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8th Grade Social Studies
8th Grade Social Studies
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A quiz of major topics covered in Social Studies for 8th grade.
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Spanish conquistadors were able to easily defeat the Natives because
superior weapons
more knowledge
better battle skills
all of the above
2
The Scientific Method was created by
Copernicus
Bacon
Galileo
Newton
3
Which of the following is NOT a reason the Roman Empire fell
Lack of Leadership
Constant Barbaric Invasions
Too few jobs
Inflation
4
Different levels of authority or rank
plague
caste
legos
hierarchy
5
Luther wrote the 95 Theses because
he loved the Pope Leo X
he was a professor
he wanted to spread indulgences
he wanted to spark a debate
6
To establish settlements in another land
Colonization
Communism
Jamestown
Plymouth
7
A place ruled based on lineage
Demoncracy
Monarchy
Hierarchy
Feudalism
8
A knight became a squire around the age of
21
13
50
5
9
Charlemagne did all for his Empire except
opened learning centers
created common coinage
set up a fair court system
ended feudalism
10
A time period of great achievements in the arts, architecture and literature.
Revolution
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Reformation
11
The black death was spread by
spoiled meet
fleas
rats
fluffy kittens
12
Which of the following is false about Columbus
he made five trips to the new world
he took convicts on his first expedition
he was Italian
he was patroned by the Inquisition King and Queen
13
A contagious disease that spread through Europe in the 1350's
Small Pox
Yellow Fever
Septicemic Plague
Bubonic Plague
14
War fought for religious purposes
Crusade
100 Years War
American Revolution
Reformation
15
A time period of great advancements and achievements in Science and Government
Renaissance
Reformation
Agricultural Revolution
Enlightenment
16
belief in one god
Jerusalem
monotheism
Allah
polytheism
17
A religious institution where nuns live
Chapel
Monastery
Convent
Church
18
A journey to a holy site
plunder
vacation
colonization
pilgrimage
19
What was the first thing mass produced by Guttenberg's printing press
political cartoons
the Bible
Luther's pamphlets
a picture of Pope Innocent
20
The pilgrims in Plymouth were sent by
Squanto
The Virginia Company of London
The Virginia Company of Plymouth
King James
21
Joan of Arc led the French to victory in which battle
The Battle of Paris
The French Revolution
The Battle of Orleans
The 100 Year's War
22
King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta for all of the following reasons except
he lost his father's land in France
the Barons were over-taxed
the Pope excommunicated him
he attacked Spain
23
Which of the following is not a major theme in SS this year
wars and their effects
paradigm shift
population shift
foundations of democracy
24
Which Renaissance figure was from the Northern Renaissance
Michaelangelo
daVinci
Brunelleschi
Shakespeare
25
Luther joined the Church because
he questioned his own mortality
his father told him
he questioned the Abbot at his monastery
his friends told him to
26
which is NOT a member of the Church hierarchy
Priest
Cardinal
Abbesses
Minister
27
Ipswich's early economy was based on all of the following except
fishing
farming
distilling rum
shipbuilding
28
The theory that the sun is the center of the Universe is called
Monocentric Theory
Polycentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
Geocentric Theory
29
A time period that changed the Christian Church forever
The Renaissance
The Reformation
The Great Schism
The Enlightenment
30
This was a system adopted in Europe after the fall of Rome
communism
feudalism
democracy
monarchy
31
Which kingdom would you rather belong to
Binetteium
Fabrizium
Schwenkdom
Rosentopia
32
Saladin retook Jerusalem after this Crusade
First
Third
Second
Fourth
33
Government that is run by the citizens of a country
autocracy
democracy
nationalism
monarchy
34
Jamestown struggled for all of the following reasons except
salt-water poisoning
too many gentlemen
hostile native
too many indentured servants
35
This person proved that the sun was the center of the Universe
Galileo
Newton
Copernicus
Kepler
