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Year 7 History Worksheet

Use the timeline, source and evidence cards to solve each task. Write in full sentences where asked.

A journey through time

Britain’s past includes invasion, settlement, law and major change. Use this timeline to check the order of events.

1.Which event happened earliest? Choose one.

The Roman invasion of Britain (AD 43)
Viking raids began (AD 793)
The Norman Conquest (AD 1066)
The Black Death reached England (AD 1348)

2.The Roman invasion began in AD 43. How many years after it did the Norman Conquest take place in 1066? Show your calculation.

3.Put these events in chronological order, from earliest to latest: Magna Carta signed; Black Death reached England; Roman invasion; Norman Conquest.

Evidence from the past

Read the source and examine the evidence card before answering.

4.Source A: “The market was noisy; carts and stalls crowded the street. People bought cloth, spices and tools under the protection of the town walls.” What two details does this source suggest about a medieval town?

5.What can this written source tell us about medieval town life, and what can it not tell us? Give one example of each.

6.Evidence card: An archaeological team finds a Roman helmet and fragments of body armour at a site in Britain. What is the strongest use of this evidence?

To investigate what Roman soldiers’ equipment could look like
To prove that every Roman soldier wore exactly the same equipment
To discover the words spoken by every soldier
To show what a modern film about Rome is like

7.A modern film shows a Roman soldier wearing a bright red cape. Is the film alone reliable evidence for what Roman soldiers wore? Explain your judgement.

Power, change and historical thinking

Use what you know about Roman Britain and medieval England to make careful explanations.

8.Give two reasons the Romans built roads in Britain.

9.In 1215, King John agreed to Magna Carta after conflict with powerful barons. Which statement best describes its significance?

It established that the king could never be challenged
It limited some of the king’s power and became an important symbol of the idea that rulers should obey the law
It immediately gave every person in England the right to vote
It ended all arguments between kings and barons

10.The Black Death reached England in 1348. Choose two factors that helped disease spread in medieval towns.

Crowded living conditions
Fleas carried by rats
Air travel between countries
Widespread use of antibiotics

11.A historian says, “The Black Death changed life for many people, but it affected everyone in exactly the same way.” Explain why the second part of this claim is too simple. Include one reason experiences might have differed.