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People Who Changed History 1
Louis Pasteur found a way to make milk safe to drink.

People Who Changed History 1

Some people have changed the world with brave choices and clever ideas. In this quiz, meet a few history makers and find out what they did.

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Fascinating Fact:

Tim Berners-Lee helped to create the World Wide Web. People can now share information on computers all over the world.

In KS1 History, children learn about important people from different times and places. They find out what these people did, why it mattered, and how their actions changed everyday life.

  • History: The story of past events and people, from long ago up to the time just before today.
  • Significant person: Someone from the past who did something important that many people still remember.
  • Invention: A new idea, tool or way of doing something that did not exist before.
What do KS1 children learn about people who changed history?

KS1 children learn simple stories about people who made a difference, such as leaders, scientists and campaigners. They explore what these people did and how it helped other people.

How can I explain a famous person from history to a KS1 child?

Choose a few clear facts, use simple words and focus on one main achievement. Explain what problem the person solved and how life became better for others afterwards.

Why is it important for children to learn about history makers?

Learning about history makers shows children that one person’s choices can change things. It helps them understand the past and encourages them to be kind, brave and curious.

1 .
Louis Pasteur was a scientist. He discovered a way to make something safer to drink. What was it?
Beer
Water
Fruit juice
Milk
He found a way to kill bacteria in milk - a process we now call pasteurisation
2 .
Johannes Gutenberg invented something which revolutionised the world. What was it?
The button
The printing press
The drinking straw
The roller skate
His press made books affordable for the first time, meaning more people could learn to read and write
3 .
Christopher Columbus was a great explorer noted for discovering what?
Potatoes
America
Cheese
Italy
Columbus’ first voyage was completed in 1492. He had intended to sail to Japan but ended up in the Bahamas, which he named San Salvador
4 .
Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist and scientist about 500 years ago. He sketched ideas for the very first what?
Ball point pen
Time machine
Helicopter
Hairbrush
Some of his many ideas were years ahead of their time
5 .
Albert Einstein was a great mathematician and thinker. What did his teachers think of him?
That he was quite funny
That he was slow to learn
That he would go far
That he was very polite
Albert didn't like the way he was being taught, so he taught himself!
6 .
Martin Luther King fought passionately, but without violence, to show what?
The high price of food
Speeding is dangerous
Older people deserve respect
Racial unfairness in America
His campaigning led to huge changes in the way things were done in America at the time
7 .
An Ancient Greek, Alexander was such a fearsome commander that he was known as Alexander the what?
Alexander the Magnificent
Alexander the Mighty
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Awesome
During one decade he conquered all of the known world, creating a huge empire
8 .
Thomas Jefferson was an American president who made a huge difference to the lives of who?
Slaves
Children
Animals
The elderly
He signed a bill in 1807 which banned slavery in some parts of America
9 .
Joan of Arc changed the history of France by leading armies into battle. How did she die?
She was trampled by a horse
She died in her sleep
She drowned in a lake
She was burnt at the stake
Her actions helped to make France strong and victorious over the English, who thought she was a witch and burned her. She's now considered a saint
10 .
Galileo Galilei made many significant discoveries in astronomy. Where did his discoveries land him?
On the moon
In prison
On a ship
In a university
The church was unhappy that he proved Earth rotated around the sun, and so it sent him to prison!
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Significant people

Author:  Angela Smith (Primary School Teacher & KS1 Quiz Writer)

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