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 achievements of yesterday's pioneers have changed and influenced our lives today.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Significant people
Without the discoveries of pioneers throughout history, our lives, country and homes would be very different
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Darwin thought that we all evolved from common ancestors
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Newton also built the first practical reflecting telescope
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She was part of the Suffragette Movement. Some women died during their campaigns for equal rights for women
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The radio was invented to help people in the poorer parts of Africa to access information
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Some people say that his work has saved more lives than the work of any other human
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Dickson invented his machine with the help of Thomas Edison, who developed the first modern light bulb
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He watched a parachutist land awkwardly and decided to design a better version of the parachute
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Among the many other things that he developed are self-righting lifeboats, tension-spoke wheels and automatic signals for railway crossings
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He was described as the father of the bicycle industry and championed the Penny Farthing bicycle
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