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History // Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt's Lasting LegacyEvaluate ancient Egypt's lasting legacy: the Egyptians developed early forms of medicine, mathematics (used to build pyramids and survey land after floods)…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra and the End of EgyptKnow that ancient Egypt eventually came to an end: the last pharaoh was Cleopatra VII, who allied with Rome but was defeated by Octavian (later Augustus) in 31…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Art and ArchitectureAnalyse Egyptian art and architecture: understand that Egyptian paintings followed strict conventions (people shown from the side with eyes from the front, size…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Trade and EconomyUnderstand that ancient Egypt had a thriving economy based on farming surplus, trade, and specialised labour: the Nile's fertile soil produced enough food to…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Judgement of the DeadDescribe the Egyptian belief in the judgement of the dead: after death, the heart was weighed against the feather of Ma'at in the Hall of Judgement, with Anubis…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
The Pharaoh as Living GodUnderstand that the pharaoh was not just a ruler but was believed to be a living god — the intermediary between the gods and the people — and that the concept…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Maths and EngineeringDescribe the Egyptian achievement in mathematics and engineering: the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus shows calculations of area, volume, and fractions; the…
Ages 11 to 13ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek and Roman Legacy TodayEvaluate the lasting contributions of Greek and Roman civilisations to modern life — democracy, law, language (Latin roots), architecture (columns, arches…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman Law, Latin, and ChristianityUnderstand that Roman law became the basis for legal systems across Europe and beyond, that Latin is the root of French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman Republic and EmpireExplain how Rome was first governed as a republic — with elected consuls, a powerful Senate, and a distinction between patricians and plebeians — before…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek and Roman ArchitectureIdentify Greek column styles — Doric (plain and sturdy), Ionic (scroll-shaped capitals), and Corinthian (ornate leafy capitals) — and Roman architectural…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Alexander the Great's EmpireDescribe how Alexander the Great of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece to Egypt to India, spreading Greek language, culture, and ideas…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Fall of the Western Roman EmpireDescribe how the Western Roman Empire gradually declined due to a combination of factors — military pressure from invading peoples, political instability…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek Philosophers and MedicineKnow that Greek thinkers called philosophers developed ways of understanding the world that still influence us today — Socrates asked challenging questions to…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Troy: Myth or History?Explore how Heinrich Schliemann's excavation at Hisarlik in modern Turkey raised questions about whether the Trojan War described in Homer's Iliad was…
Ages 11 to 13ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Inclusion and Exclusion in AthensAnalyse who was included and excluded from Athenian democracy — only free adult male citizens (roughly 30% of adults) could participate, while women, enslaved…
Ages 11 to 13ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Medieval Legacy in Modern LifeWhat the Middle Ages gave us: Parliament, universities, common law, Gothic architecture, the English language (Anglo-Saxon + Norman French), place names…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Medieval Worlds Beyond EuropeThe medieval world beyond Europe: the Islamic Golden Age (maths, medicine, architecture), the Mali Empire and Mansa Musa, Song Dynasty China; how the medieval…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Printing Press & RenaissanceThe invention of the printing press by Gutenberg and its arrival in England with William Caxton; how printed books changed everything; the transition from the…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Art & ArchitectureMedieval cultural achievements: illuminated manuscripts, Gothic cathedrals (flying buttresses, stained glass), Gregorian chant, the Bayeux Tapestry; art and…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Magna Carta and Limiting Royal PowerKing John, the barons' revolt, and the sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215; what the Magna Carta said about limiting the king's power; its lasting importance for…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Towns & TradeThe growth of medieval towns: markets, guilds, the merchant class; how towns won charters of self-governance; the shift from purely rural to partly urban life
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Crime & PunishmentHow justice worked in medieval times: trial by ordeal, trial by combat, the role of the sheriff; punishments including stocks, pillory, and dungeons; how…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Women in the Middle AgesThe lives of medieval women: noblewomen managing estates, peasant women's hard daily work, nuns and abbesses, notable figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine and Joan…
Ages 9 to 11Concept