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Year 7 History Exploration
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Year 7 History Exploration
📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice & Quick Knowledge
1. What was the primary cause of the Norman Conquest of 1066?
Harold Godwinson's invasion
William of Normandy's claim to the English throne
A Viking raid
A peasant uprising
2. Which of these is an example of a primary source?
A diary entry written in 1666
A history textbook published in 2005
A modern documentary
An encyclopedia article
3. Check all that apply: Which features would you expect to find at a medieval castle?
Motte-and-bailey earthwork
A wide surrounding moat
Large glass windows throughout
Tall curtain walls and arrow slits
4. In which year did the Battle of Hastings occur?
1066
1215
1485
1603
5. The Domesday Book was created to:
Record land ownership and taxes across England
Celebrate a military victory
Set out new laws
Build a national road network
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Source Work
6. Put these events in chronological order. Write numbers 1–4 (1 = earliest).
____ Norman Conquest (Battle of Hastings)
____ Magna Carta agreed
____ Black Death reaches England
____ Battle of Bosworth Field
7. In two sentences, explain why the Magna Carta (1215) is important for English history.
8. Source study — short extract: "The fire leapt from roof to roof... people fled the narrow lanes." (A London eyewitness, 1666).
a) Is this a primary or a secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
b) Give one reason why this source is useful to historians.
9. Match each historical figure (left) with the correct description (right). Draw lines or write the number.
A. William the Conqueror
B. King John
C. Richard III
D. Henry VIII
1. Last Plantagenet king defeated at Bosworth (1485)
2. King forced to accept the Magna Carta
3. Led the Norman invasion of England in 1066
4. Broke with the Catholic Church and founded the Church of England
10. In one short paragraph (3–4 lines), explain how historians use both primary and secondary sources to understand the past.
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