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Year 7 History Revision Lessons

Year 7 History Revision Lessons. Read with a pen In your hand. Summarise. Practice questions. How do I study?. Summarise the Summaries!. Get Mum/Dad to test you. Rhymes. Mnemonics. Examination Techniques. Prepare Read the question Make rough notes Use your time wisely

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Year 7 History Revision Lessons

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  1. Year 7 History Revision Lessons

  2. Read with a pen In your hand Summarise Practice questions How do I study? Summarise the Summaries! Get Mum/Dad to test you Rhymes Mnemonics

  3. Examination Techniques • Prepare • Read the question • Make rough notes • Use your time wisely • 5 marks = 5 bits of information • Lots of sleep and exercise • Relax – deep breath, positive self-talk

  4. Why do I have to do exams? • Test what you have learnt, • To show us what you have learnt, • Practice how to study and how to do exams for future years, • Become familiar with process = less fear

  5. How can I succeed? • Nothing succeeds like hard work! • Concentrate on what you can control: i.e. how much work you do, how prepared you are and how positive & relaxed you face the exams. • Learn from mistakes & grow from experience • Set a realistic goal – compete only against yourself.

  6. Ancient Greece

  7. Greek Definitions • Write definitions to the following words: • Acropolis • Agora • Democracy • Frescoes • Hoplites • Lion Gate • Oracle • Phalanx

  8. Minoan Civilisation: 3000 – 1450 BCE Answer the following questions in full sentences: • Who was Sir Arthur Evans? What did he find? • Why did he call this civilisation ‘the Minoans’? • What was at Knossos? • What is a fresco? Give some examples from Knossos. • What theories do archaeologists have about bull-leaping? • Were the Minoans a war-like people? How do we know? • Retell the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.

  9. The Mycenaeans: 1600 – 1100BCE • Based on the Greek mainland this civilisation was hinted at in ancient Greek poetry. Graves of Kings found by Schliemann 1876. This included a gold funeral mask. • Different to the Minoans, they worshipped the Gods of Olympus and had heavily fortified towns. They traded around the Aegean Sea with a large fleet. • The capital was the city of Mycenae which has the famous ‘lion gate’ at the entrance.

  10. A city-state - Sparta

  11. A city-state - Sparta

  12. The Ancient Olympic Games • Complete the table to indicate what happened on each of the days of this religious festival. • NB: The source questions will be about the Olympics so you need a good broad background knowledge.

  13. Athens Use the following words to write a paragraph about Athens: Acroplois, agora, parthenon, agrarian, bouleuterion, strategeion, tholos, law courts and mint. Use the following words to write a paragraph about democracy in Athens: citizen, ecclesia, ostracism, metic, constitution, council of 500, assembly, 10 generals, juries. Write a paragraph highlighting the differences between Sparta and Athens.

  14. Ancient Rome • Geography of Rome, Italy & the Empire • The Punic Wars (Hannibal etc) • The path of Honours and the Senate • Julius Caesar and his death

  15. Medieval Europe

  16. Medieval Europe • What are two other names for the medieval period? • What years are covered by the medieval period? • In the feudal system: • a. What did a peasant have to give his knight in exchange for protection and land to farm? • b. What did a knight give the tenant in chief (lords or bishops)? • c.What did the church give to the king? - d. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each level in the feudal system.

  17. Medieval Europe • Explain the three-field system. • What was a page? • What was a squire? • Name three things a knight did? • Explain the process of becoming a knight. • What was a gauntlet? • What was a hauberk?

  18. Medieval Europe • Read the section in your text on the church. Write a paragraph explaining the importance of the role of the church in the feudal system. • Describe a day in the life of a monk in a monastery

  19. Medieval Europe • Draw a castle and label the following: • Inner bailey • Outer bailey • Portcullis • Drawbridge • Crenellations • Keep

  20. Medieval Europe • Draw a mind map showing all the medieval crimes and punishments you can remember.

  21. Medieval Europe • What was the plague or ‘black death’? Describe its effects on a victim. • How did it arrive in Europe? • What did people do to prevent getting it? • Were they successful? • How was it transmitted? • How many people in Europe died from it?

  22. Final Tips • Always study with a pen or highlighter in your hand – never just read. • Summarise – mind map - list • Get a good night’s sleep. • Stay calm. (breathe, count to 10) • “If all else fails, read the question.” • Make notes on scrap paper before answering. • Remember you are competing against yourself, not other students.

  23. And remember…nothing succeeds like hard work!

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