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