Useful websites for Paper 1 Britain

Useful websites for Paper 1 Britain

• Stuarts Online
  Has a number of videos to watch and biographies on Stuart monarchs.
• Edexcel A level History
  Use for specification and some specimen exam papers. 
• British Commonwealth Project
  Has really useful short articles on a number of key issues.
• Thomas Tallis History Department
  Loads of resources including videos, exercises and activities.
• National Archives Civil War
• National Archives has a range of primary sources and activities to complete.

Revision top tips Paper 3 witchcraft

Revision top tips Paper 3 witchcraft

In last week's lesson we were discussing our revision strategy and below are the tips we discussed.

1) Revise the whole period for the breadth studies, 1580-1750.

The SAMs and specimen questions indicate that the whole period tends to be in the question.

2) Revise BOTH enquiries for the breadth studies.

There tends to be one question on each of the two breadth studies. However this does not have to be the case and there could be two questions from ONE breadth study.

3) Plot turning points, changes & continuities, links on a graph.

The questions tend to focus on patterns of change, turning points and comparatives.

What's the worst that can happen?

1.‘Sceptic publications had a significant impact on attitudes to witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c1750.’ How far do you agree with this statement? (2017)

2.How significant was the impact of scientific discoveries on ideas during the period c1580–c1750? (2017)

3.How far can the trial and release of Jane Wenham in 1712 be seen as the key turning point in belief in the power of witchcraft in England in the years c1580–c1750? (SAM)

4.‘Belief in magic and the supernatural declined steadily as genuine understanding of the natural world increased.’ How far do you agree with this statement about changing beliefs and ideas in Britain? (SAM)

5.How far was the foundation of the Royal Society in 1662, a key turning point in the dominant approach to human understanding and knowledge in Britain in the years 1580–1750? (specimen)

6.How far do you agree that the impact of a series of frauds and doubtful cases steadily undermined the belief in the power of witches in the years 1580–1750? (specimen)

Paper 3 Witchcraft exam questions

Paper 3 Witchcraft exam questions

These are the exam questions from the textbook. Use these for revision by creating plans and examining the question structure.

 

Section A:

Depth study questions with one primary source.

 

• Assess the value of the source for revealing beliefs in witchcraft and the organisation of witch-hunts in the late 17^th century.
   
• Assess the value of the source for revealing the role of children and the use of evidence in the late 17^th-century witch trials. Explain your answer, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
   
• Assess the value of the source for revealing the interrogation methods of witch-finders and the role of familiar spirits in witchcraft accusations.

• Asses the value of the source for revealing the role of torture and contemporary beliefs in witchcraft in the 17^th century. 20 marks

 

 

Section B:
These questions come from the five depth studies.

 

• To what extent was the North Berwick witch-hunt in the years 1590-91 influenced by Gilly Duncan’s confession? 20 marks

 

• How accurate is it to say that it was the interest taken by James VI that accounts for the extent of witchcraft persecutions in Scotland in the years 1590-97? 20marks

 

• How far do you agree that the Witchcraft Act of 1604 caused an intense interest in witch-hunting that resulted in the Pendle Trials of 1612? 20 marks

 

• How far do you agree that Roger Nowell’s enthusiasm for investigating witchcraft was the primary cause of the Pendle trials of 1612? 20 marks

 

• How accurate is it to say that it was the Thirty Years’ War that accounts for the extent of witch-hunting in Bamberg in the years 1623-32? 20 marks

 

•  To what extent do you agree that the extensive use of torture explains why the witch-hunt in Bamberg lasted for so long? 20 marks
   
• How far do you agree that the persecutions in Bamberg came to an end because of the arrival of the Swedish Army? 20 marks
   
• How accurate is it to say that the English Civil War was the most important underlying cause of the East Anglican witch-craze 1645-47? 20 marks

 

• ‘The unique political and economic situation in East Anglia accounts for the extent of witch persecutions in the years 1645-47’. How far do you agree with this explanation of the East Anglican witchcraze of 1645-47?

 

• ‘The role of children as witnesses was essential in ensuring the Salem witch crease became widespread’. How far do you agree with this statement? 20marks

 

• To what extent was the weakened authority of the Massahcusetts government after the glorious revolution the main cause of the Salem witchtrials?

 

Section C:

Breadth study questions. These questions come from either enquiry and will cover at least 100 years.

