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WorksheetsFirst Year History Review
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is pre-history?
Before history
When writing was invented
Before writing was invented
A source is a piece of evidence from the past
True
False
A Primary Source comes directly from the past
True
False
A letter is a secondary source
True
False
Is this an example of propaganda
Yes
No
There are 1000 years in a millennium
True
False
When did Mount Vesuvius erupt
79 AD
89 BC
99 AD
50 BC
Who lived in a domus?
Patricians
Plebeians
Who was the Roman God of War
Venus
Pluto
Mars
Saturn
Where did gladiators fight
The Circus Maximus
The Baths
The Colosseum
In Early Christianity Ireland, what was the function of the scriptorium?
Where monks prayed
Used as a bell tower
For protection
For monks to write their annals (books)
A first stage of training to become a Knight was...
A Squire
A Knight
A page
Who was a journeyman?
An organisation that every crafts man had to join
The second stage of training for a craftsman when they could receive payment for their work
The final stage of training for a craftsman when they had to create a masterpiece
Which definition below describes the Renaissance
A time when there was lots of artists
Revival of interest in sculpture and science in Italy
Rebirth of interest in Ancient Greece and Rome
A period of new discoveries in literature (reading)
The Renaissance began in the 1400's in Italy
True
False
This painting shows the painting technique called perspective
True
False
The Mona Lisa shows the painting technique 'sfumato', what is this
Adding colour to a picture
Adding shading to a picture
Adding depth to a picture
Who carved the Statue of David
Verrocchio
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Copernicus said the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun.
True
False
Who invented the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
The Renaissance helped to start the Age of Exploration
True
False
When was the Age of Exploration?
1300's - 1500's
1400's - 1600's
1700's - 1900's
Name this ship
A carrack ship
A naval ship
A caravel
An early sailing ship
What instrument was used to measure the speed of a ship
A compass
A rudder
A log and line
An astrolabe
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortes
Christoper Columbus
The Age of Exploration boosted the slave trade from Africa
True
False
Who is this?
King Henry VIII
John Calvin
Martin Luther
What is simony?
Giving church positions to relatives
Buying and selling of church positions
Priest being absent from a parish
Martin Luther believed in what?
Justification in faith alone
Predestination
