HISTORY YEAR 9

END OF TOPIC 1 EXAM

The development of Church, state
and society in Medieval Britain
11th-16th century

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS
1. You have one hour to complete the paper.
2. Make sure you read all the questions carefully.
3. Attempt all of the questions on this paper and answer in full sentences.
4. Write in blue or black pen only.
5. Use a ruler and pencil where asked.
6. If you require additional paper make sure your name and set are clearly
written at the top.

TOTAL
NAME: __________________________________ MARKS
OUT OF
SET: ____________________________________
 SECTION A – KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

1. Define each of the keywords. (8 marks)

Guild ______________________________________________________________________________

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Heir

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Siege

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Peasantry

Plague _______________________________________________________________________________

Crusade _______________________________________________________________________________

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Pope

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Parliament

2. Choose three keywords from the list above and provide a piece of factual information about it.
(3 marks)

First keyword
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Second keyword
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Third keyword
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3. Create a diagram or use the template below to show how the feudal system worked. Your diagram
should include labels and descriptions for how each group in society benefited. (5 marks)

4a) Put the monarchs into the correct chronological order. (1 mark for each answer in correct
order - 6 marks)
Edward I ___________________

William the Conqueror ___________________

Edward III ___________________

Henry VII ___________________

John ___________________

Henry V ___________________
 HISTORY YEAR 8
END OF TOPIC 6 EXAM
British history from before 1066

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS
1. You have one hour to complete the paper.
2. Make sure you read all the questions carefully.
3. Attempt all of the questions on this paper and answer in full sentences.
4. Write in blue or black pen only.
5. Use a ruler and pencil where asked.
6. If you require additional paper, make sure your name and set are clearly
written at the top.

TOTAL
NAME: __________________________________ MARKS
OUT OF 48
SET: ____________________________________
 SECTION B – USING SOURCES

6. Sources 1, 2 and 3 are about the Anglo-Saxons. Study them carefully, and then answer the
following questions. (10 marks)

Source 1 A Source 2 A 7th-century helmet Source 3 Part of a burial

reconstruction drawing found at the Sutton Hoo casket from the 7th
of a 9th-century high excavation site in England. century which depicts a
status settlement. legend from mythology.

a. What could we learn from each source about life in Anglo-Saxon Britain? (6 marks)

Source 1 ________________________________________________________________________________________

Source 2 ________________________________________________________________________________________

Source 3 ________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Which of the sources do you think would be most useful to someone studying Anglo-Saxon life?
(4 marks)

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*Continue on another sheet of paper, if necessary

END OF SECTION B
 SECTION C - EXTENDED WRITING

7a. Pompey, Crassus and Caesar all formed the First Triumvirate that lasted from 60 BC until 53 BC.
Describe each titan. (6 marks)

First titan (2 marks)

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Second titan (2 marks)

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Third titan (2 marks)

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7b. Pompey was the most important of the titans that formed the First Triumvirate. Do you agree?
(3 marks)

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*Continue on another sheet of paper, if necessary

END OF EXAM