Year 7 End of Year Fact Test Flashcards
Revise these cards to test your knowledge of a range of topics that you have studied in History this year. If you are unsure of a fact, check your book or with your teacher. Try to memorise these. You will have a test on THESE facts in class.
What does ACE stand for?
After Common Era
What is chronology?
Putting events into date order
What is a primary source?
Evidence from a time period
Which king died in January 1066?
Edward the Confessor
Who was the Viking claimant to the English throne?
Harald Hardraada
State one disadvantage of a Motte and Bailey Castle
Wood can burn, wood can rot, not strong, bailey difficult to defend, labour intensive
Which Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered in 1170?
Thomas Becket
When was the Peasants’ Revolt?
1381
What document was King John forced to sign by the Barons in 1215?
Magna Carta
Name the 2 religions battling for power over the people during the 16th and 17th centuries?
Catholics and Protestants
Who sent the Spanish Armarda during Queen Elizabeth’s Reign?
King Phillip II of Spain
What happened on 30th January 1649?
King Charles I was beheaded
Who became Lord Protector after the English Civil War?
Oliver Cromwell
What does the term ‘prehistory’ mean?
Before people wrote things down
What does the WHO stand for?
World Health Organisation
When was the first report of the Black Death in England?
1347
Which form of plague is more deadly- pneumonic or bubonic plague?
Pneumonic
What percentage of the population died during the Black Death?
50 percent
Why was the Black Death a pandemic?
It spread across the world
What was the term given to the belief ‘bad air’ caused disease?
Miasma
Which area of England suffered the most during the Great Plague?
London
What was the significant event which helped end the Great Plague?
The Great Fire of London
How is cholera spread?
Dirty Water and Food
Who was the first person to identify penicillin?
Joseph Lister
Who ‘rediscovered’ penicillin in 1928?
Alexander Fleming
In which war was penicillin first used?
Second World War
What year was the NHS set up?
1948
What centuries did the Industrial Revolution take place?
18th-19th Centuries
What was the job name given to a person who helped in the excavation of roads, railways or canals during the industrial revolution?
A Navvy
Who was the founder of Ford Motors?
Henry Ford
