STAGE 5 HISTORY

1. What is history? [1]

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2. Below is a picture of The Hadrian’s Wall. Use it to answer the questions

that follow.

a. Why was the Hadrian's Wall built? State any two reasons. [2]

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ii. ……………………………………………………………………

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 b. How high up was this wall? [1]

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c. How long was it? [1]

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iii. What was its other name? [1]

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iv. Which people built the Hadrian’s Wall? [1]

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3. The Romans lived in Roman Britain since……………… because of
the call from the emperor, they had to go back to defend their empire
from collapsing. [1]

4. Name the two tribes that attacked the Romans from the North. [2]
i. ……………………………………………

ii. ……………………………………………

5. When the Romans left Roman Britain, there was no one to help defend
the ………………………… and …………………………….
[1]

6. Name the two tribes which were taken as enemy tribes.

[2]

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7. This is Alfred the Great. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

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a. Who was Alfred the Great? [1]
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b. Why was he called the Great? Explain [1]

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8. Which place was called the angle land? [1]

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9. Look at the picture of a Roman Soldier below and use it to answer the

questions that follow.

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 i. Label any five parts of the soldier. [5]
You can use these words.
Helmet Sword Shield
Standard Amour Tunic Sandals

ii. Whose soldier, was he? [1]

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 iii.Look at this soldier and answer the questions that follow.
a. This is a soldier in the
…………. world. (past/
present)
[1]
b. How do you know?
[1]

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c. How is this soldier different from the Roman soldier above?
[2]
i. ………………………………
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ii. ………………………………

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d. In what ways is he similar to a Roman soldier? [2]

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e. Why did a Roman soldier need the item
shown by the arrow?
[1]

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f. Why doesn’t a modern soldier need it? [1]
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10. Name any two materials that were taken by boat to France and Rome
[2]

i. ………………………………… ii.

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11. Look at these two invaders to have an idea for the question below.

I wanted to win
fame and glory.

I wanted to make
my empire bigger.
I wanted British
slaves, corn, gold
and tin.

State any five reasons why the Romans invaded. [5]

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12. Who is an archaeologist? Explain

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13. Below is a picture of a Villa.
a. What is a villa? [1]

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b. Who lived in villas in Roman’s time?

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c. How were the Roman villas similar to the modern ones?
[3]

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A modern Villa

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14. Name any Roman dresses that you can identify in the picture below.
[1]

i. ……………………………………………….
15. Below are Sudanese people.

a. These men are wearing the Sudanese traditional dress.

What is it called? …………………………………….

b. What colour is this dress? [1]

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c. How is the Sudanese traditional dress different from that of the
Romans? Explain [1]
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