Chronology Check 2

By Tony Pickford

A test of knowledge of the chronology of the Areas of Study in the History National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2.


1. Which group of invaders and settlers came to Britain first?

    Anglo-Saxons

    Romans

    Normans

    Vikings

2. Which of these civilisations was the earliest?

    Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Rome

    Ancient Greece

    The Aztecs

3. Which of these royal families ruled England from 1485 to 1603?

    Windsors

    Tudors

    Stuarts

4. Which of these was the most recent Queen of England?

    Elizabeth 1st

    Victoria

    Mary 1st

5. If you were using a reverse chronology approach to teaching the Key Stage 2 study units, which of these would come last?

    Britain since 1930

    Invaders and Settlers

    Life in Tudor Times

    Victorian Britain

6. Which of these famous historical characters is the most recent?

    Florence Nightingale

    Neil Armstrong

    Sir Francis Drake

    Pericles

7. Which is the most recent historical period?

    Tudor

    Viking

    Victorian

8. Which of these historical stories is the most recent?

    The Gunpowder Plot

    The Great Plague of London

    The Great Fire of London

    The Spanish Armada

9. Who came first?

    Queen Victoria

    John Lennon

    Hernan Cortez

10. Which is the earliest period?

    Victorian

    Tudor

    Roman

    Anglo-Saxon


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