Subject curriculum: History

• Homes – old and new
• Toys – old and new
• The history of flight

• The Great Fire of London
• The Race for Space

Ancient Egyptians

• Who were Ancient Egyptians
• What was life like?
• Mummies
• Tutankhamun
• Hieroglyphs
• Egyptian Gods
• Class museum

Anglo-Saxons

• The Invaders
• Place Names
• Village Life
• Artefacts and Culture
• Anglo-Saxon Gods
• Conversion to Christianity

Ancient Greece

• Who were the Ancient Greeks?
• Ancient Greek democracy
• Olympics
• Battle of Marathon
• Greek Gods and Goddesses
• The Trojan War

• Roman roads and trade
• The Roman Army
• Gladiators
• Roman Baths
• Life for a Roman child
• Roman Gods

Unit 1: The Indus

• Indus Valley civilisation
• What do artefacts tell us of life in Mohenjo-Daro?
• Everyday life
• Religion
• Trade and transport
• Seals and script
• Jewellery
• Decline of the Indus
• What can we learn from the Indus?

Unit 2: The Tudors

• Henry VII – the War of the Roses
• Henry VIII – 6 wives and the split from the Catholic Church
• Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey and Mary I
• Elizabeth I
• Battles and adventures at sea
• The Tudor explorers:
  • Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish Armada
  • Sir Walter Raleigh
• Mary, Queen of Scots
• Everyday life
• The Court
• Food
• Health

Unit 3: The Aztecs

• The Empire of the Aztecs
• Aztec people
• Island city
• Aztec technology
• Aztec houses
• Religion and sacrifice
• Food and farming
• Clothes and craft
• Writing and counting
• The encounter
• Cortes
• The fall of Tenochtitlan
• The end of the Aztecs

Georgian Times

• The Georgian Kings
• Industrial Revolution
• Agricultural Reforms
• Crime and Punishment
• Clothing and Accessories