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Grade 8 Social studies Unit 1 Exam Review
Grade 8 Social studies Unit 1 Exam Review
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Italy's geography (location, climate and landforms) made it known as the
Gateway to the East
The Back Door Stop
Gateway to the West
Silk Road Highway
2
This series of interconnected trade routes connected Europe to the East
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Crusades
Highway to the Sun
Silk Road
3
Society in Medieval Europe was organized in a very strict system called
Guilds
Feudalism
Humanism
Imperialism
4
When Silk Road trade routes became dangerous and expensive, Europeans began
To look for a new sea route to the East
To pay more indulgences
To shut down their borders
To stop trading alltogether
5
These are things that are thought to be true
Values
Beliefs
Knowledge
Time
6
This technology changed the world as it was able to spread knowledge and increase literacy
Telescope
Astrolabe
Dissections
Printing Press
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Location, climate and landforms are part of this worldview element
Geography
Time
Society
Knowledge
8
The Printing Press changed all of the following worldview elements EXCEPT
Geography
Society
Knowledge
Time
9
All of the following helped start the Age of Exploration EXCEPT
Humanistic beliefs
A desire to trade within Europe
technological advances in navigation
motivation to find new sea route to the East
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Medieval Society was run by.....
Knights
Nobles/Church
King
Lower Class - peasants, serfs, freemen
11
Renaissance art used all of the following techniques EXCEPT
focus on the human body
perspective and proportion
2 Dimensional details
Natural world
12
When peasants realized they could join forces to overthrow their Lords/Nobles they started the
Black Death
Age of Exploration
Peasant's Revolts
Hundred Years War
13
All of the following are true about the Silk Road EXCEPT
goods and ideas were traded along the route
There were many sea and overland trade routes
Many people became merchants and bankers as trade increased
it did not lead to intercultural contact
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A cooperative organization in charge of the production of goods and trade in towns is called a
Board of Directors
Tithe
Guild
Committee
15
The main motivation for explorers was
To find new sources of wealth
To find women and slaves
To spread Christianity
to find new forms of navigational equipment
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The idea that public service is the duty of everyone is called __________________ humanism
Civic
Educational
Religious
Societal
17
Peasants left the manors to work for whoever would pay them the most, this changed...
All of the above
Time
Values
Economy
18
Someone who supports the arts and pays artists to produce works is called a
Humanist
Scholar
Da Vinci
Patron
19
Which of the following is FALSE when it comes to society after the Black Death
Everyone was equal
There was an Upper, Middle and Lower class only
There was lots of social mobility
People could choose what work they did
20
All of the following were levels in the Medieval Feudal Hierarchy EXCEPT
Nobles/Church
Monarchy
Knights
Guilds
21
This country and city were the birthplace of the Renaissance
Italy/Florence
Italy/Venice
Italy/Rome
Italy/Genoa
22
The terrible cost of imperialism was
All of the above
Assimilation of Indigenous peoples
Enslavement and death of natives
Spread of European diseases
23
This element is concerned with the pace of life and keeping track of it
Knowledge
Economy
Time
Society
24
Humanism came from the
Ancient Romans
Both Red and Blue
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Greeks
25
Trade grew after the Black Death as people had money to spend. This directly impacted their
Time
Geography
Beliefs
Values
26
These people were extremely wealthy landowners who controlled those below them in the hierarchy
Barons
Vassels
Lords/Nobels
All of the above
27
The Black Death led to a serious shortage of workers, which impacted this worldview element
Geography
Values
Knowledge
Society
28
Beliefs in Medieval Europe centered around
Catholicism
Both Red and Blue
Religion
Science
29
Roles, jobs, structure, who has power, type of government/leadership are all part of
Time
Society
Economy
Knowledge
30
The practice of loaning out money and charging interest is called
Imperialism
illiterate
Indulgences
Usury
31
Which of the following is NOT one of the key Humanistic beliefs
The Church always knows what is right and wrong
You can achieve great things through learning
It's important to have an open, curious, questioning mind
People can think for themselves
32
Isolation + ___________________________ = change
Imperialism
Feudalism
Intercultural contact
Expansionism
33
These people were necessary in the Middle Ages because they protected their Lord's land
Knights
Barons
Peasants
Serfs
34
The Crusades not only exposed Europe to Knowledge but also led to trade ,which impacted their
Beliefs
Economy
Time
Geography
35
In order to get to heaven the Church charged high amounts of tithes and _____________________
Florins
Indulgences
Usury's
Restitution
36
Why did Venice, Florence and Genoa become wealthy centres of trade during this time
Size of the city-state
Location inland
Location in the East
Location on important bodies of water
37
Luther believed in all of the following EXCEPT
The Bible should be a true Christian's spiritual guide
People had to go to Church and pay tithes
the four key humanist beliefs
Indulgences were not necessary
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The lower classes felt they were being mistreated and began to rebel during this event...
Age of Exploration
Black Death
Protestant Reformation
Hundred Years War
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These laws were put in place to try and stop the lower classes from advancing, they didn't work
Sumptuary Laws
Humanistic Laws
Reformation Laws
95 Theses
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There are 2 types of these - conceptual and materialistic
Values
Society
Beliefs
Knowledge
41
Discoveries in science changed all of the following except....
Values
Geography
Beliefs
Knowledge
42
The Black Death also caused beliefs to change as
People thought God had abandoned them
People thought they should pay more tithes to the church
The practice of indulgences was introduced
Catholicism disappeared altogether
43
The extension of power over a territory, its land, resources and people is
Imperialism
Feudalism
Humanism
Expansionism
44
This German Monk started Protestantism because he thought the Catholic church was corrupt
Johannes Guttenberg
Martin Luther King
Galileo Galilei
Martin Luther
45
This event caused the destruction of the feudal system and the end of the Middle Ages
Age of Exploration
Hundred Years War
Protestant Reformation
Black Death
46
The painting below is from the _____________________ because it uses ______________________
Middle Ages/ proportion and religious theme
Middle Ages/texture and pattern, persepctive
Renaissance/light and shadow, 3D elements
Renaissance/2D elements, is unrealistic
47
What is known, who controls it, informal vs. formal education. technology are all part of
Economy
Values
Knowledge
Society
48
Which key humanistic belief was missing from the previous question
You should always listen to those above you in the hierarchy
Social mobility is impossible
People should be skilled in many different areas
The King is always right
49
Science began to flourish especially due to this technique of being curious and questioning
Scientific Questioning
Scientific Method
Scientific Metamorphosis
Scientific Extravaganza
50
The series of religious wars between the Christians and Muslims was called the
Crusades
Peasant's Revolts
Hundred Years War
Silk Wars
51
Resources, currency, ownership and structure are all a part of this worldview element
Geography
Economy
Society
Values
52
Which of the following is NOT true about the Medieval Feudal Hierarchy
Arrow of duty went down
Arrow of loyalty went up
There was a lot of social mobility
People were born into their class (hereditary)