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YEAR 8 HISTORY EXAM REVISION
YEAR 8 HISTORY EXAM REVISION
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VIKINGS, BLACK DEATH, AND POLYNESIAN SOCIETY TOPICS
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1
Which island group is not in the Pacific?
Micronesia
Melanesia
Maldives
Polynesia
2
Which animal played a significant role in spreading the plague?
Black rats
Dogs
Cats
Mice
3
What tools or skills did Polynesian navigators use to navigate at sea?
All of the above
Memorising the movement of stars
Understanding wave and ocean currents
Watching for clouds and birds
4
What was not a Viking weapon?
Ballista
Spear
Axe
Sword
5
What isn't a part of Polynesia?
Vanuatu
Pitcairn Island
Hawaii
Cook Islands
6
Where didn't the Vikings establish a trading town?
Dublin (Ireland)
Novgorod (Russia)
York (England)
Madrid (Spain)
7
What is this cultural feature of New Zealand Maori culture called?
Haka
Hako
Haa
Hakaka
8
What is a Maori facial tattoo called?
Tapu
Mako
Toko
Moko
9
What is the name of the bird that went extinct in New Zealand?
Dodo
Moai
Maori
Moa
10
What does the historical term 'significance' mean?
Why we don't study history
Understanding other's opinions.
The importance of an event
Something that isn't important
11
Where is it likely the Polynesian settlers originally come from?
North America
South America
Australia
SE Asia
12
What was the name of the ocean going Polynesian sailing vessels?
Man o war
Outrigger canoe
Longship
In rigger canoe
13
Who was the king of the gods in Viking mythology?
Thor
Loki
Frigga
Odin
14
Where did the Black Death originate?
Italy
Europe
Africa
Mongolia
15
Which group is Viking society was at the bottom of their social hierarchy?
Shield maidens
Thralls
Karls
Jarls
16
What was the name of the event used to decide the chief on Easter Island?
The Birdman Competition
The Moai Competition
The Birdwoman competition
The Chieftain competition
17
Which group in medieval society didn't lose some power from the Black Death occurring?
The peasantry
The Church
The nobility
Doctors
18
Most Viking men were....
Jarls
Thralls
Karls
Barls
19
Which group in medieval society were blamed for the Black Death at that time?
Muslims
Africans
Jews
Mongolians
20
Which of the following was not a legacy of the Vikings?
Movies such as Lord of the Rings
The Thing
Words such as 'cake' and smile'
Sail power
21
What major event ended the period of Viking Study?
The Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Normandy
The Battle of Stanford Bridge
The Battle of Bayeux
22
What is the definition of chronology
The study of famous historical figures.
The arrangement of events or dates out of their order.
The study of time.
The arrangement of events or dates in their correct order
23
What is the definition of a historical source?
Physical objects.
Materials that can be used to investigate the past.
A type of viewpoint about the past.
A topping for your dinner.
24
What were these people known as in the Black Death period?
Muslims
The flagellants
Heathens
Pagans
25
What does historical perspective mean?
The significance of an event
Different points of view on an event or issue
A historical primary source
A type of weapon
26
What is the definition of empathy?
Understanding another's actions, attitudes and reasoning.
Not understanding another's actions and attitudes.
A type of food from Europe.
Being frustrated by someone.
27
What ocean is Polynesia in?
Southern
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
28
What wasn't a treatment for the Black Death in this period?
Rubbing a live chicken on the sores
Wearing special charms
All of these answers are correct
Blood letting
29
What was the first English monastery raided by the Vikings in England?
Lindisfarme
Devon
York
Normandy
30
What was the name of the social structure in Medieval England?
The Feudal System
The System
The Hierarchy
The Danelaw
31
Which religion did the majority of Vikings eventually convert to?
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
32
Which was the most common form of the Black Death?
Pneumonic
Bubonic
Septicaemic
All of them were the same
33
What is the definition of a primary source?
Something created during the time period studied
Written text from history
Something created after the time period studied
An object from history
34
What is the traditional name of Easter Island?
Rapa Dui
Rapa Nui
Rapa Tui
Rapa Snui
35
What does this picture depict?
A plague Doctor
A flagellant
The devil
A church official
36
Scandinavia does not include.....
Sweden
Germany
Finland
Norway
37
What quadrant of the Earth is Scandinavia located in?
North West
South West
South East
North East
38
What is the name of the statues the Easter Islander's made?
Moai
Moa
Giant faces
Tapu
39
Why is it likely that the Polynesians came from SE Asia?
Related language with SE Asia
All of the above
Similar tools and implements to SE Asia
Similar belief systems and social structure to SE Asia
40
What wasn't an impact of the Black Death?
Social Mobility
Peasant uprisings
All of the above
Labour shortages
41
What wasn't a form of the plague
Flagellantic
Bubonic
Septicaemic
Pneumonic
42
In Viking society what was 'the thing'?
A viking assembly of free men.
A punishment for breaking the law.
An award for being brave.
A party for Vikings.
43
What is the year 8 history course called?
The modern to the ancient world
The ancient to the modern world
The modern world
The ancient world
44
What was the name of the bacterium which caused the Black Death?
Yersinia Pestis
Pneumonic Pestis
Ratus Plagus
Bubonic Pestis
45
What wasn't a symptom of the Black Death
Intense Pain
Swollen lymph nodes
Toes falling off
High fever
46
What did medieval people think caused the plague?
God being unhappy
All of the above
The Jews
From the stars alignment
47
What was a 'shield maiden'?
A farmer
A fisherman
A seamstress
A female Viking warrior
48
What does the historical term 'CE' mean?
Common Evolution
Christ Evolution
Christ Eva
Common Era
49
What type of historical source is this?
Primary
Secondary
Exemplary
Tertiary
50
Which famous Viking discovered Greenland?
Ivar the Boneless
Eric Bloodaxe
Erik the Red
Ragnar Lodbrok
