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Periods of history – practice for Years 6–9

Sample questions on Periods of history with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
History
Year
Years 6–9
Curriculum area
People in history

Question types: Which period is it?

Rule: Periods of history

Prehistory lasts until writing (about 3000 BC), antiquity until 476 (the end of the Western Roman Empire).

The Middle Ages until 1492 (Columbus), the early modern period until 1789 (French Revolution), the long 19th century to 1914.

Example: The Edict of Milan (313) belongs to antiquity, Charlemagne’s coronation (800) to the Middle Ages.

Watch out: Antiquity doesn’t end in AD 1: it lasts until 476.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Which period of history does this belong to? People paint animals on cave walls (Lascaux, Altamira)

    1. A) antiquity
    2. B) the early modern period
    3. C) the Middle Ages
    4. D) prehistory
    5. E) modern history
    Show the solution
    Answer: D) prehistory

    How it works: People paint animals on cave walls (Lascaux, Altamira) – prehistory. Prehistory lasts until writing (about 3000 BC), antiquity until 476, the Middle Ages until 1492, the early modern period until 1789 and the long 19th century until 1914.

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Which period of history does this belong to? The First Crusade begins

    1. A) the Middle Ages
    2. B) the long 19th century
    3. C) the early modern period
    4. D) prehistory
    5. E) modern history
    Show the solution
    Answer: A) the Middle Ages

    How it works: The First Crusade begins (1096) – the Middle Ages. Prehistory lasts until writing (about 3000 BC), antiquity until 476, the Middle Ages until 1492, the early modern period until 1789 and the long 19th century until 1914.

  3. Question 3 Hard

    Which period of history does this belong to? The Hundred Years’ War begins

    1. A) the Middle Ages
    2. B) the long 19th century
    3. C) the early modern period
    4. D) prehistory
    5. E) modern history
    Show the solution
    Answer: A) the Middle Ages

    How it works: The Hundred Years’ War begins (1337) – the Middle Ages. Prehistory lasts until writing (about 3000 BC), antiquity until 476, the Middle Ages until 1492, the early modern period until 1789 and the long 19th century until 1914.

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