1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
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| 1. (1) economics (2) archaeology (3) geography (4) political science | 1 | 2. (1) refused the aid of foreign mercenaries (2) grew too large to govern their territories effectively (3) banned long-distance trade causing economic strain (4) required devotion to a single religion | 2 | 3. (1) bureaucratic governments (2) agricultural skills (3) the diamond trade (4) the principles of Sharia | 3 | 4. (1) adoption of democratic ideas from Russia (2) spread of humanism and secularism across Europe (3) reunification of eastern and western Christendom (4) preservation of Greek and Roman culture | 4 | 5. (1) India’s strongest leaders came from the Gupta Empire. (2) The Gupta Empire developed advancements in the areas of mathematics and science. (3) The achievements of the Gupta Empire surpassed those of the Tang dynasty in China. (4) Gupta paintings found on the walls of the Ajanta caves were superior to the art produced during the Mauryan Empire. | 5 | 6. (1) lateen sail (2) camel caravans (3) iron cannons (4) moveable type | 6 | 7. (1) rivers (2) climate (3) mountains (4) location | 7 | 8. (1) military success against the Seljuk Turks (2) access to goods from the Americas (3) location on the Mediterranean Sea (4) dependence on the teachings of the Catholic Church | 8 | 9. (1) Secular rulers became more powerful. (2) Judaism dominated southern Europe. (3) The Holy Roman Empire became a republic. (4) Religious differences were peacefully settled. | 9 | 10. (1) China’s fleet of ships was destroyed by European navies. (2) Tribute payments to the Japanese shogunate drained the Ming treasury. (3) The Ming dynasty ended the authority of Confucian scholars. (4) The Chinese government decided to focus its efforts on internal affairs. | Q10 | 11. (1) flooded rice paddies (2) terraced fields (3) clear-cut rain forests (4) expansive plantations | 11 | 12. (1) enrich European governments (2) end slavery in the Americas (3) promote the isolation of Asia (4) establish religious freedom in New Spain | 12 | 13. (1) linked astronomy to the teachings of Muhammad (2) supported the world view of the ancient Greeks (3) challenged the secular power of absolute monarchs (4) conflicted with the official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church | 13 | 14. (1) People in both regions were fighting for freedom from England. (2) Strong French monarchs led revolutions in Latin America. (3) Revolutions in both regions were based on the idea of natural rights. (4) The French Revolution was modeled after revolutions in Latin America. | 14 | 15. (1) Ghana and Argentina (2) Algeria and Turkey (3) India and China (4) Cuba and Afghanistan | 15 | 16. (1) farming led to settled communities (2) people started using animal skins for clothing (3) copper was first used to improve stone tools (4) cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups | 16 | 17. (1) building floating gardens to grow corn (2) establishing representative democracies (3) developing a writing system using cuneiform (4) constructing Hindu temples | 17 | 18. (1) Europe and South America (2) Central America and Africa (3) Asia and Africa (4) Asia and Europe | 18 | 19. (1) harmony with nature to live in peace (2) acceptance of monotheism to achieve salvation (3) proper behavior to maintain social order (4) obedience to caste rules to achieve moksha | 19 | 20. (1) The Seljuk Turks conquered Spain. (2) Jerusalem remained under the control of Muslims. (3) Charlemagne established the Frankish Empire. (4) The pope became the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church. | 20 | 21. (1) Improved sanitation systems eliminated the threat of the plague. (2) Advances in medicine halted the spread of the plague. (3) Trade between Europe and Asia stopped just before the plague began. (4) The death toll from the plague led to labor shortages. | 21 | 22. (1) The Rhine River provided power to Italian industries. (2) The Alps isolated these city-states from the rest of Europe. (3) The Mediterranean location of these citystates encouraged trade. (4) The favorable climate of Italy led to a reliance on agricultural products. | 22 | 23. (1) reliance on sugar plantations in the Niger delta (2) control of trans-Saharan trade routes (3) discovery of oil reserves in the Gulf of Guinea (4) ability to use the natural harbors on the Atlantic Ocean coast | 23 | 