Which date is earliest?
- 1450 CE
- 1950 CE
- 1850 CE
- 1650 CE
Answer and explanation
1450 CE
1450 CE
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Which is a primary source for a person’s experiences during a journey?
- A novel written much later
- Their diary written on the journey
- A modern game
- An imagined conversation
Answer and explanation
Their diary written on the journey
Their diary written on the journey
What is the main purpose of a timeline?
- To list only opinions
- To show events in time order
- To measure rainfall
- To show road directions
Answer and explanation
To show events in time order
To show events in time order
A fictional school opened in 1880. A hall was added in 1905. Which happened first?
- The hall was added
- The school opened
- Both at the same time
Answer and explanation
The school opened
The school opened
Two eyewitnesses describe the same event differently. Give two reasons why their accounts might differ.
Answer and explanation
They may have seen different parts, remembered differently, had different perspectives or written for different audiences. Credit two distinct plausible reasons.
They may have seen different parts, remembered differently, had different perspectives or written for different audiences. Credit two distinct plausible reasons.
Write three questions you would ask about an old photograph before using it as historical evidence.
Answer and explanation
Examples: Who took it? When and where was it taken? Why was it made? Has it been altered? What is outside the frame?
Examples: Who took it? When and where was it taken? Why was it made? Has it been altered? What is outside the frame?
Study notes
Historical thinking and evidence
20 key concepts, retrieval questions and a learning checkpoint.
Grades 5–12Historical thinking and evidence · quick reference
Being a primary source does not guarantee accuracy. Ask who created it, for whom, for what purpose and in what circumstances.
Grades 5–12Societies and historical change
20 key concepts, retrieval questions and a learning checkpoint.
Grades 6–12Societies and historical change · quick reference
Definitions are starting points. Different regions and historical periods can use the same term in different ways.
Grades 6–12Historical sources: purpose and corroboration
Who created it, when, for whom, and for what purpose?
Grades 5–9Historical sources: purpose and corroboration · revision card
Who created it, when, for whom, and for what purpose?
Grades 5–9Continuity, change and historical explanations
Events often have interacting economic, social, environmental and political causes.
Grades 7–12Continuity, change and historical explanations · revision card
Events often have interacting economic, social, environmental and political causes.
Grades 7–12Timelines, order and duration
Knowing which event came first does not by itself tell you the time gap.
Grades 2–5Timelines, order and duration · Revision card
Knowing which event came first does not by itself tell you the time gap.
Grades 2–5Objects as historical evidence
Record material, shape, marks and wear before inferring use.
Grades 4–7Objects as historical evidence · Revision card
Record material, shape, marks and wear before inferring use.
Grades 4–7Comparing historical accounts
Ask who created the account, when, for whom and for what purpose.
Grades 6–9Comparing historical accounts · Revision card
Ask who created the account, when, for whom and for what purpose.
Grades 6–9Continuity, change and multiple causes
Change is judged against an earlier situation and a chosen feature.
Grades 7–10Continuity, change and multiple causes · Revision card
Change is judged against an earlier situation and a chosen feature.
Grades 7–10Building a defensible historical argument
Specify the period, place and aspect being discussed.
Grades 9–12Building a defensible historical argument · Revision card
Specify the period, place and aspect being discussed.
Grades 9–12Historical sources and their context
Ask who made a source, when and for what audience.
Grades 5–9Historical sources and their context · Revision sheet
Ask who made a source, when and for what audience.
Grades 5–9Change, continuity and historical causation
Distinguish sequence from explanation.
Grades 8–12Change, continuity and historical causation · Revision sheet
Distinguish sequence from explanation.
Grades 8–12Historical causation and comparing sources
Consider who created a source, when, for whom and for what purpose. A primary source is evidence from a context, not automatically unbiased truth.
Grades 9–12Historical causation and comparing sources · revision notes
Consider who created a source, when, for whom and for what purpose. A primary source is evidence from a context, not automatically unbiased truth.
Grades 9–12