HistoryYears 7–8Historical Skills

Cause and consequence

Identify and explain the causes and consequences of historical events; distinguish short-term and long-term factors

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you drop a glass of water on the floor. 💧

  2. 2

    What is the CONSEQUENCE of dropping a glass of water?

  3. 3

    Let's look at a history cause. In 1066, King Harold fought William at the Battle of Hastings. Harold was killed. 🗡️

  4. 4

    Let's do one together. People in the 1300s threw rubbish in the streets. The consequence was the Black Death spreading. 🐀

  5. 5

    What was the CONSEQUENCE of people throwing rubbish in the streets in the 1300s?

  6. 6

    Now you try! In 1914, a man called Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand. That was the cause. What was the consequence? 🌍

  7. 7

    In 1914, the shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the cause. What was the consequence?

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