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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about who Margery Kempe was and what her life can tell us about the medieval world.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is social history?
The study of how kings governed countries in the past
Correct answer: The study of how people lived in the past
The study of how wars were fought in the past
The study of ruins
Q2.
What is special about the Book of Margery Kempe?
It is an exciting read
Correct answer: It is the first autobiography written in English
It is very old
It is written in Latin
Q3.
What is a forgery?
Correct answer: A fake version of something
A original version of something
A place where tools are made
A type of history book
Q4.
Where does Margery say she travelled?
Rome, Madrid and Paris
Rome, Paris and Jerusalem
Correct answer: Rome, Poland and Jerusalem
Rome, Poland and Madrid
Q5.
Where was the Book of Margery Kempe found?
In a castle
Correct answer: In a cupboard
In a shed
In a shop

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UnitHistory / What can we learn about the medieval World from the book of Margery Kempe?

History