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Grade 6 History Term 2 Test + Memo

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About this resource

Help your Grade 6 learner prepare for Term 2 History with this 40-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The test has a duration of 1 hour.

The test covers:

  • The European Renaissance
  • European exploration and trade
  • Gunpowder, the magnetic compass and the caravel
  • The spread of Christianity
  • Bartolomeu Dias and the Khoikhoi
  • Leonardo da Vinci and his achievements
  • Vasco da Gama and the sea route to India
  • Galileo Galilei – his life, inventions and discoveries
  • Early European voyages around Africa

The test includes multiple choice, short-answer questions, a case study, fill-in-the-blanks, true or false, source-based questions and paragraph writing.

Total: 40 marks | Duration: 1 hour | Full memorandum included | PDF format.

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