Lesson Y7-U01-L01

What Is History Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 1

20 questions

Written by Revision Ninja · Last reviewed 11 October 2026

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Lesson Y7-U01-L01, What Is History: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 1: Year 7: England pre-1066, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What do historians use to study the past?

    • Opinions
    • Evidence
    • Fictional books
    • Myths

  2. What do we call the clues left behind from the past that historians use?

    • Centuries
    • Sources
    • Dynasties
    • Chronologies

  3. What does the term chronology mean?

    • Order of dates
    • Family tree
    • Story writing
    • Map reading

  4. What do we call a source created during the exact period being studied?

    • Secondary source
    • Hearsay evidence
    • Tertiary source
    • Primary source

  5. What is a secondary source?

    • An original letter
    • A Roman coin
    • An ancient sword
    • Made later

  6. Which date is the oldest?

    • 3000 BC
    • AD 43
    • AD 1066
    • 55 BC

  7. What event does the AD time system count from?

    • Battle of Hastings
    • Birth of Jesus
    • Roman invasion
    • Start of writing

  8. Some books write CE instead of AD. What does CE stand for?

    • Common Era
    • Classical Estate
    • Christian Enclosure
    • Central Empire

  9. What key question does a historian always ask when examining evidence?

    • Who won the war?
    • Why did they sleep?
    • What time is it?
    • How do we know?

  10. Which task matches the work of a historian?

    • Comparing clues
    • Inventing myths
    • Drawing maps
    • Writing novels

  11. Why do historians often disagree about clues from the past?

    • History has no facts
    • Clues are always false
    • Writers cannot write
    • Clues can be biased

  12. On a standard timeline, which year is the most recent?

    • AD 2026
    • 500 BC
    • 1066 BC
    • AD 1066

  13. An original letter from AD 1066 is what type of source?

    • Primary source
    • Secondary source
    • Tertiary source
    • Modern source

  14. A history textbook published in 2020 is what type of source?

    • Primary source
    • Original source
    • Secondary source
    • Eyewitness account

  15. Which century is the year 1066 in?

    • The 16th century
    • The 10th century
    • The 11th century
    • The 12th century

  16. Which century is the year 1850 in?

    • The 18th century
    • The 17th century
    • The 19th century
    • The 20th century

  17. A date reads 1485. Which century is it?

    • The 15th century
    • The 18th century
    • The 16th century
    • The 14th century

  18. The Anglo-Saxons began settling in Britain around AD 450. Which century is this?

    • The 4th century
    • The 3rd century
    • The 6th century
    • The 5th century

  19. Which historical era came first?

    • Victorian era
    • Roman period
    • Tudor period
    • Stone Age

  20. Which is older: AD 43 or 55 BC?

    • Same year
    • AD 43
    • 55 BC
    • They are equal

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