Year 8 History Exam 1 revision cards

Question 1

On Q1 of Year 8 Exam 1, what must you make sure you do with the two interpretations?

Answer 1

Write about what is different

Question 2

In what year did Henry VIII marry his first wife, Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 2

1509

Question 3

Who was the Pope at the time of Henry VIII wanting a divorce?

Answer 3

Pope Clement VIII

Question 4

What did Anne Boleyn say should happen before she would be with Henry?

Answer 4

He should divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry her.

Question 5

Why did some people think that the Catholic church in England was corrupt?

Answer 5

Because some priests and monks were greedy and sinful and had lots of lands and silver/gold treasures.

Question 6

What did Protestants in England want Henry VIII to do?

Answer 6

Bring the Reformation to England and break away from the Catholic church.

Question 7

How did Henry VIII feel about Anne Boleyn soon after meeting her?

Answer 7

He loved her.

Question 8

On Q2 of Year 8 Exam 1, what must you make sure you do with the two interpretations?

Answer 8

Use PASTA to explain why they are different.

Question 9

Who believed and taught that church services should be very simple with no crosses, candles or pictures?

Answer 9

John Calvin.

Question 10

Who believed and taught that ordinary people should be able to read the bible for themselves in their own language?

Answer 10

Martin Luther.

Question 11

What did Henry VIII need more money for at this time?

Answer 11

The war with France.

Question 12

On Q3 of Year 8 Exam 1, what must you make sure you do with the two interpretations?

Answer 12

Use just your knowledge (not PASTA) to explain which one is most convincing and why.

Question 13

How did Henry VIII meet Anne Boleyn?

Answer 13

She was one of Catherine’s Ladies in waiting (servants).

Question 14

Why did Henry VIII need special permission from the Pope to marry his first wife, Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 14

Because she had previously been married to Henry’s dead older brother called Arthur (this was against the teachings of the Bible).

Question 15

What did Pope Clement say when Henry VIII asked for a divorce from Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 15

No.

Question 16

Who was Martin Luther?

Answer 16

The German Protestant monk who started the Reformation in 1517.

Question 17

How many children had Catherine of Aragon had by 1526? Why was this a problem?

Answer 17

Just a single girl - Henry needed a son to take the throne after he died.

Question 18

Which question on Year 8 Exam 1 wants you to use PASTA to explain why the two interpretations are different?

Answer 18

Q2

Question 19

In what year did the Reformation start in Europe?

Answer 19

1517

Question 20

Who was Thomas Cromwell?

Answer 20

A man who helped Henry VIII to run England who advised him to break away from the Catholic church.

Question 21

What did Henry VIII have to pay the Catholic church every year before the Reformation?

Answer 21

Church taxes called tithes (approximately 1/10 of England’s taxes)

Question 22

True or false: If Henry VIII brought the Reformation to England then church services and the bible would be in English so that more people could understand them.

Answer 22

True.

Question 23

If Henry brought the Reformation to England and started a new church called the Church of England, what would that give him the power to do?

Answer 23

Decide who could and couldn’t get a divorce.

Question 24

Which question on Year 8 Exam 1 wants you to use your knowledge to decide and explain which interpretation is most convincing?

Answer 24

Q3

Question 25

Who was Thomas Cranmer?

Answer 25

The new Archbishop of Canterbury who advised Henry to break away from the Catholic church.

Question 26

Why might Henry VIII have thought that he couldn’t have a son because God was angry with him regarding his marriage to Catherine?

Answer 26

Because Catherine had previously been married to his dead brother Arthur.

Question 27

If Henry brought the Reformation to England and started a new church called the Church of England, what would happen to all the Catholic Abbeys and Monasteries and their riches?

Answer 27

They would all belong to Henry.

Question 28

Which country was England at war with during this time in History?

Answer 28

France.

Question 29

What type of church did Anne Boleyn and her family support?

Answer 29

The Protestant church

Question 30

Which question on Year 8 Exam 1 wants you to spot the difference between two interpretations?

Answer 30

Q1

Question 31

What was the new type of Christian church set up during the Reformation called?

Answer 31

The Protestant church.