Finding About The Past
- History: the story of the past. - Herodotus: father of history. - Archive: documents. - Museum: artefacts. - Sources can be written, pictorial, oral, artefacts or ruins. - Primary sources:...
Jc History Notes
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The Famine
Background Most landlords protestant. Many absentee. Gale day (landlord’s agent). Large farmers (30 acres +). Sublet to small farmers and cottiers. Spailpeens were wandering labourers. Cou...
The United Irishmen And The 1798 Rebellion
Background and causes Irish Parliament controlled by Protestant Ascendancy (C of I only 15% and most of the land) Penal laws left Catholics poor and uneducated. Tithes still had to be paid...
The American War of Independence
Causes Britain wanted to tax the colonists for the 7 Years War with the French and Indians. ‘No Taxation without Representation’ and the Sons of Liberty (attacked collectors). The Navigat...
The Age of Exploration (1400 to 1750)
Before the age of exploration people believed: earth was flat, monsters, Europe at centre, boiling in south, and the world was smaller. Why people wanted new sea routes: Wealth for country...
The Renaissance
The Renaissance is the rebirth of learning. The learning of ancient Greece and Rome was rediscovered and new discoveries made. Humanism is showing great interest in human nature rather than...
Medieval Times Revision Notes
General - Fall of ancient Rome to Renaissance. - A time of war, little interest in education, plague and a reduction in population of Europe. - Feudal system: Kings granted land, called a f...
Ancient Rome Revision Note
Controlled most of Europe and North Africa. Evidence: ruins, coins, Latin documents. Towns: grid pattern, Forum (marketplace), temples, amphitheatre (gladiators, Coliseum), aqueducts (wate...
The Agricultural Revolution Notes
Background Needed because of the increase in the population and the growth of towns. Problems with the Open Field system: Fallow land No point in making improvements Lazy neighbours Di...
People in History – Medieval Times
Duties of the Lady of the castle A lady of a castle had the task of the daily running of the castle. She and her husband usually lived on the top floor of the castle and they even had their...