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

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

Year 8 History Semester 1

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