Grade 8 Final Review

Question 1

Using the map above, which statement about Japan is correct?

Accepted Answer

Japan is geographically isolated from other countries.

Question 2

Which statement BEST completes Section Z on the chart?

Accepted Answer

Any non-Catholics were expelled.punished unless they convert

Question 3

The question mark diagram could most likely be replaced by which of the following similarities?

Accepted Answer

Both were charged with heresy

Question 4

The worldview element addressed most clearly in this quote is…

Accepted Answer

Society

Question 5

Which statement BEST completes Section X on the chart?

Accepted Answer

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella expand their empire.

Question 6

This quote is commenting on the impact isolation had on which of the following WV elements:

Accepted Answer

society

Question 7

The silk road refers to...

Accepted Answer

the joining of countries

Question 8

The Spanish Inquisition was a state-run system of courts used for what reason?

Accepted Answer

To put non-Christians on trial.

Question 9

Feudal Japan took issue with Christianity because...

Accepted Answer

Christian teachings could weaken Japan’s social hierarchy.

Question 10

These instructions to Giovanni Caboto in 1497 indicate that the King wanted to...

Accepted Answer

gain new territories for England

Question 11

Which of the following people might support the above quote?

Accepted Answer

Commodore Perry

Question 12

How did the Astrolabe contribute to the age of exploration?

Accepted Answer

allowed ships to sail day or night.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about Nation X?

Accepted Answer

X’s policy was different from both the Aztec and the Spanish

Question 14

Because there was so much gold and silver in Spain, they experienced very high ______________.

Accepted Answer

Inflation

Question 15

Traditional Japanese and Aztec worldviews were similar because in each they believed that...

Accepted Answer

the people of their nation were favoured by the gods.

Question 16

Which country successfully forced the Japanese to end their period of isolation in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 17

The roles of peasants, artisans and merchants in Edo Japan were similar in that all groups were

Accepted Answer

expected to obey the rules imposed on them without question.

Question 18

Do you feel ready for the final exam?

Accepted Answer

Totally!, Not so much., Yup.

Question 19

Which of the following demonstrates ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

Spain taking slaves from Africa to use as workers, Germany expanding its territory into France.

Question 20

What worldview element is on display here?

Accepted Answer

Geography

Question 21

Without the printing press...

Accepted Answer

Religion would continue to progress in its traditional ways.

Question 22

What is the factor which is common to each of the features listed above?

Accepted Answer

Ways in which the Aztecs changed their natural environment.

Question 23

Copernicus’ view that the sun was the center of the universe conflicted with whose theory?

Accepted Answer

Roman Catholic Church

Question 24

The glyphs in the codex image above depict a scene of

Accepted Answer

Divine guidance from Huitzlopochtli.

Question 25

In the Middle Ages crusades were organized with the main purpose of...

Accepted Answer

controlling the Holy Land

Question 26

The aim that ALL the actions had in common was to...

Accepted Answer

increase the power of the shogunate.

Question 27

Which statement BEST completes Section Y on the chart?

Accepted Answer

Nobility refused to “till the land like a peasant”.

Question 28

Which of the following choices arranges the events in Japanese history in the correct order?

Accepted Answer

Event 2, 1, 4 and 3

Question 29

In the later period of the Renaissance, artists did all but one of the following...

Accepted Answer

painted only religious themes

Question 30

"I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals." Who said this?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 31

All of these provisions (rules) in the Exclusion Laws resulted in Edo Japan’s policy of...

Accepted Answer

isolationism

Question 32

Which of the following combinations are all internal forces to end isolation?

Accepted Answer

taxes, famine, a weakened economy, and natural disasters

Question 33

Tsunamis, typhoons, and a mountainous landscape could all be described as...

Accepted Answer

geographic challenges for the Japanese people.

Question 34

The Exclusion Laws of Edo Japan were put into effect mostly as a result of...

Accepted Answer

Threats to the Shogun's power and to Japanese culture.

Question 35

A feature common to the goals below is that they were all

Accepted Answer

motives for European exploration and expansion

Question 36

The features listed above could best be used to support the conclusion that Aztec society...

Accepted Answer

Was based on a hierarchical social structure.

Question 37

Which of the following is not a belief or value of humanism?

Accepted Answer

preparing for the afterlife

Question 38

An opinion against the beliefs of a given religion is called...

Accepted Answer

heresy

Question 39

Bubonic plague caused all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

crops to become diseased

Question 40

A 16th century movement to reform the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

Accepted Answer

Protestant Reformation

Question 41

These characteristics could best be described as…

Accepted Answer

The result of a humanist worldview during the Renaissance.

Question 42

What is element is affected by your worldview?

Accepted Answer

Culture, Social Systems

Question 43

Canada is one of the most educated Countries in the world. This is due to which element?

Accepted Answer

Culture, Social Systems

Question 44

The policy of a country or empire to extend its authority or domination over another country.

Accepted Answer

imperialism

Question 45

The above speaker is most likely a

Accepted Answer

king

Question 46

Medieval society in Europe and the Aztec in Mexico were most similar in that both societies

Accepted Answer

Gave the leader ultimate power in making decisions.

Question 47

The exchange of __________ was a key part of the Renaissance spreading throughout Europe.

Accepted Answer

ideas

Question 48

What was the main political difference between the Edo and the Meiji period?

Accepted Answer

In Meiji period the shogun lost all his power to the emperor

Question 49

The best title for this map is….

Accepted Answer

The Spread of the Bubonic Plague

Grade 8 Final Review

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Grade 8 Final Review

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