Historical Skills
What is history?
The study of people, events and changes in the past.
A diary written by a medieval knight is what type of source?
Primary source.
What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era.
What period comes after the Ancient World?
The Medieval period.
Who owned most of the land?
The king.
What skill involves asking questions and investigating the past?
Historical inquiry.
A history textbook is what type of source?
Secondary source.
What does CE stand for?
Common Era.
What was another name for the Middle Ages?
Medieval period.
What was a lord?
A noble who controlled land.
Why do historians study the past?
To understand how people lived and how societies changed
Which source was created closest to the event?
Primary source.
What is chronology?
Putting events in time order.
Who ruled a kingdom?
A monarch (king or queen).
Who worked the land?
Serfs (peasants).
What is evidence used by historians called?
Sources.
Why are primary sources valuable?
They provide first-hand evidence.
How many years are in a century?
100 years.
Why were castles built?
For protection, defence and to show power.
What was feudalism?
A system where land was exchanged for loyalty, protection and service.
Name two historical concepts historians use.
Any two: evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, significance, empathy or contestability.
Can historians use both primary and secondary sources? Why?
Yes, because they provide different types of evidence and perspectives.
Which date is older: 500 BCE or 500 CE?
500 BCE.
What religion influenced almost every part of Medieval life?
Christianity (the Church).
What was the relationship between a lord and a vassal?
Land was given in exchange for loyalty and military service.