Ancient Japan
The Renaissance
Aztecs & the Spanish Conquest
ELA Review
Memes
100

This warrior class followed a strict code of honour called the Bushido code

Samurai

100

This disease killed 30-60% of Europe's population in 14th century?

The Black Plague 

100

The name of the Aztec capital city, built on an island in a lake.

Tenochtitlan

100

This form of poetry involves keeping certain words, and colouring over the rest to create your own poetry over someone elses work.

Blackout Poetry


100

The title of the poem written by Kobe Bryant whose audio went viral, that we also created poems based off of.

Dear Basketball

200

Japan's feudal hierarchy placed this ruler at the top (a supreme military commander).

8.8 - This was Dayyan and Jacob

8.4 - This was Khalil and Emily (I think)


 Shogun

200

The Renaissance began in this Italian city, famous for its wealthy banking families.

Florence, Italy

200

This Spanish conquistador led the conquest of the Aztec Empire beginning in 1519.


Hernán Cortés


200

The famous author of the short story 'The Tell Tale Heart', that we used to create our own short stories from the perspective of the old man in the story.


Edgar Allan Poe

200

This fast food chain has been roasted online for its "meat mountain" sandwiches

Arby's 


300

This religion, native to Japan, focuses on respect for nature, ancestors, and kami (spirits)

Shinto/Shintoism

300

This philosophy placed human beings, rather than God, at the centre of thought and learning

Humanism

300

This disease, brought by the Spanish, killed more Aztecs than any sword or cannon.


Smallpox

300

The Disney short film we watched to create our plot diagrams presented to the class, about a dumpling that turns into a boy.

Bao

300

The musical artist responsible for the trend using the audio "Okay WOW, first thought, transcending the game"

Drake


400

This was an ancient Japanese form of theatre and involved elaborate costumes such as masks or vivid face makeup

Kabuki

400

Leonardo da Vinci painted this famous portrait of a woman with a mysterious smile

The Mona Lisa


400

The Spanish used this Aztec religious practice as a reason to colonize them and destroy Tenochtitlan

Human sacrifice

400

The name of the main character in our novel study book, 'Under the Blood Red Sun'

Tomi

400

What is happening to the cat in this video to make him look like that?


Bath/Shower/Water being poured on him

500

Japanese society was organized into a strict hierarchy. Name the class that ranked BELOW samurai but ABOVE merchants.

Farmers or peasants

500

This scientist, often called the father of modern astronomy, proposed a heliocentric model of the solar system during the Renaissance, contradicting the Church's belief that Earth was the centre of the universe.

Nicolaus Copernicus

500

The name for the ancient texts the Aztecs kept to detail their history that involved pictograms (pictures).


Codexes

500

This form of Japanese poetry requires you to write 3 lines following a certain pattern:

First line: 5 syllables

Second line: 7 syllables
Third line: 5 syllables

Haiku

500

FOR DOUBLE POINTS 

Give me a caption for this meme


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