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Intro to Grade 8 Social Studies Quiz
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1
This central component to Aztec beliefs is known as...
Mestizo
Celestial Offering
Cannibalism
Human Sacrifice
2
The Ancient Aztecs lived in this country
Mexcio
Portugal
Peru
Italy
3
What does the word, "Renaissance", mean?
Renew
Rebirth
Rediscover
Reload
4
What level of Edo Japan's society is represented below?
Emperor
Samurai
Daimyo
Shogun
5
What are indulgences?
A type of religious ceremony
Get out of hell free cards
A Renaissance headpiece
Things people indulge in
6
Which worldview element is concerned with the pace of life and keeping track of it?
Time
Geography
Society
Knowledge
7
Renaissance art used all of the following techniques EXCEPT
Light and Shadow
2 dimensional perspective
Elements of the natural world
3D realism
8
A belief in the power of the individual is known as...
Humanism
Ethnocentrism
Feudalism
Socialism
9
What was Cortez' biggest motivation for destroying the Aztec Empire?
Gold
Spreading Christianity
Land
Knowledge
10
What was the ultimate goal of someone living in the Middle Ages?
To be loyal and allegiant to their master
To survive
All of the above
To get to heaven
11
This worldview elements focuses on money, ownership and resources...
Geography
Values
Society
Economy
12
This worldview element focuses on roles, government, structure and power...
Economy
Values
Knowledge
Society
13
This set of beliefs in the Meiji period were like the Humanist beliefs of the Renaissance...
Westernization Laws
Exclusion Laws
Filial Piety
Five Charter Oath
14
Edo Japan was controlled by the...
Shogun
Samurai
Emperor
Daimyo
15
Which Era is the art below from?
Plague Era
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Reformation
16
When 2 or more cultures meet for the first time, usually resulting in change, this is called...
Culture Shock
Cultural Interchange
Culture Clash
Intercultural Contact
17
What was the Silk Road?
A travel route taken by Crusaders
A series of interconnected trade routes
A road only the King was able to travel on
A road made of silk
18
Which of the following is NOT one of the humanistic beliefs set forth in the Renaissance?
Have an open, curious, questioning mind
Individuals should not think for themselves
Educate the whole child
great things can be achieved through learning
19
What Aztec temple is this?
Teotihuacan
Temple of the Sun
Temple of the Moon
Templo Mayor
20
In order to catch up with the rest of the world, the Emperor did all of the following EXCEPT
Feudalism
Westernization
The Five Charter Oath
Industrialization
21
Which of the following advantages did Cortez have in conquering the Aztecs?
Horses
Advanced weapons
Native Allies
All of the above
22
This element focuses on things that are important, both conceptual and materialistic….
Values
Knowledge
Economy
Beleifs
23
What is Worldview?
A new type of contact lens
The way the world looks
A set of beliefs about life held by an individual
Another name for identity
24
Which event ended Japan's period of isolation and changed their worldview drastically?
Signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa
Signing of the Unequal Treaties
Arrival of the Southern Barbarians
Sino and Russo Japanese Wars
25
Which worldview element deals with things people think to be true - religious and scientific?
Society
Values
Knowledge
Beliefs
26
Watch the video and answer this question: What is a homunculus?
Another term for Renaissance art
Latin for little man
A very fancy painting
Latin for fully formed and unchanged
27
This religious war between the Christians and Muslims also led to Intercultural contact
Crusades
Hundred Years War
World War I
Peasants Revolts
28
When were these pieces of art created?
Renaissance
Medieval Era
Dark Ages
Middle Ages
29
Who is the person below?
Emperor Meiji
Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
Commodore Matthew Perry
30
Who led the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Guttenburg
Martin Luther King
Galileo
31
After the westernization backlash, what was Japan's final motto?
Western Science, Japanese Essence
Japanese Science, Western Essence
All for one and one for all
Strong Military, Strong Economy
32
Which worldview element deals with climate, location and landforms?
Geography
Economy
Time
Society
33
Who are these people?
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
Total Randoms
King John and Queen Mary of Spain
Hernan Cortez and Malinche of Spain
34
Which worldview element deals with access to education, technology and literacy?
Beliefs
Society
Knowledge
Economy
35
Who had the least rights in Aztec society?
