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History // Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt on the TimelinePlace ancient Egypt on a timeline spanning over 3,000 years — from around 3100 BCE (unification under the first pharaoh) to 30 BCE (Roman conquest)…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Upper and Lower EgyptUnderstand that ancient Egypt was divided into Upper Egypt (the narrow river valley in the south) and Lower Egypt (the wide delta in the north), that the two…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Tomb Paintings and ArtefactsUse tomb paintings, artefacts, and objects from ancient Egypt as evidence to find out about daily life: Nebamun's tomb paintings show hunting and feasting…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Gods and GoddessesName and describe key Egyptian gods and goddesses: Ra the sun god who sailed across the sky each day, Osiris the ruler of the afterlife, Isis the goddess of…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Scribes and the Rosetta StoneKnow that scribes were specially trained people who could read and write hieroglyphs, that the Rosetta Stone — a slab with the same text in three scripts — was…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Social HierarchyDescribe the social structure of ancient Egypt as a pyramid-shaped hierarchy: the pharaoh at the top, then priests and nobles, followed by scribes and soldiers…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // 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 Egypt
Egypt and Its NeighboursExamine Egypt's relationships with neighbouring civilisations: trade networks reaching Nubia, the Levant, and Punt; the Hyksos invasion and the introduction of…
Ages 12 to 13ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Fall of Ancient Egyptian CivilisationTrace the end of ancient Egyptian civilisation through its successive conquests — Assyrian, Persian, Macedonian (Alexander the Great), and finally Roman — and…
Ages 13 to 14ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Ancient Greece and Rome on the MapLocate Greece and Italy on a map and know they are countries around the Mediterranean Sea where two great ancient civilisations — Ancient Greece and Ancient…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman soldiers & buildersKnow that Roman soldiers marched across a huge empire building straight roads and strong walls, and that some Roman roads, walls, and buildings can still be…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Romulus & RemusKnow the Roman founding myth of Romulus and Remus — twin brothers abandoned as babies, raised by a she-wolf, who grew up to found the city of Rome — and…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek gods & Mount OlympusKnow that the ancient Greeks believed in many gods and goddesses who lived on Mount Olympus — including Zeus (king of the gods, thunder), Athena (wisdom)…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Ancient life vs todayCompare how children in ancient Greece or Rome lived with how children live today — including differences in school (writing on wax tablets, learning to fight…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek Myths and HeroesRetell at least one Greek myth involving a hero and a monster — such as Theseus and the Minotaur in the labyrinth, Heracles (Hercules) and the lion, or Perseus…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
The first OlympicsKnow that the Olympic Games began in ancient Greece at a place called Olympia as athletic competitions held in honour of Zeus, and that the modern Olympic Games…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman Army and Conquest of BritainDescribe how the Roman army was organised into legions of highly trained soldiers, how Julius Caesar first raided Britain in 55 BC and Emperor Claudius later…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Daily Life in a Roman TownDescribe daily life in a Roman town — the forum (marketplace and meeting place), public baths, amphitheatre, and villas — and explain that the Romans were…
Ages 7 to 9Concept