History
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History Curriculum - Key Stage 3

​YEAR 7

Term:	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Topic	Roman Devon The Romans	Who has the power? 1066-1400	Medicine through time
Focus Questions	What is an inference? What does History look like in the landscape? How useful are aerial photographs? What can we learn from artefacts? What do we know about the Romans in Exeter? What did the Romans eat? What did Romans enjoy for entertainment? Was Rome a great civilisation?​	What was England like in 1066? Why were there 3 contenders to the throne in 1066? Who had the strongest army? Who won the battle at Battle? What problems did William face as king? What was Domesday? Why did William build castles?	Why did the Greeks believe humour could save your life? Why was Galen’s “Theory of Opposites” so important in the Middle Ages? Foolish Flagellants: Why did people whip themselves in 1348? Why was Smallpox such a big problem in the 1790s? How important was Alexander Fleming in the discovery of penicillin? Why was the discovery of DNA so important to medicine?
Assessment Focus	Did the Romans improve Devon?	1. Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? 2. TBC	TBC

​YEAR 8

Term:	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Topic	Church Vs State: Who has the Power? 1509-1660	What made Britain great? 1745-1901	The impact of Empires: Slavery to Civil Rights: 1660-1970
Focus Questions	What was life like in Tudor England? What problems did Henry VIII face in the 1520s? How did Henry break with Rome? Who were the wives of Henry VIII? Why did Henry shut down the monasteries? Does Mary I deserve such a nasty nickname? Why should Elizabeth not get married? Why did the English beat the Spanish Armada?	How did Britain change between 1750 and 1900? Why did Britain change? How did individuals contribute towards change? What was the impact of change on society? What was the impact of Empire? How did politics change? Who was Jack the Ripper?	How did the slave trade begin? What was the Triangular slave trade? What was the Middle Passage? What was life like for slaves on plantations? Why did people agree with slavery? How was slavery abolished? What happened to Emmett Till? How much did the events at Little Rock change the lives of black people? How successful were the ‘Sit-ins’ at challenging segregation?
Assessment Focus	Was Henry VIII a hero or a monster?	How important was Brunel to the Industrial Revolution?	TBC

​YEAR 9

Term:	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Topic	The impact of Empires: A new kind of warfare: 1901-1918	The challenge to Britain during World War Two	GCSE Preparation and America in the 1920s
Focus Questions	What were the causes of WW1? How influential were recruitment posters in WW1? What type of war was WW1? What was it like to live in the trenches? Was the Battle of the Somme a success or failure? What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?	How did Hitler come to power in 1933? Why should we remember the Holocaust? Why did WW2 start? Was Dunkirk a success or failure? The Battle of Britain: Did Germany lose or did Britain win? What was the Blitz? Were the evacuations a success?	What was life like in 1920s America? What was prohibition? Why was it called the “jazz age”? Was people’s leisure time roaring? - Gangsters - Bust and Boom - Al Calpone
Assessment Focus	Was Field Marshall Douglas Haig a hero or a villain?	What was the impact of World War Two on people’s lives?	TBC