Term 1
What topic did we study in Term 1?
Water in the World
What topic did we study in Term 2?
Interconnections
What topic did we study in Term 3?
Medieval Europe
What topics did we study in Term 4?
Spanish Conquest of the Americas & Polynesian Expansion
Name the three main states in which water exists on Earth.
Name a technology that has significantly increased global interconnection
(tbd)
Name the dominant religion in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
Christianity
Name the 3 ancient cultures of America we studied
Mayan, Incan & Aztec
What is the main source of usable freshwater for human consumption?
Groundwater
Name at least ONE country and their main export to Australia
(tbd)
What was the central social and political system that replaced Roman authority in Medieval Europe
Feudalism
Name the 3 corners of Polynesia
Aotearoa, Hawaii, Rapa Nui
What is an aquifer?
An underground layer of permeable rock, sand, or gravel that holds and transmits groundwater
Identify TWO negative impacts of Tourism
Pollution, increased demand/prices, over-crowding etc.
Describe the social hierarchy of the feudal system, naming the four key roles from top to bottom.
King
Noble
Knight
Peasant
How many tribes made up the Aztec alliance?
Three
What is desalination?
the process of removing salt and minerals from saline water (like seawater or brackish water) to produce fresh, drinkable water
A business model focused on rapidly producing trendy, cheap, low-quality clothing to meet current demands, copying catwalk styles and pushing new items constantly to encourage frequent purchases and quick disposal, leading to massive textile waste and significant environmental/ethical issues
What was the exact year that Rome fell and the Middle Ages began?
476 AD
what year did the aztec empire fall
1521