History Knowledge Bowl Quiz

The Magna Carta......

• Limited the power of King John and ensured he followed the law

• Allowed the French Protestants to freely practice

• Made Christianity the dominant religion

• Pardoned Henry XVI

An Oligarchy is

• a Russian Monarchy

• A government run by a few wealthy people

• a military dictatorship

• an arranged marriage between uncle and niece

• a dinosaur with wheels

Eurocentrism is

• illegal in most states

• The concept that Europeans are the most civilized and that history should be viewed from their lense is

• The idea that Europe should always be in the middle of the map

• the idea that European nations should control the UN bc the earliest forms of humanity began there

What made Timbuktu so influential

• They defeated the Persians in order to control Spain

• It was a cosmopolitan city on the Northern Coast of Africa

• It was the greatest hair band of the Medieval Era

• it was a center for trade in Western Africa, it was also built into an academic and cultural center.

Heliocentrism

• the theory that the sun revolves around the earth

• The concept that the equator is always in the center facing the sun

• Spanish Ice Cream

• the theory that the Earth revolves around the sun

what is a fealty

• The agreement between lord and vassal over land rental

• The money and gifts a father gives a man for marrying his daughter

• a Medieval fetus

• the program that men went through to become a knight

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

diplomacy, international relations, interactions between nations would all be considered

• geopolitical

• geocentric

• United Nations

• Empire building activities

Which resource were kingdoms in Western Sub-Saharan Africa known for

• Gold
• Lumber
• Oil
• Salt

People in Europe relied on goods traded along

• The Black Death Trail
• The Trail of Tears
• The Silk Road
• The Salt highway

Filial piety is

• An Asian Social Hierarchical system

• The idea that children are to honor their parents

• Italian sports car

• The idea that children should always take on the same career as their parents

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7