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How do we learn about history: Key Words and Dates

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A (a)   stands for Anno Domini. It is a Medieval Latin term meaning "in the year of our lord".

2.

A____ S_____ are a group of people who arrived in Britain in 500BC.

(a)  

3.

500 BC: Celtic people arrived ______________ ________________________________________

a)

in France and lived in small village tribes.

b)

in Britain and lived in small town tribes.

c)

in Britain and lived in small village tribes.

d)

in France and lived in small town tribes.

4.

55 BC: Julius Caesar heads ___________________ ________________________________________

a)

second Roman Invasion to Britain.

b)

first Roman Invasion to Britain.

c)

first Roman Invasion to Africa.

d)

first Roman retreat from Britain.

5.

B (a)   stands for “Before Christ”.

6.

B (a)   were people who lived in Great Britain from at least the British Iron Age into the Middle Ages.

7.

401-410: The Romans withdraw from Britain: _______________________________________

a)

Viking migrants begin to settle.

b)

Celtic migrants begin to settle.

c)

Norman migrants begin to settle.

d)

Anglo Saxon migrants begin to settle.

8.

597: St Augustine brings _______________ ___________________________________

a)

Protestantism to England from Germany.

b)

Christianity to England from Rome.

c)

Paganism to England from Europe.

d)

Christianity to England from France.

9.

C (a)   is 100 years.

10.

C (a)   is the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.

11.

1042: Edward the Confessor __________________ _____________________

a)

becomes King of France.

b)

becomes Pope.

c)

becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.

d)

becomes King of England.

12.

E (a)   is a large group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch

13.

V (a)   were a group of people who came from Scandinavia and attacked British shores in 700AD.

14.

P (a)   is the period of history before written record.

15.

T (a)   (sometimes known as a clan) is a large family or group of people who share the same interests.