Starter quiz
- Who was Mansa Musa?
- the ruler of the Roman Empire
- the ruler of the Mali Empire ✓
- the ruler of the British Empire
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- How long did Mansa Musa rule for?
- two years
- 12 years
- 25 years ✓
- 50 years
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- As a Muslim, Mansa Musa went on a...
- 'pilgrimage' ✓
- Mansa Musa was very...
- weak
- wealthy ✓
- cruel
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- Why did scholars visit the Mali Empire?
- to trade
- to learn ✓
- to eat
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- How did Mansa Musa develop the Mali Empire?
- He promoted learning. ✓
- He spread Islam. ✓
- He made it poor.
- He made it wealthy. ✓
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Exit quiz
- When was Elizabeth born?
- 1933
- 1533 ✓
- 1733
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- When Henry VIII died, Elizabeth was ______ in line for the throne.
- first
- second
- third ✓
- fourth
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- Who ruled England when Henry VIII died?
- Edward ✓
- Mary
- Elizabeth
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- Edward executed Thomas Seymour.
- True ✓
- False
- Order these events starting with the earliest.
- 1⇔Elizabeth's half-sister Mary became Queen.
- 2⇔Mary put Elizabeth in prison.
- 3⇔Elizabeth was kept in the Tower of London.
- 4⇔Elizabeth wrote a letter to Queen Mary saying that she was innocent.
- 5⇔Mary freed Elizabeth.
- Elizabeth became Queen of England when Mary died.
- True ✓
- False
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Key learning points
- At the age of 21, a young woman called Elizabeth found herself imprisoned in the Tower of London.
- She had been accused of plotting to take the throne by her older half-sister Mary, who was queen.
- It was very likely that Mary might order her to be executed, so Elizabeth wrote her a letter saying she was innocent.
- Although Mary refused to see Elizabeth, she eventually freed her and Elizabeth's life was spared.
- Soon after, Mary died and Elizabeth became Queen of England.
Common misconception
Pupils may think Elizabeth had a right to the throne when her father Henry VIII died.
At this time, the heir to the throne was the first-born son of the King rather than the first-born child.
Keywords
Executed - executed means someone being killed as a legal punishment
Plotting - plotting means to secretly make plans to carry out an illegal or harmful action
Tower of london - the Tower of London is a building used to defend the King or Queen
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