What is History?
True or False: There used to be giant marsupials (or megafauna) living in Australia.
True
Ancient Egyptian civilisation was founded along which river?
The Nile
On which two rivers was ancient Chinese civilisation founded?
Yellow and Yangtze rivers.
What were the earliest castles called?
Motte and Bailey castles
What was the Japanese name for the military leader of Japan?
Shogun
Give an example of ONE ancient society.
Ancient: Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, India
In which months did the Nile flood?
June to October
Name TWO religions and/or philosophies that influence ancient China.
Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism
Which tapestry records the events of the Battle of Hastings?
The Bayeaux Tapestry
Why was the Japanese emperor so special?
He was descended from the sun goddess, Amaterasu
What does Neolithic mean?
New Stone Age
ame one of the natural defences that protected ancient Egypt?
The Delta, the Desert, the Mediterranean Sea
Which social group was at the bottom of the ancient Chinese social hierarchy?
Merchants (shang)
Name the four men who wanted to be king in 1066.
Harald Hardrada, William the Conqueror, Edgar Atheling, Harold Godwineson
What was the Japanese feudal lord known as?
Daimyo
What name is given to the time period before the invention of writing?
Prehistory
Name TWO symbols of the Pharaoh’s power.
Flail, crook, crowns (red and white), uraeus, bull’s tail, false beard.
How might a family get their son into the Emperor’s palace?
Sell him as a Eunuch
The ‘Crusades’ were a series of wars fought over which city?
Jerusalem
What was the main religion in Japan?
Shinto
Approximately how many years ago did the first humans appear in Africa?
200,000 years ago
Who Am I? During my reign, I made Ancient Egypt a monotheistic society.
Akhenaten
What was the idea length for a woman’s feet?
3 inches / 7.6cm
When did the Black Death sweep through Europe?
1330-1351
What is your favourite memory about Year 8 History?