 

• How far do you agree that the actions of Lord Chief Justice Hole were more significant than the discovery of fraudulent cases in the development of specifically opinion towards witchcraft in the years c1580 – c1750? 20marks

 

• How far do you agree that the publication of Thomas Ady’s A Candle in the Dark (1656) was the most important development in changing attitudes towards witchcraft in the years c1580 – c1780? (20 marks)

 

• To what extent did the coming of the age of science and reason result in the end of a belief in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580 – c1750? 20 marks

 

• To what extent did the coming of the age of science and reason result in the end of a belief in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580-1750? 20marks

 

Quizlet for Britain

Quizlet for Britain

1625-1629


1629-1642


1642-1660


1660-1685


Society


Economy


Glorious Revolution


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Russia in Revolution timeline

Russia in Revolution timeline

Follow this link for the timeline

Quizlet for Paper 3 Witchcraft

Quizlet for Paper 3 Witchcraft

Useful websites for Paper 3 - Witchcraft

Useful videos and websites for Paper 3 - Witchcraft

• The Witch Hunt in Early Modern Europe
  Useful for timeline, map and glossary.
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?sns=em&v=LOQND4fVF_w
  This is quite a nice overview of the situation in fifteenth and sixteenth century Europe, and the context of the witch craze.
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rHSu2oDZXE
  Also this video lecture (by Keith Wrightson who is a key academic of the early modern period) is really useful for covering the situation in England and how it differed to mainland Europe.  He covers the legal basis of witchcraft really well, which will help you. 

Paper 3: What's the worst that can happen?

Year 13 spent time in lesson today thinking about their worst case scenarios for the upcoming Paper 3 exam.

Year 13’s Top tips for Paper 3:

• In your revision plan questions across all 5 time periods for the depth study questions. You have a choice of 2 questions in Section B. The source question will be from one of the depth studies.
• Know the difference between the depth and breadth topics and the style of questions.
• For Section C: be prepared to answer a question on geography or media, as the exam paper could give you a choice of two questions from the same breadth study topic.
• When using the source always discuss the NOP. (Nature, origin and purpose.) Use the provenance.
• Start with Section A as you can spend time reading the source and annotating.
• Section B questions are depth knowledge questions that focus on detail. You can be asked about one year e.g. 1964 or asked a question across two depth studies e.g. How far did the Jim Crow laws revert black Americans to their quality of life pre-13^th amendment?

Knowledge map - religion

Knowledge map - religion

Individuals/ Groups
o William Laud
o George Fox
o John Calvin
o John Pym 
o Gilbert Sheldon
o Oliver Cromwell
o John Bastwick,Burton, Prynne (1637)
o John Nayler
o Henrietta Maria
o Titus Oates

o Arminian
o Puritan
o Baptists/Anabaptists
o Calvinist
o Diggers
o Levellers
o Ranters
o New Model Army
o Fifth Monarchists
o Congregational church
o Jesuit

Key terms

o Presbyterian

o Popery, Papist

o Predestined

o Recusancy

o Dissenters

o Confessional state

o Predestination

o Conformity

o Radicalism

o Clergy

o Laity

o Divine right

o Blasphemy

o Pacifist

o Episcopacy

o Diocese

o Bishops

o Anglican

o Latitudinarians

o Catechism

o Toleration

o Idolator

o Protectorate

o Comprehension

Events

o Long Parliament

o Rump Parliament

o Root and Branch petition 1640

o Restoration 1660

o Exclusion Crisis 1679-1681

o Popish Plot 1678

o Rye House Plot 1683

Acts

o Clarendon Code

o Corporation Act 1661

o Act of Uniformity 1662

o Conventicle Act 1664

o Five Mile Act 1665

o Covenant with the Scots 1643

o Declaration of Indulgence 1672

Russia practice questions

Russia practice questions

• How far is it accurate to say that the outbreak of the 1905 Revolution was more to do with economic than political issues?
• ‘The essential features of autocracy survived the 1905 Revolution’.  How far do you agree with this statement?
• How successful was Communist economic policy in the years 1918-24?
• ‘The survival of Tsarism, in the years 1894-1904, was primarily due to the work of the Okhrana’.  How far do you agree with this statement?
• How accurate is it to say that the Petrograd Soviet undermined the power of the Provisional Government consistently between March and October 1917?
• How accurate is it to say that Kerensky’s political failings were primarily responsible for the downfall of the Provisional Government by October 1917?
• How significant was the Kornilov affair in the downfall of the Provisional Government?
• How significant was the role of Red Terror in the development of Lenin’s government in the years 1917-21?
• The survival and consolidation of Communist government in Russia, in the years 1918-21, owed more to Trotsky’s leadership of the Red Army than to the weaknesses of the opposition’.  How far do you agree with this statement?
• How far did divisions amongst the Communists’ opponents lead to Communist victory in the Civil War (1918-21)?
• How far did the failure of foreign intervention contribute to the victory of the Red Army in the Civil War (1918-21)?

