History Summer term revision UIII

Question 1

Which King played a part in Becket’s death?

Answer 1

Henry II

Question 2

What was King Richard’s nickname

Answer 2

Lionheart

Question 3

What document did King John’s barons make him sign

Answer 3

Magna Carta

Question 4

When did King John sign the Magna Carta

Answer 4

1215

Question 5

Muhammed founded which religion?

Answer 5

Islamic

Question 6

In which year did Muhammed die?

Answer 6

632 AD

Question 7

What Empire was made up of the remnants of the old eastern Roman Empire?

Answer 7

Byzantine

Question 8

Which pope called for the crusade

Answer 8

Pope Urban

Question 9

In what year was the Crusade announced

Answer 9

1095

Question 10

How many people took part in the Crusade?

Answer 10

100,000

Question 11

Which city did the Crusaders hope to recapture?

Answer 11

Jereusalem

Question 12

Name two groups that fought in the Crusade

Answer 12

Christians and Muslims

Question 13

Why did some Crusaders join the Crusades?

Answer 13

Some hoped to go to heaven, gain land or riches, or prove their bravery.

Question 14

What were some of the long-term effects of the Crusades on Europe or the Middle East?

Answer 14

Pros: The Crusades increased trade between Europe and the Middle East, helped spread new ideas and knowledge, and made some kings and the Church more powerful.

Cons: But they also caused a lot of fighting and tension between different religions.

Question 15

What does chronological mean?

Answer 15

Chronological means putting the events of a story or history in the order they happened

Question 16

In what year did the Saxons use vegetables as clothes dye?

Answer 16

1065

Question 17

Where did Saxons originally come from?

Answer 17

Germany

Question 18

What was the name of the Saxon king who famously fought against the Vikings?

Answer 18

Alfred the Great

Question 19

What religion did the Saxons follow before Christianity?

Answer 19

Paganism

Question 20

Why did the Saxons come to Britain?

Answer 20

They came to Britain to settle after the Romans left, often invited to help defend the land but later took over parts of it for themselves.

Question 21

Name one Saxon kingdom in Britain.

Answer 21

Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria, East Anglia.

Question 22

What kind of houses did most Saxons live in?

Answer 22

Most Saxons lived in wooden huts with thatched roofs, often built around a central fire.

Question 23

When was Edward the Confessor crowned King?

Answer 23

1043

Question 24

What were Witans?

Answer 24

Witans were a group of ‘wise men’. Kings could invite whoever they wanted into this group of people. However it made most sense to invite the most powerful people in the Kingdome

Question 25

What are pagans?

Answer 25

People who believe more that one god

Question 26

In what year was Christianity bought to Northumbria and by who?

Answer 26

635 by a monk called Aiden

Question 27

When and who attacked King Alfred when he was celebrating 12th night

Answer 27

In 878 by Guthrum's army

Question 28

Around how many fortresses did King Alfred the Great make in Wessex?

Answer 28

Roughly 30

Question 29

When did Kind Alfred die?

Answer 29

899

Question 30

When did Canute gain Denmark?

Answer 30

1019

Question 31

When did Canute gain Norway

Answer 31

1028

Question 32

Who led the Norman Conquest of England in 1066?

Answer 32

William Duke of Normandy

Question 33

Which English king was defeated at the Battle of Hastings?

Answer 33

King Harold II

Question 34

When did the Battle of Hastings begin?

Answer 34

1066

Question 35

Where did the Normans come from?

Answer 35

North of France

Question 36

How did the Norman Conquest change the English language?

Answer 36

It introduced many Norman French words into English, especially in law, government, and the arts, greatly influencing the development of Middle English.

Question 37

What was the significance of the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066?

Answer 37

Was a major victory for Harold II over the invading Norwegians, but it left his army weakened just before the Battle of Hastings.

Question 39

What is famine?

Answer 39

Famine is a method used to starve people by pouring salt onto the ground so that food cannot grow

Question 40

Which king signed the Magna Carta in 1215?

Answer 40

King John

Question 41

Who was the famous English king that led the Third Crusade?

Answer 41

Richard I

Question 42

What relationship did Becket and King henry have?

Answer 42

Thomas Becket and King Henry II began as close friends and allies, but their relationship turned into a bitter conflict over the power of the Church, ultimately leading to Becket’s unintentional murder.

Question 43

When was King John born?

Answer 43

1167 on Christmas Eve

Question 43

When did King John die?

Answer 43

1189

Question 44

When did Richard I die?

Answer 44

6th April

Question 45

How do some barons deals with troublesome Kings?

Answer 45

Forced them to agree to rules Forced the King to meet their barons regularly Throw the King of the thrown and chose a new one Get rid of Kings completely so the barons cam run the country

Question 46

When did Muhammed and his followers flee to a city?

Answer 46

622 CE

Question 47

When did Muhammed return to Mecca?

Answer 47

630

Question 48

When did Muhammed die?

Answer 48

632

Question 49

When was the second Caliph

Answer 49

August 634

Question 49

When was Umar stabbed in a medina mosque

Answer 49

644

Question 50

When was Uthman assassinated?

Answer 50

656

Question 51

When was Ali stabbed with a poison sword?

Answer 51

661

Question 52

When did the Abbasids begin to loose power?

Answer 52

946