Hello~
I've taken this before so, in bold is the answer.
"In that time, it was important to know where a person's family was from."
Family name has always been important in history. It is still important nowadays, but many might disagree with that.
Hope this helps~~
B character vs. nature is the conflict because they are forced to sleep on ice and fare against natures coldness
I would suggest, which my teacher stresses whenever we write anything, is to ease into a quote... the quote ou used seems as though it was just dropped there.