Year 7
WEEK THEME
CHAPTER
1
History overview, significance of changes
Why do we study History?
in history, relative importance, links
What do you think are the most
between different place, cultures, times,
important events in world
events
history? History of your country
2
the Romans – overview, civilization,
Who were the Romans?
achievement, technology, culture,
From village to Empire.
violence, stereotypes vs. evidence, image
of self, myths
3
expansion of Rome, conflict with others,
From village to Empire.
war with Carthage, naval development,
Hannibal’s invasion
4
republic (fact and meaning), political
How was Rome governed?
system (then and in general)
5
power struggles, growth of individual
Did the republic work?
power, failure of political system, end of
the republic
6
everyday life in Rome, features of Rome
A journey through Rome.
and Roman life
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maintaining a large empire, trade and
How was Rome fed and
infrastructure, resources, work
supplied?
8
organisation, military might and strategy,
How did the Romans control the
rebellion, putting and keeping down
Empire?
rebellion
9
technology, organisation, construction,
How civilised were the Romans?
medicine, art
10
slaves, colosseum, gladiators, games
How civilised were the Romans?
11
different religions, tolerance and
How tolerant were the Romans?
intolerance of…
12
REVISION
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EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
14
The Normans
From across the water
(DVD-Battlefield Britain, Battle
of Hastings)
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR BREAK – 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS
15
medieval royalty, power struggle,
Why was 1066 a year of crisis?
conquest
16
people vs. power, strategy, conquest
How did William gain control?
17
feudal system, hierarchy, running a
How did William gain control?
country, castle building
18
different types of sources, interpreting
How do we reconstruct
sources, everyday life& environment of
medieval villages?
medieval people
19
social organisation, work of medieval
Living in a medieval village.
people
20
jews, pogroms in medieval England
Could you get justice in the
Middle Ages?
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21
plagues, reaction to them, beliefs, change
Was the Black Death a disaster?
22
plagues, reaction to them, beliefs, change
Why did parliament develop?
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REVISION
EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
PAGES
Extras, handouts.
‘why do we study
history’, ‘the historian’s
choice’ (50 events)
2-3 (2)
4-5 (2)
(SHP ‘Contrasts &
Connections’)
6-9 (4)
10-11 (2)
12-15 (4)
16-21 (6)
28-29 (2)
30-31 (2)
36-39 (4)
46-47 (2)
48-51 (4)
52-57 (6)
68-69 (2)
70-73 (4)
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84-89 (6)
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120-123 (4)
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138-139 (4)
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Medieval civilisation, culture and
architecture.
(DVD-How We Built Britain –
The East: A New Dawn)
EASTER BREAK – I WEEK, 1 DAY
Islamic Empire, Saudi Arabia, overview.
Connecting empires.
Arabia before Islam.
Conditions, life and culture of Arabian
Arabia before Islam.
peninsula.
Muhammad and Islam: the role
Life of Muhammad, seeds of Islam.
of the individual.
Rise of Islam, Quran, belief and
Muhammad and Islam: the role
philosophy of Islam.
of the individual.
Islam after Muhammad, organisation and
How did Islam survive the death
legacy.
of Muhammad?
Trade, international connections.
How important were trade and
travel?
MAY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
Trade, international connections.
How important were trade and
travel?
Belief, philosophy, rules, diversity,
Were people religious in the
tolerance.
Islamic world?
Medicine, scientific knowledge,
Were Muslims healthy?
organisation, civilisation.
Crusades, relations with Europe and
Crusades or invasions?
Christianity.
Crusades, relations with Europe and
Crusades or invasions?
Christianity.
REVISION
EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
Islamic influences in the western and
Who benefited from the
further world, consequences in the
Crusades?
Islamic world.
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Year 8
WEEK
1
2
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THEME
History overview, significance of
changes in history, relative
importance, links between different
place, cultures, times, events
Overview of life and social structure in
1500s.
Beliefs and culture in the early
modern period.
Religious belief, Catholic Church.
Religious conflict and persecution,
Henry VIII and his conflict with the
church.
Attack on monasteries, reformation,
changes in belief.
Religious struggle, persecution,
punishment.
Changes in church practice and factors
behind them.
Gunpowder plot
CHAPTER
Why do we study History?
What do you think are the most
important events in world
history? History of your country
England in the 1500s
Private Lives
PAGES
Extras, handouts.
‘why do we study
history’, ‘the historian’s
choice’ (50 events)
2-7 (SHP “Societies in
Change”)
16-21
Was the Catholic Church still
healthy in 1500?
Henry VIII: Catholic or
Protestant?
26-27
Henry VIII: Catholic or
Protestant?
Bloody Queen Mary?
30-31
The Reformation in English
villages.
Were the Catholics framed?
34-35
28-29
32-33
36-37
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OCTOBER HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
England leading up to civil war: King &
Why did civil war break out in
42-45
Parliament, money & taxes, religion,
1642?
Scotland, Ireland, etc., etc.
England leading up to civil war: King &
Why did civil war break out in
46-49
Parliament, money & taxes, religion,
1642?
Scotland, Ireland, etc., etc.
Combat and consequences, daily lives,
What was life during the Civil
52-55
beliefs, perceptions and prejudices.
War?
Battle, strategy, circumstance.
Why did the Royalists lose at
56-57
Marson Moor?
Assessment of King, judicial process
Why did the English execute
58-61
and politics behind it, execution
their King?
Deeper assessment of King and his
Charles the martyr or Charles the 62-63
role/situation/perception of him
traitor?
