Year 8 History Semester 1
Who is Odin?
Norse god that made the world
God of thunder and lightning
Prankster god of chaos
Who was Thor?
Son of Odin
God of thunder and lightning
God of wisdom
Who was Loki?
Son of Odin
Wife of Odin
Prankster god of chaos
What is Valhalla?
A heaven consisting of a large hall for slain warriors
A court room where disputes were settled
A board game, strategic; like chess
What where the Viking homelands?
Just Denmark and Norway
Scotland, Sweden and Denmark
Denmark, Sweden and Norway
What is Jotunheim?
Home to the humans
Home of the enemy of Vikings; Giants
Home to the gods
What is Midgard?
Home of the humans
A type of armor Vikings wore
Heaven for slain warriors
What ended the Viking Era?
The Battle of Stanford 1606 CE
The Battle of Stanford 1066 CE
The Battle of Stanford 1660 CE
The Battle of Hastings 1066 CE
How were Viking Duels conducted?
Would be sent away to the wilderness never to return
Would have a fencing match
Two men would hit each other until the first bit of blood touched the ground
What was the order of the Social Hierarchy?
Kings, Karls, Jarls, Thralls
Kings, Jarls, Karls, Thralls
Kings, Thralls, Jarls, Karls
What is the item pictured?
Gambling mechanism called 'the Tafl'
Cooking utensil called 'Baftalm'
Hnefatafl, a strategic Viking board game
What is the order of the Japan social hierarchy?
Daimyo, Emperor, Shogun, Samurai, Peasant
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Peasant
Emperor, Daimyo, Shogun, Samurai, Peasant
What are Viking Runes?
Archaeological remnants of the Vikings
The Viking writing system
Burial sites decorated with organised stones
What was a 'thing' for Vikings?
Two men duel by hitting each other until the first drop of blood hits the ground
Their home
Similar to a courtroom, a place each Viking community had to settle disputes
What was 'The Law Speaker'?
Someone who recites the teachings of Confucianism
Someone who memorised and referred to Viking Law
Someone who recites the code of Bushido
When were Viking Laws written down?
12th Century
1066 CE
11th Century
What is 'Bushido'?
A code based on honour, loyalty and discipline that Samurai followed
A code based on trust, empathy and respect that Samurai followed
A code based on honour, loyalty and discipline that Shoguns followed
Did Samurai wives have to learn the Bushido?
Yes
No
What was pivotal in Japan ending its isolation after 200 years?
The arrival of Captain Matthew Flinders at Edo Bay
The arrival of Captain Matthew Perry at Edo Bay
The arrival of Captain Matthew Parish at Edo Bay
The two religions practised in Japan were ______ and _________
Christianity and Buddhism
Shintoism and Buddhism
Christianity and Shintoism
Buddhism and Shintoism
Translation of 'Shintoism'
The world of the gods
The will of the gods
The way of the gods
Who are the gods in Shintoism?
Sacred spirits known as 'maki''
Sacred spirits known as 'kami'
Sacred spirits known as 'hami'
What was the role of the Shogun?
Ceremonial; simply a figurehead
Warriors who fought in battle
Controlled foreign policy, the military, and feudal patronage.
What were the ways Western society influenced Japan?
Superior weaponry, religion and tea
Superior weaponry, religion and migration of immigrants to Japan
Superior weaponry, tea and the migration of immigrants to Japan
How did the shoguns & emperors deal with the forceful Western influence of Christianity?
Severely punished civilians for becoming Christian
Tried to save civilians being forced to become Christian
Tried to implement more teachings of Christianity to save civilians
Who is this man?
Hernan Cortes
Herman Cortes
Hernan Corch
Why is this toy important?
Evidence of wheel in Ancient Mexico
Evidence of wheel in Shogunate Japan
Evidence of wheel in the Pre-Colombian Americas
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