Junior Cycle History help
Stuck on History? Sage helps you work it out yourself, one step at a time.
How Sage helps
- Ask about anything you're stuck on. You get hints, not the answer.
- Take a photo of your homework and Sage helps you through it.
- 27 practice questions, with a hint whenever you need one.
What's on the course
- The Nature of History
- The History of Ireland
- The History of Europe and the Wider World
Nature of History: sources (primary and secondary), evidence, bias, chronology, historical significance, and the job of a historian and archaeologist. Ireland: early Christian Ireland, the plantations, 1798, the Great Famine, the struggle for independence (1916, the War of Independence, the Civil War), Northern Ireland and the Troubles, social change. Europe and the world: ancient Rome, medieval life, the Renaissance, exploration, revolution, the World Wars, the Holocaust, the Cold War, the EU.
How it's examined
CBA 1: The Past in my Place. CBA 2: A Life in Time. Final written exam at common level, with source-based questions.
Exam tips
Use specific dates, names and facts. When using a source, quote or refer to it directly. Explain causes and consequences, not just what happened.
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