Educational Program year TTO
Subject: History
Year:
1
Level: VWO/HAVO
Term 1. Prehistory
Themes:
Skills:
What is History? What is archaeology? How historians use primary and secondary sources:
An investigation into how and why the Tolland Man was killed?
Pre-history in the Netherlands; the Hunebed Project with a visit to the Hunebedden.
Project Origin; A research and investigation project to trace the earliest traces of human life on planet earth. The aim of
the project is to develop research skills and to show that prehistory started at different times in different places.
From pre-history to history: The Neolithic Revolution, Where and when did humans begin to farm and settle down to
build cities and civilisations.
EI O-1 1.1.1. 1.1.2.
Tests/
Assessment:
Chapter Tests
Projects:
Prehistoric Project
Neolithic Project- Where, when and how did Farming begin? Religion or farming first?
PF (Y/N) = Student needs to upload the assignment in portfolio
PF
(Y/N)
EIO
(Y/N)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
EIO (Y/N) = Assignment details in EIOpener6
Term 2. Ancient Civilisations
Themes:
Ancient Egypt- geography, history, religion and politics.
Achievements/legacy
Project on the Rosetta Stone from three different perspectives ( British, French, Egyptian)
Ancient Greece- geography, history, religion, politics and war.
Greek achievements and legacy.
Project on historical artifacts being returned to their rightful place?
Skills:
EIO-1 1.1.1. 1.2.1. 1.2.3
Tests/
Assessment:
Chapter Tests
Projects:
Should ancient artifacts return home? Should ancient artifacts be sold for profit, saved as souvenirs in other countries
museums? For example the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles, Greek Nike of Samothrace, the many tombs/obelisks that
adorn European cities like London, Paris, Berlin. The role of Zahi Hawass the Director of Egypt’s supreme council on
antiquities.
PF (Y/N) = Student needs to upload the assignment in portfolio
PF
(Y/N)
EIO
(Y/N)
Yes
Yes
EIO (Y/N) = Assignment details in EIOpener6
Term 3. Ancient Rome
Themes:
The rise and fall of the Roman Republic.
The role played by Julius Caesar in the demise of ancient Rome’s republic form of government
The Roman Imperial Empire from 27B.C. – 500A.D.
Roman achievements and legacy.
Remnants of Rome around the Mediterranean Sea
Skills:
EIO-1 1.1.1. 1.1.2. 1.2.3. EIO-3 3.2.1.
Tests/
Chapter Tests
Assessment:
Projects:
Project: Everyday life in a Roman European City
PF (Y/N) = Student needs to upload the assignment in portfolio
EIO (Y/N) = Assignment details in EIOpener6
Term 3. Ancient Rome
Themes:
PF
(Y/N)
EIO
YES
YES
(Y/N)
The rise and fall of the Roman Republic.
The role played by Julius Caesar in the demise of ancient Rome’s republic form of government
The Roman Imperial Empire from 27B.C. – 500A.D.
Roman achievements and legacy.
Remnants of Rome around the Mediterranean Sea
Skills:
EIO-1 1.1.1. 1.1.2. 1.2.3. EIO-3 3.2.1.
Tests/
Chapter Tests
Assessment:
Projects:
Project: Everyday life in a Roman European City
PF (Y/N) = Student needs to upload the assignment in portfolio
EIO (Y/N) = Assignment details in EIOpener6
Educational Program year TTO
Subject:
Year:
Level:
PF
(Y/N)
Term 4: Europe in the Dark Ages
Themes:
The decline of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity in Europe from 500-1000A.D.
The Medieval Dark Ages- Debate the notion of a European Dark Age. ( myth, legend or fact)
What Europe was like from 500-1000AD.?
Skills:
EIO-1 1.1.1. 1.1.2. 1.2.3. EI-3 3.1.1.
Tests/
Assessment:
Chapter Test
Projects:
Dark Age Project: What Europe was like after the fall of the Roman Empire?
PF (Y/N) = Student needs to upload the assignment in portfolio
EIO (Y/N) = Assignment details in EIOpener6
EIO
(Y/N)
PF (Y/N) = Student needs to upload the assignment in portfolio
EIO (Y/N) = Assignment details in EIOpener6