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Covington County 8th Grade History Bee Study Guide
Covington County 8th Grade History Bee Study Guide
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This is study guide is aligned with questions for the 8th Grade portion of the History Bee.
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1
Which of the following was an epic poem written by homer?
Paradise Lost
Iliad
Aeneid
Beowulf
2
A person who is willing to die for his or her beliefs is call a(an) ________.
martyr
priest
archbishop
clergy
3
In the Byzantine empire, what title was given to the person that controlled church & government
pope
priest
governor
emperor
4
Which of the following is a Muslim holy book?
Holy Bible
Quran
Talmud
Upanishads
5
According to the Hebrew Bible, Jacob's 12 sons became....
Member son the Diaspora
scribes
priests
The leaders of Israelite tribes
6
What was the main use of papyrus in Ancient Egypt?
weapons
to cook with
To make paper
to build with
7
What was the form of writing created and used by ancient Mesopotamia?
Assyrian
Greek
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
8
A writer who was in charge of keeping up with historical documents is called a ______________.
scribe
plebeian
gladiator
priest
9
Where did the first civilizations arise?
In the deserts
In the river valleys
Only in aqueducts
In the mountains
10
Polytheism is the belief in....
no gods
correct math formulas
More than one god
1 god
11
traditional legend says Romulus and Remus founded the city of __________.
Athens
Sicily
Latium
Rome
12
Which people left an alphabet as their most important contribution to the world?
Greeks
Phoenicians
Hebrews
Hittites
13
The Age of Pericles was known for....
Military conquests and rebuilding
Farming and trade.
Politics and religion.
Prosperity, culture, and achievement.
14
Which of the following was associated with Ancient Babylon?
Hanging Gardens
Parthenon
Great Pyramids of Giza
Irrigation City
15
To learn how to obtain prepare for life after death, Egyptians studied the _________.
Book of The Dead
Book of Prayers
The Catcher in the Rye
Book of Life After Death
16
Which of the following groups of people from northern Europe contributed to the fall of Rome?
Egyptian
Germanic
Celtic
Slavic
17
Sparta, along with other city-states, fought against Athens in which war?
Persian War
Spartan War
Peloponnesian War
Greek Civil War
18
Nomads are....
People recovering from surgeries.
National landmarks
People that move from place to place.
People who run longterm businesses.
19
__________ is the main Egyptian writing system.
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
astronomy
geometry
20
The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called __________.
prehistory
anthropology
archaeology
paleontology
21
Which of the following has had the most influence from the Justinian Code?
religious order
a system for taxation
government organizations
legal systems
22
Monotheism is the belief in ________ god(s).
2
5 or more
1
3
23
What is one name given to ancient temples?
pyramid
ziggurat
Gilgamesh
cradle
24
Once becoming the Roman Caesar, Octavian changed his name to _____.
Nero
Caligula
Tiberius
Augustus
25
The 12 most important gods and goddesses lived where?
Mount Everest
The Temple of Apollo
Mount Olympus
The Pantheon
26
Howard Carter became famous for discovering....
the Titanic wreckage
The pyramids at Giza
King Tut's tomb
The archaeological city of Petra
27
"The Father of Medicine"
Hypatia
Hippocrates
Euclid
Aristarchus
28
Buddhism believes in four....
animals
noble truths
paths
castes
29
Who was named Emperor of the Franks in 800AD?
Gregory I
Basil
Ethelbert
Charlemagne
30
__________ made Athens more democratic.
Pericles
Darius
Cyrus
Xerxes
31
Missionaries from __________ brought Buddhism to China.
Egypt
India
Japan
Korea
32
_____ is the name given to Jews living outside of Judah; Greek word that means "scattered".
Diaspora
Exile
Palestine
Exodus
33
Ancient Egyptians were the first to publish books describing advances in what field?
medicine
astronomy
mathematics
irrigation
34
What was the primary purpose of aqueducts?
Use on a battlefield to conquer land.
Designed as a place for gladiators to fight in public.
Deliver water to cities.
Allow people and animals to cross valleys.
35
Which river is sacred to the Hindus?
Huang He
Ganges
Nile
Amazon
36
Who do Muslims recognize as the final prophet of Islam?
Yathrib
Muhammad
Abu Talib
Madinah
37
The Roman Colosseum was best used for....
senate hearings
public entertainment
public housing
roman boat storage
