Social GLA 8

Question 1

Adaption

Answer 1

the action or process of adapting or being adapted.

Question 2

Allegiance

Answer 2

loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.

Question 3

Altepetl

Answer 3

Aztec City-State

Question 4

Anatomy

Answer 4

the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms or a study of the structure or internal workings of something.

Question 5

Aqueducts

Answer 5

an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.

Question 6

Aristocracy

Answer 6

the highest class in certain societies, a form of government in which power is held by the nobility.

Question 7

Assimilate

Answer 7

the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.

Question 8

Astrolabe

Answer 8

an ancient astronomical instrument that was a handheld model of the universe. Its various functions also make it an elaborate inclinometer and an analog calculation device capable of working out several kinds of problems in astronomy.

Question 9

Astrology

Answer 9

the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.

Question 10

Astronomy

Answer 10

the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

Question 11

Aztlan

Answer 11

the ancestral home of the Aztec peoples

Question 12

Bakufu

Answer 12

Provincial government run by Daimyo

Question 13

Beliefs

Answer 13

an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.

Question 14

Black Death

Answer 14

a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causing the deaths of 75–200 million people, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351.

Question 15

Bloodletting

Answer 15

Aztec ritualistic self-harm, offering to the gods

Question 16

Bushido

Answer 16

a moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle, formalized in the Edo period.

Question 17

Byzantine Empire

Answer 17

The Byzantine Empire was what scholars now call the Eastern Roman Empire. Its official language was Greek. The empire existed between the late 4th century AD and 1453 when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. Byzantine scholars preserved many aspects of ancient Greek and Roman culture.

Question 18

Cacao

Answer 18

Chocolate beverage which granted the Aztecs knowledge. Came from cacao beans

Question 19

Calmecac

Answer 19

School for nobles

Question 20

Calpulli

Answer 20

a clan or ward constituting the fundamental unit of Aztec society.

Question 21

Cartography

Answer 21

the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area, usually on a flat surface such as a map or chart.

Question 22

Causeways

Answer 22

A raised road built on wet land

Question 23

Chief of Internal affairs

Answer 23

Aztec emperors closest advisor

Question 24

Chinampas

Answer 24

Aztec floating gardens

Question 25

Christianity

Answer 25

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world’s largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers representing one-third of the global population.

Question 26

Circumnavigate

Answer 26

sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).

Question 27

City States

Answer 27

A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its surrounding territory.

Question 28

The black plague is said to have originated in which region?

Answer 28

Asia

Question 29

What famous document limited the monarchs power and granted certain rights to the nobility

Answer 29

Magna Carta

Question 30

What was the code of conduct that was followed by knights?

Answer 30

Chivalry

Question 31

What group was responsible for the spread of christianity during the Middle Ages

Answer 31

Monks

Question 32

Which continents were connected by the Silk Road

Answer 32

Europe and Asia