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Keystage2 History


Master Keystage2 History with our interactive study cards designed for effective learning. These flashcards use proven spaced repetition techniques to help you memorize key concepts, definitions, and facts. Perfect for students, professionals, and lifelong learners seeking to improve knowledge retention and ace exams through active recall practice.


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What does BC mean?

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Before Christ - years before Jesus was born counted backwards

What does AD mean?

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Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord) - years after Jesus was born

When was the Stone Age?

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From about 3 million years ago to about 3000 BC

What were Stone Age tools made from?

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Stone wood bone and antler

What is Stonehenge?

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A prehistoric stone circle built during the Stone Age and Bronze Age

When did the Romans invade Britain?

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43 AD under Emperor Claudius

Who was Julius Caesar?

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A famous Roman general who first invaded Britain in 55 BC and 54 BC

What did the Romans build in Britain?

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Roads towns baths aqueducts and Hadrian's Wall

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What was Hadrian's Wall?

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A wall built across northern England to keep out the Scots and Picts

When did the Romans leave Britain?

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Around 410 AD

Who were the Anglo-Saxons?

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Germanic tribes who settled in England after the Romans left

What were Anglo-Saxon kingdoms called?

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Kingdoms like Wessex Mercia and Kent

Who was King Arthur?

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A legendary British king said to have fought against the Anglo-Saxons

When did the Vikings first raid Britain?

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793 AD when they attacked Lindisfarne monastery

What were Viking longships?

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Fast shallow boats that could sail up rivers for raids

Who was Alfred the Great?

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An Anglo-Saxon king who defended against Viking attacks

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When was the Battle of Hastings?

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1066 AD

Who fought at the Battle of Hastings?

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William the Conqueror (Norman) vs King Harold (Anglo-Saxon)

What happened at the Battle of Hastings?

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William the Conqueror defeated King Harold and became king

What were Norman castles like?

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Stone castles with keeps moats and strong defenses

What was the feudal system?

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A system where the king gave land to nobles in return for military service

What were medieval knights?

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Warriors who fought on horseback and followed a code of chivalry

What was the Black Death?

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A deadly plague that killed about one-third of Europe's population in the 1300s

Who was Henry VIII?

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A Tudor king famous for having six wives and breaking from the Catholic Church

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Why did Henry VIII break from Rome?

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Because the Pope wouldn't let him divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon

What was the Spanish Armada?

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A fleet of Spanish ships that tried to invade England in 1588

Who was Elizabeth I?

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Henry VIII's daughter who became a famous queen and defeated the Spanish Armada

What was the Great Fire of London?

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A major fire in 1666 that destroyed much of medieval London

Who was Samuel Pepys?

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A man who wrote a famous diary about life in London including the Great Fire

What were Victorian times?

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The period when Queen Victoria ruled Britain (1837-1901)

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