Why not plan some of these 20 mark questions?

15 History work ideas for independent learning and revision

15 History work ideas for independent learning and revision

1. Go through the textbook and find the period we have just studied, create mind maps or flash cards on this.
2. Go through the textbook and do any tasks in textbook we have not done in class.
3. Write essay plans for possible essays (look in the revision guide, on exam board website or in textbook for examples).
4. Make a key word list for a topic you have studied with definitions.
5. RAG your notes, any that are red or amber improve using textbook, information sheets or books from reading list.
6. Rewrite a piece of work you have had feedback for taking into account feedback and seeing how else it could be improved.
7. Practice exam questions and review mark scheme to give yourself a mark.
8. Create a quiz and swap with a friend (make sure you make the answer sheet).
9. 5-5-1. Review a topic in 5 lines then 5 words then 1 word.
10. Create acronyms for topics especially those you find hard to remember.
11. Create a timeline of the course or module you are studying. Colour code different areas (e.g. political, economic, social, cultural, religious).
12. Make speed dating cards for any important individuals with their name, important dates, significance, death on them.
    
13. Go through handouts – highlight key terms, ideas dates. Make a poster with these key terms.
14. Use the online log in in your textbook to access the exam website.
15. Research topics using the internet.

Quizlet Russsia

Quizlet Russia

Nicholas II rule

1905 revolution

End of Romanov rule

PG and opponents

Who is who?

Timeline of key Russia dates

Time of key Russia dates

Use this timeline for your revision.
Look. Cover. Write. Check.
Test yourself!

1861	Emancipation of the Serfs
1881	Alexander II assassinated Alexander III succeeds as Tsar
1894	Nicholas II succeeded Alexander III as Tsar
1897	Lenin exiled to Siberia
1898	Formation of Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP)
1900	Formation of Socialist Revolutionaries (SRs) Lenin joined RSDLP
1903	RSDLP split between Bolsheviks and Mensheviks Communes no longer responsible for land tenure Trans-Siberian Railway completed
1904	Assassination of Interior Minister Plehve Liberal ‘Banquet Campaign’
1904–05	Russo-Japanese War
1905	‘Bloody Sunday’ Revolution: strikes, mutinies ‘Union of Unions’ formed End of redemption payments; peasants seize land October Manifesto St. Petersburg Soviet formed Troops returning from the war with Japan suppressed soviets
1906	Fundamental Laws Parties legalised
1906–07	First and Second Dumas dissolved after a few months
1906–11	Stolypin’s agricultural reforms
1906–17	Lenin in exile abroad
1906–07	Repression of Tsarism’s opponents
1907	Stolypin’s ‘coup’: Electoral Law restricting the franchise
1907–12	Third Duma
1910	New wave of strikes
1911	Assassination of Stolypin
1912	National insurance scheme Lena goldfields massacre
1912–13	Wars in the Balkans
1912–14	Fourth Duma
1914–18	Russia went to war against Germany and Austria
1914	Suspension of Fourth Duma
1915	Fourth Duma recalled June: Kadets and Octobrists formed the Progressive Bloc August: Tsar appointed himself Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces Control of the government in the hands of Alexandra and Rasputin
1916	Murder of Rasputin
1917	February: Strike began at Putilov factories in Petrograd February Revolution March: Abdication of Tsar Provisional government set up March: Petrograd Soviet issues ‘Order No.1’ April: Return of Lenin: April Theses July Days July: Failure of the Kerensky Offensive August: Kornilov Revolt Trotsky joined Bolsheviks Bolshevik majorities in Petrograd and Moscow soviets Military Revolutionary Committee established October: Bolshevik seizure of power Sovnarkom established Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic set up November: Constituent Assembly Elections November: Decrees on Land and Workers’ Control December: Cheka founded
1918	January: Bolsheviks disbanded Constituent Assembly March: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Assassination attempt on Lenin July: Tsar and imperial family murdered Bolsheviks renamed (All-)Russian Communist Party (until 1925)
1918–21	War Communism
1919	Communist International Founded
1920	Russo-Polish War: Loss of western Ukraine
1921	Kronstadt Rebellion Tenth Party Congress – ban on factions Introduction of the New Economic Policy (NEP)
1921–22	Famine
1922	Cheka renamed as GPU Stalin became General Secretary of the Central Committee USSR established
1922–23	Lenin suffered series of strokes
1923	‘Scissors Crisis’
1924	Lenin’s death USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) constitution agreed GPU expanded into OGPU