24. (1) establishment of Moscow as the capital city (2) extension of Russia’s borders to the Northern Caucuses and Ukraine (3) westernization and modernization of the country (4) emancipation of the serfs on private estates | 24 | 25. (1) establishment of a feudal land system in Europe (2) development of a European-dominated global trade network (3) introduction of slash-and-burn farming techniques in the Americas (4) creation of the Hanseatic League | 25 | 26. (1) encomienda system (2) Middle Passage (3) mercantilism (4) capitalism | 26 | 27. (1) archaeologists (2) economists (3) historians (4) sociologists | 27 | 28. (1) Africa (2) Europe (3) Asia (4) South America | 28 | 29. (1) spread the Four Noble Truths (2) emphasize the importance of ancestor worship (3) promote the caste system (4) introduce the teachings of the Qur’an (Koran) | 29 | 30. (1) causing the fall of the western Roman Empire (2) creating an Islamic Golden Age (3) controlling trade in the Strait of Malacca (4) inventing the compass and gunpowder | 30 | 31. (1) promoting social mobility (2) reviving and preserving learning (3) serving the spiritual needs of society (4) maintaining economic self-sufficiency | 31 | 32. (1) extraterritoriality (2) ethnocentrism (3) filial piety (4) the Mandate of Heaven | 32 | 33. (1) was the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad (2) would allow them to control the Vatican (3) was a crossroads between Europe and Asia (4) would provide them with access to the Persian Gulf | 33 | 34. 34. One way in which the voyages of Zheng He authorized by Emperor Yongle of China and the explorations funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain are similar is that these voyages and explorations resulted in (1) an increasing effort to preserve the status quo (2) trade and cultural diffusion (3) the creation of colonial empires (4) naval wars between rival powers | 34 | 35. (1) Portugal (2) Vietnam (3) Somalia (4) Argentina | 35 | 36. (1) establishment of a favorable balance of trade (2) introduction of the encomienda system (3) transmission of communicable diseases (4) exploitation of resources in new lands | 36 | 37. (1) centralized political power (2) introduced a new national religion (3) strengthened the authority of the nobility (4) freed peasants from feudal obligations | 37 | 38. (1) capitalism and communism (2) science and religion (3) colonialism and nationalism (4) isolationism and globalism | 38 | 39. (1) Superstition and ignorance were promoted. (2) The principles of mercantilism were glorified. (3) The divine right theory of kings was challenged. (4) Punishments for criminal acts were rooted in vengeance | 39 | 40. (1) Rough waters in the Baltic Sea destroyed his fleet. (2) A harsh winter cut off his army from needed supplies. (3) His armies could not cross the high Ural Mountains. (4) A long period of high temperatures and lack of water overcame his troops. | 40 | 41. (1) modernized their military (2) promoted free speech (3) isolated their people from outside influences (4) reduced taxes levied on their people | 41 | 42. (1) extend the voting privileges of commoners (2) abolish the government’s role in levying taxes (3) limit the power of the monarchy (4) support the theory of the divine right of kings | 42 | 43. (1) Karl Marx (2) John Locke (3) Thomas Hobbes (4) Niccolò Machiavelli | 43 | 44. (1) reasoned thought is the way to discover truth (2) new theories should be made to fit existing traditional ideas (3) the method by which discoveries are made is unimportant (4) difficult problems should be solved by reading religious texts | 44 | 45. (1) ideographs (2) cuneiform (3) calligraphy (4) letters | 45 | 46. (1) broad plains (2) navigable rivers (3) mountain ranges (4) numerous ports | 46 | 47. (1) creating a shogunate (2) producing porcelain and block printing (3) introducing Hinduism as a major philosophy (4) devising a set of laws and carving them on rocks and pillars | 47 | 48. (1) exploration and trade (2) important military expeditions (3) movements for political freedom (4) the spread of Islam to Southeast Asia | 48 | 49. (1) economic collapse in Europe (2) introduction of new food crops to Europe (3) decrease in European population (4) expansion of democratic rights throughout Europe | 49 | 50. (1) efforts to achieve salvation (2) faith in human reason (3) traditional practices (4) the inevitability of poverty | 50 |
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