Year 7 Revision

What does the acronym 'BCE' stand for?

• Before Common Era

• Before Christ Era

• Before Christ

What does the acronym 'AD' stand for?

• Anno Domini

• After Death

If someone is born in the year 1330CE, they are born in the ____ century.

Answer explanation

To calculate the century, simply drop the first two digits (1330 -> 13) and add one (13+1=14).

Therefore, the year 1330 is in the 14th century.

What is history?

• The study of people

• The study of artefacts

• The study of past events

• The study of fossils

Which of the following is not a secondary source?

• An academic journal

• A documentary

• A textbook

• A newspaper from the time

Strata refers to the ______ __ ____ in the ground

What is chronology?

• The arrangement of events in the order of most important to least important

• The arrangement of events or dates in the order that it occurred.

• The arrangement of artefacts from smallest to largest

• The arrangement of dates from least interesting to most interesting

What does a historian do? (Choose the most correct answer)

• Historians research, analyse, interpret and write about the present by studying historical documents and sources.

• Historians draw conclusions on how events occurred without any evidence

• Historians study how people act and the effects of their actions

• Historians research, analyse, interpret, and write about the past by studying historical documents and sources.

Answer explanation

Yellow - the answer does not specify the past.

Cyan - Historians can only draw conclusions when there is evidence to back up their opinion

Blue - They study the past. You need to read the answers properly!

What are 4 features of a civilisation

• Economics, Achievements, Geography, No Trading

• Religion, Politics, Social Classes, Agriculture

• Government, Achievements, Complex Road Systems, Laws

• Politics, Economics, Religion, Small Population

Paleolithic is referring to the ___ Stone Age