Government and Canada
What is the Capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
What do we call the period of European history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance?
The Middle Ages
What does "Indigenous" generally mean?
The original people of a particular area
What is History?
The study of the past
What is the capital city of BC?
Victoria
Name all 7 continents
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania (Australia), Europe, Antarctica
What was the Black Death?
A bubonic plague that killed millions in the Middle Ages
Name one Indigenous group or nation from BC
Haida, Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, Wet'suwet'en, Snuneymuxw, Snaw-Naw-As, Stzuminus, etc.
What is a primary source?
Evidence created during the time being studied, such as a diary, letter, photograph, or artifact
What type of government does Canada have? (Dictatorship, Democracy, Meritocracy, Aristocracy, Communist, etc.)
Democracy
What was the name of the first group to sail from Europe to North America?
The Vikings
DAILY DOUBLE
What invention made it much easier to produce and spread books in Europe?
The Printing Press
What is one thing that can make an Indigenous culture unique?
Language, traditions, stories, art, beliefs, territory, governance, etc.
What is a secondary source?
Something created later that explains or interprets the past, such as a textbook or documentary
DAILY DOUBLE
What are the 3 levels of government in Canada?
Why did European Explorers want to find a new route to Asia in the 1400s?
To find a faster way to Asia for valuable goods (spices, gold, silk, etc.)
What was the Renaissance?
A period of renewed interest in art, learning, science, and ideas from ancient Greece and Rome
What is Oral Tradition?
Knowledge, stories, history, and teachings passed down by speaking and listening
If two people give different accounts of the same historical event, what should a historian do?
Look at both accounts, consider their perspectives and possible biases, and compare them with other evidence
What is the name of the document that protects important rights and freedoms in Canada?
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What important natural feature did explorers rely upon for navigation in the 14th and 15th centuries?
The Stars
Why was the printing press the most important invention of the Middle Ages?
It allowed for ideas and information to spread very quickly
Why is it important for historians (students) to learn about history from Indigenous perspectives as well as European perspectives?
Because different people can experience and understand the same historical events differently, and using multiple perspectives gives us a more complete understanding of the past.
Why do we study the past?
To understand how people and societies changed, why events happened, and how the past affects the present