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The Pyramids were built many, many years ago.

Vocabulary 2

History uses special words to talk about time. In this quiz you will explore decades, centuries and other useful terms that help place events in order.

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Fascinating Fact:

A century is a word for one hundred years. A decade is a word for ten years.

In KS1 History, children learn special words that describe how time passes. Using terms like decade and century helps them compare events from their own lives with events long ago.

Key Terms

  • Decade: A block of ten years, such as the years from 2010 to 2019.
  • Century: A block of one hundred years, such as the years from 1900 to 1999.
  • Chronological order: Putting events in the order they happened, from the earliest to the latest.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a decade for children learning history?

A decade is a group of ten years. Teachers often use decades to help children see that events can be close together in time or far apart.

What is the difference between a decade and a century?

A decade is ten years and a century is one hundred years. This means a century is ten times longer than a decade.

How do timelines help with history vocabulary?

Timelines help children match new history words, like decade and century, to real dates so they can see when events happened and how long passed between them.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .
Most peoples' lives can be measured in...
decades
centuries
weeks
minutes
Most people can expect to live for around 8 decades or more
2 .
The building of the pyramids, the Roman invasion and the Dark Ages are all considered to be...
Modern history
Recent history
Ancient history
Events from the future
All of these events happened many, many years ago
3 .
History is about things which have happened in the past, sometimes very...
long ago
much into the future
far into next year
soon
History is all about the past - even if that's thousands of years ago
4 .
Things which I can remember happening all form part of our...
ancient history
recent history
current life
history from centuries past
Recent history means things which have happened not so long ago, perhaps even last week
5 .
I was born _____ Queen Victoria.
at the same time as
two weeks after
centuries before
long after
Queen Victoria was born almost 200 years ago!
6 .
Major events which may one day be recorded in history could easily happen in...
the past
a civilisation
a story
your lifetime
Who knows what major events will happen in our lifetimes?
7 .
Events have happened in history ____ I was born.
not long after
around the time
soon after
long before
When we talk about history, we mean anything which has happened in the past - even hundreds or thousands of years ago!
8 .
Events such as the two World Wars, the Industrial Revolution and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II are all part of..
ancient history
modern history
events which happened last week
things which may happen in the future
Modern history is concerned with events which happened in the last few centuries
9 .
The Roman Empire, The Aztecs and The Incas are all considered to be...
ancient civilisations
modern people
people from recent history
groups we'd never learn about
We can still learn a lot from ancient civilisations
10 .
The invention of the telephone happened ______ than the discovery of fire.
long before
more recently
three days earlier
some time sooner
Fire was discovered by cavemen - the invention of the telephone happened much more recently
Author:  Angela Smith (Primary School Teacher & KS1 Quiz Writer)
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