History T3 Revision

Question 1

When were the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

Approximately AD476 - CE1450

• the Middle Ages occurred between the fall of the Roman empire and the beginning of the Renaissance

Question 2

What do I need for a good hypothesis?

Answer 2

• A time period
• A judgement (what I am arguing)
• Reason (for why I am arguing it)
  SHOULD ONLY BE ONE SENTENCE

e.g. Life was difficult for peasants during the Middle Ages, because they had little control over their lives and had to perform hard manual labour on a daily basis

Question 3

What does my answer need to do for an ‘explain’ question?

Answer 3

you go into detail, you make something understandable and clear; give information.
* I need to provide evidence, explain what the evidence means AND THEN EXPLAIN HOW MY EVIDENCE SUPPORTS MY HYPOTHESIS (POINT SENTENCE / ARGUMENT)

Question 4

What was the ‘three field system’? How was it beneficial?

Question 5

What do I need to do in an ‘analyse’ question

Answer 5

Same things as ‘explain’ question (evidence etc), but FURTHER EXPLAIN THE EVIDENCE BY TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY MEAN AND WHAT THE IMPACT OF THE EVIDENCE IS

eg: identifying and examining the creator of the source, the explicit/implicit message contained in the source, the perspective of the source etc.;

Question 6

What do I need to do in an ‘evaluate’ question?

Answer 6

Analyse and explain my evidence, and using this info, say if the source is reliable, unreliable, helpful or unhelpful

eg: making judgements on the reliability and the usefulness of the source, based on your analysis. For example, you might’ve drawn some conclusions about the reliability of the source based on your analysis of the origin of the source

Question 7

Define feudalism

Answer 7

Feudalism is the social hierarchy in which the party with the most money and land had the most power, and the party with the least of these attributes were at the bottom. Created by Charlemagne, feudalism was an incredibly popular structure for maintaining order within kingdoms during the Middle Ages. In feudalism, fealty (pledging loyalty to the higher party) was a key part of how it worked, and arguably a key part of its success.

Question 8

What was the main reason feudalism developed in Western Europe?

Answer 8

The main reason for feudalism was for the monarch to be able to protect the entirety of their land, by splitting its ownership up to nobles (or people whom the monarch trusted), who then in turn give a portion of their land to knights, who swear fealty to the nobles in exchange for providing protection.

Question 9

What are the 4 levels in the feudal pyramid?

Answer 9

1. Monarch - provided nobles with land
2. Nobles - provided knights with land
3. Knights - provided nobles (and in turn, the monarch) with protection, and also protects the peasants
4. Peasants - provide the knights with food, labour and tools, and the knights give a portion of tis to the nobles, which give a portion of this (taxes) to the monarch.

Question 10

Define the Bayeux Tapestry

Answer 10

The Bayeux Tapestry is the medieval artwork stretching 70 metres in length that depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, during the Battle of Hastings. The tapestry has proved invaluable for the reference of life in that time and the circumstances surrounding the battle of succession that occurred over the title of King of England.

Question 11

What was the Battle of Hastings?

Answer 11

The Battle of Hastings was a battle of succession between Edward the Confessor’s son-in-law, Harold, and French cousin, William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy. The famous battle occurred in 1066, and was an integral milestone in England’s history which resulted in many major infrastructural and cultural changes throughout the country.

Question 12

What are the three features of evidence I need to consider when writing my responses?

Answer 12

Origin (of the source)

Purpose

Perspective

Question 13

Who commissioned the making of the Bayeux Tapestry?

Answer 13

Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and William of Normandy’s half-brother

Question 14

Why is the Bayeux Tapestry valuable to humans?

Answer 14

The Bayeux Tapestry is so valuable to historians for many reasons. Firstly, because it is the only credible relic they have that depicts the Battle of Hastings (despite being from a Norman perspective), and secondly because the medieval times have such little information of their way of life due to the lack of literacy and biased perspectives in which many of the referenced texts were written (written by wealthy men), that the Bayeux Tapestry is a richly-detailed visual that can inform historians military tactics, the food they ate and the way they lived.

Question 15

What was Manorialism?

Answer 15

Manorialism was a component or part of feudalism:

• It was a smaller hierarchy within the larger hierarchy of the feudal system/pyramid.

Question 16

What do I need to do for a ‘form an argument’ question?

Answer 16

1. Say my hypothesis in the point sentence (1st sentence)!!!!!!
2. Give evidence and elaboration to explain how the source supports my argument/hypothesis