This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 History for children aged 5, 6 and 7 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with historical figures and understanding the lives and achievements of significant people in history.
Studying the lives and achievements of historical figures is a key part of the KS1 History curriculum. Children must understand how the journeys and discoveries of explorers of the past have shaped and influenced our lives and our country today.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Explorers
Although he didn't row a boat, he was the first person to sail all the way around New Zealand
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William made many maps of parts of the world which had never been explored before
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Sir Francis was very popular with the English, but loathed by the Spanish - they called him 'The Dragon'!
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Mary discovered a tribe of cannibals called the Fang Tribe!
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Dr Livingstone worked very hard to find the source of the River Nile
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Although he is most noted for his expeditions to America and returning with his discoveries, Raleigh did also write poetry!
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One of the team members, Lawrence Oates, famously gave up his life so that the others might have a chance of survival
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This distance is almost once around the circumference of the Earth!
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Many of the passengers on board the first fleet of ships were convicts who were banished from the UK
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Richard and his brother John were the first Europeans to canoe down the lower Niger River to its delta
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