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History // Ancient Egypt
Discovering Tutankhamun's TombUnderstand that we know about ancient Egypt because archaeologists have dug up and studied objects buried in the sand for thousands of years — and that one of…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Building the PyramidsUnderstand how the pyramids were built: thousands of workers moved enormous stone blocks using ramps, rollers, and sledges, the work was organised by the…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // 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
Mummification Step by StepDescribe the step-by-step process of mummification: the body was washed, internal organs were removed and placed in canopic jars, the body was dried with natron…
Ages 7 to 9MethodHistory // 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 Timelines and MapsRead and construct historical timelines — place Ancient Egyptian periods, pharaohs, and key events on a timeline relative to each other and to the present day…
Ages 9 to 10RepresentationHistory // 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
Modern Archaeology and Egyptian EthicsUnderstand that modern Egyptologists use advanced technologies — CT scanning of mummies, satellite imagery to find buried structures, DNA analysis — alongside…
Ages 10 to 12Thinking skillHistory // Ancient Egypt
Historical Sources on Ancient EgyptExplain how knowledge of ancient Egypt is built from multiple source types — inscriptions, papyri, artefacts, and physical remains — and critically evaluate…
Ages 11 to 13Thinking skillHistory // 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
Who Really Built the PyramidsAnalyse who built the pyramids and why, evaluating the evidence against the alien-builder myth and the slave-labour myth: archaeological evidence from worker…
Ages 12 to 14Thinking skillHistory // 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 7Concept