History Vocabulary
Below are the key words and phrases that children in KS1, LKS2 and UKS2 will learn throughout their History units and lessons at Mansfield Primary Academy.
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KS1 |
LKS2 |
UKS2 |
Passing of Time |
Here, now, then, yesterday, last week, last year, long time ago, present, past |
X years ago, in 1939…, during the reign of…, during the war…., towards the end of the Roman empire, throughout the Egyptian period… |
Pre 1066, post 1066, X million years ago, X billion years ago, After/before the millennia… |
Measuring of Time |
Hours, weeks, years, decades, centuries |
AD, BC, eras |
Epochs, ACE, BCE, millennia |
Abstract Terms |
Artefact, calendar, church, change, King, Queen, local, museum, myths, legends, nation, oral history, parliament. |
Ancient Civilisations, archaeology, aristocracy, Bronze Age, conquest, chronology, Christianity, continuity, discovery, diversity, emperor, global, gods, goddesses, heresay, hunter-gatherer, international, interpretation, Iron Age, rebellion, revolt, settler, slave, significance |
Treason, traitor, torture, sacrifice, republic, primary evidence, secondary evidence, execution, empire, democracy, missionary, monastery, colony, crusades, explorer |