)

Homer

c)

Thucydides

d)

Aristotle

32.

Homer is most notable for writing which two companion novels?

a)

Meno and Apology

b)

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

c)

The Iliad and The Odyssey

d)

Antigone and Oedipus Rex

33.

This river is about 4,000 miles long and was an important water source for much of Egypt?

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Yangtze

d)

Euphrates

34.

A Macedonian king who conquered lands in Greece, Persia, and Asia into the Indus River Valley during his 20 year reign?

a)

Darius

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Xerxes

d)

Pericles

35.

Highly structured organization marked by multiple layers of officials?

a)

theocracy

b)

democracy

c)

bureaucracy

d)

autocracy

36.

Which of the following was the God/Goddess of the Egyptian Afterlife?

a)

Isis

b)

Osiris

c)

Horus

d)

Seth

37.

Where were the pharaohs of the Old Kingdom mostly buried?

a)

Giza

b)

Thebes

c)

Valley of the Kings

d)

Nubia

38.

Who was the first woman pharaoh and made Egypt wealthy through trade?

a)

Hapshetsut

b)

Isis

c)

Cleopatra VI

d)

Thutmose III

39.

Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid at Giza?

a)

Khafra

b)

Khufu

c)

Amenhotep

d)

Tutankhamun

40.

Which God/Goddess was said to have the head of a falcon?

a)

Seth

b)

Osiris

c)

Horus

d)

Anubis

41.

Ramses the Great led the Egyptian army to success at the Battle of Kadesh and against which enemies?

a)

Sherden Sea Pirates

b)

Hittites

c)

Greeks

d)

Romans

42.

Egyptian writing system using picture symbols to represent words was called?

a)

cuneiform

b)

Demotic script

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Greek

43.

Ramses the Great ruled for 67 years, lived to 92 years old, and had how many wives?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

47

d)

Over 200

44.

What is a theocracy?

a)

Form of government based on religion

b)

A government where people vote for representatives to rule for them

c)

A government based on socialism

d)

Form of government based on a single ruler

45.

The mummification process included which of the following steps?

a)

Wrapping the body in papyrus

b)

Cutting the pharaoh’s hair off and giving it to the new pharaoh

c)

Soaking the body in water for 70 days

d)

Removal of the brain through the nose

46.

The first pharaoh of Egypt known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt as one empire?

a)

Akhenaten

b)

Narmer

c)

Khufu

d)

Hatshepsut

47.

What did the Spartans call the slaves whom they had conquered?

a)

polis

b)

hoplites

c)

helots

d)

Trojans

48.

What is the Greek word for marketplace?

a)

agora

b)

polis

c)

helot

d)

acropolis

49.

What type of government did Athens have?

a)

socialist

b)

oligarchy

c)

Direct democracy

d)

Authoritarian dictatorship

50.

Who was the greatest of all Athenian politicians; he had the Parthenon built?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Pericles

c)

King Leonidas

d)

Thucydides

51.

Who is the goddess of motherhood and wife of Osiris?

a)

Osiris

b)

Horus

c)

Isis

d)

Seth

52.

Who is the sun god and king of all Egyptian gods and goddesses?

a)

Osiris

b)

Horus

c)

Isis

d)

Ra or Amun Ra

53.

Who is the guide of the dead, had the head of a jackal?

a)

Osiris

b)

Anubis

c)

Horus

d)

Seth

54.

Who is the green-skinned god of the afterlife and judge of the dead?

a)

Osiris

b)

Horus

c)

Isis

d)

Seth

55.

Who is the trickster god of storms and chaos, brother of Osiris?

a)

Osiris

b)

Horus

c)

Isis

d)

Seth

56.

Who was the first female pharaoh, made Egypt wealthy through trade?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Amenhotep

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Khafra

57.

Who was the builder of the Sphinx and second large pyramid at Giza?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Amenhotep

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Khafra

58.

Who was the builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Khufu

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Khafra

59.

Who was the longest reigning pharaoh and beat the Hittite ambush at Kadesh?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Amenhotep

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Khafra

60.

Who was the boy king, most famous pharaoh whose tomb was discovered undisturbed in 1922?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Amenhotep

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Tutankhamun

61.

What is the term for a war leader who protected people for food or money?

a)

karma

b)

raja

c)

dharma

d)

vedas

62.

What is the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth called?

a)

raja

b)

moksha

c)

reincarnation

d)

vedas

63.

What is a personal religious duty of a Hindu’s life called?

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

moksha

d)

raja

64.

What is the term for freedom from the reincarnation cycle in Hinduism?

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

moksha

d)

raja

65.

What are the 4 social classes: Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras called?

a)

varnas

b)

raja

c)

vedas

d)

moksha

66.

Who is the Greek god of the underworld?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Ares

d)

Hades

67.

Who is the goddess of wisdom and protector of cities?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Ares

d)

Hades

68.

Who is the Greek King of the gods; god of lightning?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Zeus

d)

Poseidon

69.

Who is the goddess of marriage; wife of Zeus?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Ares

d)

Hades

70.

Who is the Greek god of the sea?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Ares

d)

Poseidon

71.

Philosophy that promotes a peaceful society.

a)

Legalism

b)

aristocrat

c)

Confucianism

d)

Laozi

72.

Creator of Legalism.

a)

Hanfeizi

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Laozi

73.

Taught that all talented men should make up the government.

a)

aristocrat

b)

bureaucracy

c)

Laozi

d)

Confucianism

74.

The appointed officials that make up layers of government.

a)

aristocrat

b)

Confucianism

c)

bureaucracy

d)

Legalism

75.

Creator of Daoism.

a)

Confucius

b)

Laozi

c)

Hanfezi

d)

Legalism

76.

Greek Messenger of the Gods.

a)

Artemis

b)

Hermes

c)

Dionysus

d)

Apollo

77.

Twin to Apollo and Goddess of the hunt.

a)

Hermes

b)

Artemis

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Apollo

78.

God of love.

a)

Artemis

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hermes

d)

Eros

79.

God of the Sun, light, and truth.

a)

Dionysus

b)

Hermes

c)

Apollo

d)

Artemis

80.

Goddess of beauty and love.

a)

Artemis

b)

Hermes

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Dionysus

81.

To avoid doing any harm to living things in Hinduism is called ________.

a)
Ahimsa
b)

dharma

c)

karma

d)

vedas

82.

________ was the founder and creator of Daoism.

a)

Laozi

b)

Hanfeizi

c)

Confucius

d)

Buddha

83.

________ was a Greek slave who wrote a series of fables or short stories that teach a lesson.

a)

Homer

b)

Aesop

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

84.

A ________ is a drama designed to tell a story where a person fails to overcome their struggles.

a)
tragedy
b)

comedy

c)

drama

d)

sitcom

85.

The Romans were ruled by an emperor called ________ who had control of the government and the Army.

a)

Caesar

b)

Senator

c)

Consul

d)

Tribune