Y8 History
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History 1.1
In Term 1.1 , you will be learning about..
Who was Henry VIII?
Why did Henry VIII break with Rome?
What happened during the reign of Edward VI?
What happened during the reign of Mary I?
What was the Spanish Armada?
What was life like in Elizabethan England?
Golden Ticket Task 1.1
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How did the Tudors change English society?
Make a one page poster that uses key words, images and bullet pointed sentences to address the Big Question for this unit. You should utilise the skills you have built and the information you have compiled from the other Home Learning tasks from this unit
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History 1.2
In Term 1.2 , you will be learning about..
What was the ‘Age of Exploration’?
Who was Marco Polo?
Why did the 15th Century become known as the 'Age of Exploration'?
Who was Zheng He?
Who was Christopher Columbus?
Who was James Cook?
Golden Ticket Task 1.2
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Why did Exploration occur?
Create a one page mind map that addresses the Big Question for this unit. Each branch should represent a different explorer (in a different colour) and show why they explored and what they achieved that was significant by using key words and symbols.
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History 2.1
In Term 2.1, you will be learning about...
Introduction to Empires
The rise and fall of the Mongol Empire
The Aztecs
Impact of Spanish Imperialism
The British Empire
British impact on India
Golden Ticket Task 2.1
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How did Empires change the world?
Create a detail table of the rise and fall of the Mongul and British Empire. What similarities did they both have? What differences did they have?
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History 2.2
In Term 2.2, you will be learning about...
What is a revolution?
What were the causes of the French Revolution?
What were the events of the French Revolution?
What were the consequences of the French Revolution?
Who was Napoleon?
Golden Ticket Task 2.2
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What impact did the French Revolution have on the wider world?
Create a detailed mindmap of the impact that the French Revolution had on the rest of the world.
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History Term 3.0
In Term 2.2, you will be learning about...
What is a revolution?
What were the causes of the French Revolution?
What were the events of the French Revolution?
What were the consequences of the French Revolution?
Who was Napoleon?
Golden Ticket Task 3.0
Identify the changes that occurred as a result of the French Revolution.
How did society change
How did the lives of women change
How is the impact still felt today?
This can be in the form of an essay, diagram or table.