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Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is agriculture?
The growing of crops/keeping animals
The process by which humans hunted animals
The name given to the movement of humans into villages and towns
The name given to humans mining for iron
What is domestic service?
Working for people in their homes, such as cooking and cleaning
Working for a factory owner
Working on the railways
Working in coal mines
What is industrialisation?
The process of making items in factories
The name given to the increase in the amount of railways
The process of people moving into towns
The name given to the expansion of the internet
What is warfare?
The ways in which a war is fought between two opposing sides
When one country declares war on another
Another name for groups of soldiers
The agreement signed when a war ends to make sure everything is fair
What is a settlement
A house
A place where people live
A place where there are shops
A castle
What does the term 'emancipation' mean?
To make someone a slave
To pay someone to do housework
To give a person or group of people more freedom
To put a person in prison
How many years are there in a century?
10
100
200
1000
What is the name given to a period of 10 years?
decade
century
millennium
era
How many years are in a millennium?
1000
100
10
500
What came first, A.D or B.C?
A.D
B.C
What century was the year A.D 895 in?
9th Century
8th Century
89th Century
5th Century
Out of the following dates, which came first? A.D 476, 74 B.C, A.D 222 and 100 B.C
100 B.C
74 B.C
A.D 476
A.D 222
When did humans first begin to farm land for crops?
11,000 B.C.
3000 B.C.
3200 B.C
5000 B.C
When was the printing press invented?
1440
1540
1640
1340
When was germ theory invented?
1861
1851
1871
1841
When was the atomic bomb invented?
1900
1918
1945
1987
When did gunpowder first appear?
850
900
950
1000
What happened as a result of the invention of agriculture?
People were more likely to fight wars
People began to create settlements and stay in one place
People moved around more
People learned how to read
The invention of the wheel made it easier to do which of the following?
Move armies around to fight wars
Produce more food
Create better weapons
Keep people in one place
Which 2 things were an important impact of the invention of writing? (Choose 2 answers)
History was first recorded
People moved around more
Kingdoms became more organised because information could be recorded
Everyone learned to read
Why was the discovery of gunpowder so important?
It changed the way in which people fought wars and meant castles were less useful
It meant people could blow things up
More weapons were made
It meant the Chinese could defeat all the other countries in the world
Why was the invention of the printing press so important?
It made it much easier for people to share knowledge and information with each other
People were able to read for the first time
The first books were produced
Kings and queens could now tell people what to do
Which of these inventions meant that women were able to enjoy greater freedom?
Atomic Bomb
Steam engine
Telephone
Washing machine
Which major event did the invention of the steam engine help to create?
World War One
World War Two
The Industrial Revolution
The French Revolution
Why was the discovery of germ theory so important?
It led to the invention of hospitals
It meant people could be given operations
Millions of lives have been saved since because scientists understand more about what causes diseases
It meant people could be given blood transfusions
What impact did the telephone have on the world?
It meant people could talk to each other for longer
It meant it was easier for people to communicate with people far away
It meant all houses were fitted with telephones
Children began to talk to each other less
Why was the invention of the atomic bomb so terrifying for many people?
It made war more likely
If it was used many more people would die than before
Only the Americans had one to start with
It made war less likely
Identify the subject in the following sentence: The Industrial Revolution happened in Britain and Europe between 1750 and 1900
Industrial Revolution
Britain
1750-1900
Europe
Identify the subject in the following sentence: The washing machine helped to achieve the emancipation of women
Washing Machine
Emancipation
Women
Helped
Identify the predicate in the following sentence: The invention of the atom bomb changed warfare completely
Atom Bomb
Changed Warfare completely
The invention of
Identify the predicate in the following sentence: Morse Code was a way of sending messages over long distances
Morse Code
Was a way of sending messages over long distance
A way of sending messages
Identify the main clause in the following sentence: The axle made transportation quicker and easier because it allowed two wheels to be joined together
The axle made transportation quicker and easier
It allowed two wheels to be joined together
The axle
Two wheels to be joined together
Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence: Before the arrival of Germ Theory, many people believed that disease was spread through bad smelling air
Before the arrival of Germ Theory
Germ Theory
Many people believed that disease was spread through bad air
Disease was spread through bad air
Identify the main clause in the following sentence: Farming had a negative impact on the world because it led to the spread of disease
Farming had a negative impact on the world
Farming
Because it led to the spread of disease
Spread of disease
Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence: The axle was invented around 3200 B.C., which meant the wheel could now be used for transport.
The axle was invented around 3200 B.C.
The axle
Which meant the wheel could now be used for transport
Used for transport
Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence: The internet had made the lives of people much easier but it has also led to an increase in crime
The internet
But
Of
Led