REVISION
EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
(DVD-Battlefield Britain: Battle
of Naseby)
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR BREAK – 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS
Rise of Cromwell, battle of Drogheda,
What kind of man was Oliver
64-65
Rump Parliament.
Cromwell?
Protectorate, government
What kind of man was Oliver
66-67
Cromwell?
Civil and social upheaval, new political
The world turned upside down.
68-69
movements
Restoration of monarchy, new political
James II – the same old story?
70-71
structure.
Scientific discovery, changes in
Science & superstition.
78-79
perception
Growth, life, conditions in London,
How did London change?
84-87
plague, Great Fire
FEBRUARY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette,
Was France well-governed
100-103
regime in France, estates system
before the revolution?
Complex relations and influences of
What was life like before the
104-109
various estates
Revolution?
REVISION
EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
(DVD-Battlefield Britain, Battle of Culloden)
EASTER BREAK – I WEEK, 1 DAY
1787-89: triggers and events, power
Why did revolution erupt in
114-117
shifts between estates, organisation,
1789?
revolts, Declaration of the Rights of
Man and Citizen
Changes in organisation, government,
Did the Revolution make France 118-121
church, sharing of power, rights,
a fairer country?
women’s situation
Assessment of King and his role,
Why did the French execute
128-131
judicial process, execution,
their King?
comparison with Charles I
Consolidation and enforcing of
Was the Terror necessary?
132-137
revolution, mass executions, effect on
people
MAY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
Attitudes and reactions to the
Did French people support the
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34
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36
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revolution
Robespierre: life, character,
assessment of and reaction to actions
1799: Napoleon’s coup
Comparison of regimes, situation
under Napoleon
Napoleon’s wars, Europe
Napoleon’s wars, Europe, Russia,
downfall
revolution?
Robespierre: hero or villain?
Coup d’etat!
Did Napoleon betray the
Revolution?
Why was Napoleon defeated?
Why was Napoleon defeated?
EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
Consequences and remnants of ideas
The legacy of the French
and practices from time of the French
Revolution (+video/dvd?)
Revolution
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Year 9
WEEK THEME
1
History overview, significance of changes
in history, relative importance, links
between different place, cultures, times,
events
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3
4
5
6
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8
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10
11
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CHAPTER
Why do we study History?
What do you think are the most
important events in world
history? History of your country
PAGES
Extras, handouts.
‘why do we study
history’, ‘the
historian’s choice’ (50
events)
2-7 (SHP “Peace &
War”)
General overview of changes in culture,
Britain 1750-1900: What
work, transport, population and health
changed?
and medicine.
Business: production, sales, markets,
Why did businesses grow?
8,9
infrastructure, investment.
Iron industry, development of a business
The Darbys of Coalbrookdale.
10-11
(strategy)
Factory conditions, child labour
Children in the mills
16-19
Improving conditions for workers, trade
Robert Owen: a better way to run 20,21
unionism, early socialist ideas
a factory
Combination of invention and enterprise:
Boulton & Watt: who was more
22-25
starting, developing and running a factory
important?
business; appearance of factory
machinery
OCTOBER HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
Changes in agricultural practice
How did farmers produce more
26-29
food?
Raw materials: requirements and delivery.
Did Britain have the raw
30,31
Transport and trade.
materials it needed?
Changing transport.
40,41
International empire, goods and trade,
Empire and trade.
42-45
slave trade overview.
Work, systems of production, life of
Was there an industrial
48,49
workers.
revolution?
A tale of two families.
50,51
Changes in work and life due to
How did Merthyr Tydfil change?
56-58
development of iron industry.
REVISION
EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
(DVD-How We Built Britain – The North: Full Steam Ahead)
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR BREAK – 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS
Overview of 19th century culture
What are Victorian values?
64-66
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Slavery, slave trade, imperialism,
Were the British racist?
treatment of other races.
Slavery, slave trade, imperialism,
Were the British racist?
treatment of other races.
Various campaigns against slavery and the
Why was slavery abolished?
people behind them. Factors behind
abolition.
Electoral systems and features of them,
Trying to get the vote
changes over the last 2 centuries.
Motives behind attitudes to electoral
Trying to get the vote
reform, aspects of the system and pros
and cons, fighting for change.
FEBRUARY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
Campaigning for electoral reform,
Were the Chartists
context, motives, protests, conflicts.
revolutionaries?
Victorian working conditions, workers
Women lead the way
organisation and striking for their rights.
REVISION
EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
(Video-The Story of Wales –
Episode 4: Furnace of change)
EASTER BREAK – I WEEK, 1 DAY
20th century overview, evaluating
Introduction: Now that’s what I
significance, pre war tension and build-up
call important.
to and triggers of the Great War
1.2 Why did the Great War
happen?
War conditions and casualties
1.3 What happened on the
battlefields?
Recruitment, propaganda, public
1.4 What happened on the home
attitudes, situation of women
front?
Build-up to WWII
1.5 From war to war.
MAY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
WWII: overview of combat
2.2 A ‘World War’?
Pacific war with Japan, Hiroshima &
2.4 Why did the Americans drop
Nagasaki bombings
the first atomic bomb?
Nazi genocide
2.5 Why did the Holocaust
happen?
Post-war recovery and changes
2.6 How did the Second World
War change the world?
Cold War overview
3.2 What was the Cold War?
Cuban Missile Crisis
3.3 Thirteen days of dread.
EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
3.5 Mikhail Gorbachev: success
Reform/collapse of Soviet Union
or failure.
Conclusion
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2-4 (“The Twentieth
Century” by
Christopher Culpin)
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