Farmers, Fishers and Women
Everyone had the same rights
Slaves
Merchants, Artisans and Soldiers
36
Someone who supported the arts, such as the Medici family, were called….
Financiers
Patrons
Barons
Vassels
37
What is the biggest coincidence in history that contributed to the Aztec's demise?
The Spaniards spread of Smallpox
Cortez' similarity to the god Quetzalcoatl
The arrival of Cortez in Tenochtitlan
Cortez's meeting of Malinche
38
Taking over a country, as well as their land, people and resources is known as...
Globalization
Imperialism
Expansionism
Assimilation
39
When the aztecs were conquered, what new race of people was created?
Conquistadors
Metis
Mestizo
Mexicans
40
What were the Floating Worlds?
Places where art and entertainment flourished
Places where the Shogun and Daimyo lived
Another name for the islands of Japan
Japanese botanical gardens
41
What is this?
Sacrificial Stone
Warrior's Altar
Aztec Calendar
Emperor's Throne
42
Commodore Matthew Perry opened Japan up for trade. What country was he from?
Portugal
United States
Great Britain
France
43
What was the most valued commodity on the Silk Road?
Camels and livestock
Gold and precious gems
Silks and fabrics
Pepper and spices
44
During the Middle Ages, who held the most power?
Knights
Lords and Nobles and the Church
Peasants
The King
45
The Aztecs were extremely knowledgable and built all of the following EXCEPT
Pyramids
Aqueducts
Cathedrals
Chinampas
46
Medieval Europe's society was structured into something called the….
Middle Ages
Feudal Hierarchy
Feudal Anarchy
Democracy
47
What Renaissance invention is credited with changing the course of history the most?
Telescope
Astrolabe
Printing Press
Clock
48
Which Japanese art form is depicted below?
Noh
Kendo
Kabuki
Geisha
49
Who is this important Aztec figure?
Quetzalcoatl
Moctezuma
Tlaloc
Huitzilopochtli
50
Who was highly regarded in Japanese society even though they were considered lower class?
Ronin
Artisans
Merchants
Peasants
51
Which Japanese art form is depicted below?
Noh
Woodblock
Sumo Wrestling
Kendo
52
Finish the worldview formula: Isolation + Intercultural Contact = _______________
First Contact
Worldview
Assimilation
Change
53
Who is this?
Huitzilopochtli - god of war and sun god
Tezcatlipoca - god of the night
Quetzalcoatl - god of wind
Tlaloc - god of rain
54
Which of the following is NOT a worldview element?
Values
Knowledge
Identity
Beliefs
55
In Edo Japan outsiders were not welcome, so the ______________ laws were put into place
Exclusion
Forbidden
Alternate Attendance
Inclusion
56
Japan's economy expand so rapidly in the Meiji period due to all of the following EXCEPT
Hired experts in and sent people out to learn
They were eager to Westernize and mimic the west
Their policy os isolationism
They industrialized in a very short time
57
When Cortez conquered the Aztecs he quickly put this economic system into place...
Encomienda system
Feudal Hierarchy
Imperialistic system
Seigniorial system
58
Due to the Shogun's fear of losing power, he put this law into place...
Reciprocal Attendance
Alternate Attendance
Goningumi Law
Mutsuhito Law
59
When peasants became wealthy after the Black Death, what laws were put into place?
Isolation laws
95 Thesis
Humanistic laws
Sumptuary laws
60
All of the following happened after a human sacrifice EXCEPT...
Cutting up and distributing trophy bones
Eating the victim
Flaying the victims skin and wearing it
Reincarnating the victim back to life
61
Which Spanish Explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortez
Diego de Velasquez
Christopher Columbus
62
The Age of Exploration led to all of the following EXCEPT…..
Assimilation
Imperialism
Expansionism
Isolationism
63
What event caused people to turn away from the Church, and destroyed Medieval Feudalism?
The Conquest of the Americas
The Crusades
The Black Death
The Hundred Years War
64
Who is this important figure in Aztec history?
Xochicutl
Malinche
Amaterasu
Moctezuma
65
Don't watch this movie as we will be watching it this year!
The Last Samurai
Mission Impossible
47 Ronin
Shogun