There will be three sections to the test

Section A - Factual recall
(Criterion A)

20 questions based on the facts you have encountered in this unit. Most of the answers will be one word, most questions will have appeared in the quizzes I have built to help you. Some questions will be based on our visit to Chillon castle. This ought to be easy if you have learnt your facts and listened on the trip.

Section B - Analysis of documents
(Criterion D)

You will be given a source of historical information. You will be asked to evaluate the utility of the source in so far as it helps you answer a particular historical question. (OPVL) I will only include the types of sources we have encountered so far. e.g. archeological records, contemporary images (eg paintings), architecture, medieval court records, documentary films, historians...

Section C - Structured response
(Criterion A and C)

This section is divided into three questions.

(a) will ask you to briefly describe something from your own knowledge.
(b) will ask you to explain something.
(c) will ask you to evaluate a debatable question.

These are the sort of questions you need to be able to answer.

How was the medieval state different to the modern?
How did the feudal system work?
What did it mean to be a successful medieval king?
How did someone become a knight and what did they do?
How was the medieval village organised economically and socially?
How bad was the life of medieval peasants and peasant women in particular?
What was the function of medieval castles, how and why did they develop?
What are the main features of castles and cathedrals? How did they develop over time?
What was medieval monasticism? How and why did it develop and with what consequences?
Why was the medieval church so powerful?