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Grade 8 Mesopotamia
What was the dominant religion in the Persian Empire?
  1. Christianity
  2. Buddhism
  3. Zoroastrianism
  4. Cult of Osiris
Grade 8 Ancient History
How did the vast Incan Empire address the problems caused by its size?
  1. By building thousands of miles of roads
  2. By dividing its people into self sufficient communities
  3. By creating a communication system to count the population
  4. By devising a number system to count the population
Grade 8 Ancient History
Rome never conquered the Celtic tribes in Ireland.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Ancient History
What were the Celtic religious leaders called?
  1. magi
  2. druids
  3. augurs
  4. shaman
Grade 8 Roman Empire
Roman control of Gaul ended after the invasion of which Germanic people?
  1. Goths
  2. Franks
  3. Vandals
  4. Visagoths
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Which ancient empire was founded by Hammurabi?
  1. Babylonian
  2. Sumerian
  3. Akkadian
  4. Egyptian
Grade 8 Egypt
Which time period is called the Pyramid Age?
  1. Old Kingdom
  2. New Kingdom
  3. Middle Kingdom
  4. First Intermediate Period
Grade 8 Egypt
Which of the following is NOT a period of Egyptian history?
  1. Old Kingdom
  2. Middle Kingdom
  3. Young Kingdom
  4. New Kingdom
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Which was a Sumerian accomplishment?
  1. the wheel
  2. irrigation projects
  3. first written language
  4. all the above
Grade 8 Ancient History
The Scythians took part in the Battle of Nineveh helping to destroy which empire?
  1. Median
  2. Assyrian
  3. Akkanian
  4. Babylonian
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