The Black Death
Swollen lymph nodes, fever and these dark marks were common symptoms.
What are black spots on the skin?
This English king was forced to agree to the Magna Carta in 1215
Who was King John?
Japan's indigenous religion centred on nature spirits.
What is Shinto?
Women in Samurai families were often responsible for managing these.
What were households and finances?
A system where citizens participate in decision-making and elect representatives.
What is democracy?
Approximately this proportion of Europe's population was infected.
What is 25-33% of the population?
The powerful feudal lords who pressured King John to sign the Magna Carta
Who were the Barons?
Sacred spirits associated with nature and ancestors in Shinto belief.
What are Kami?
Some Samurai women were trained in these for self-defence.
What are martial arts?
A large public gathering showing support for a cause.
What is a rally?
These animals travelled to Europe on merchant ships and helped spread the Black Death by carrying infected fleas.
What were rats?
The Magna Carta introduced this idea that even the king should follow the law.
What is limited government / rule of law?
This religion arrived in Japan from Korea during the 500s CE.
What is Buddhism?
During the Heian period, aristocratic women were educated in these subjects.
What are literature, art and music?
This referendum successfully amended the Constitution regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
What was the 1967 Referendum?
One economic consequence was that workers could demand these because there were fewer labourers available.
What are higher wages?
The Magna Carta was sealed at this location in England.
What is Runnymede?
The goal of Buddhism is to overcome this human experience.
What is suffering?
Confucian ideas generally strengthened these in society.
What are gender roles and social hierarchy?
The 2023 referendum proposed recognising Indigenous Australians through this advisory
What is the Voice to Parliament?
This treatment involved cutting a vein to remove blood because doctors believed it would balance the body's humours and cure the Black Death.
What was bloodletting?
This modern democratic principle can trace some of its origins to the Magna Carta.
What is the rule of law, fair legal processes, or limits on government power?
Name one way Shinto influenced Japanese society.
What is respect for nature, shrines, festivals, traditions or ancestor worship?
These rare female warriors existed during Japanese history.
Who were the Onna-bugeisha?
Unlike 1967, the 2023 referendum produced this outcome.
What is it was unsuccessful / did not achieve a double majority?