Year 8 Knowledge Recall 2

Which of these dates is in the 18th century?

• 1781

• 1888

• 1905

• 1603

What is an 'agrarian society'?

• A community whose economy (money) comes from farming

• A community whose economy (money) comes from industry

• A community whose economy (money) comes from industry and farming

Who wrote 'Oliver Twist'?

• William Shakespeare

• Charles Dickens

• JK Rowling

• JRR Tolkien

Who won the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644?

• The Royalists

• The Parliamentarians

Who did Oliver Cromwell nominate to be the next Lord Protector after him?

• The Prime Minister of England

• His son, Richard

• He said the new Lord Protector should be elected

• Charles II

What were Elizabeth I's religious policies called?

• The Religious Policies

• Protestantism

• The Religious Settlement

• The Law of Religion

When was World War One?

• 1814 - 1818

• 1914 - 1918

• 1939 - 1945

• 1905 - 1915

Which two countries colonised much of Africa?

• Britain and Spain

• Britain and France

• France and Germany

• Germany and Ireland

What is a 'long term cause'?

• Something that builds up over a period of time

• Something that leads to an immediate response

What is a 'short term cause'?

• Something that builds up over a period of time

• Something that leads to an immediate response