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