3. Year 8: Exploration and Colonisation

Year 8 Diverse Curriculum: Early Exploration and Colonisation Package

1. Year 8 – What impact did early European exploration and colonisation have on indigenous people? Overview task

2. Year 8 – Exploration and Colonisation Knowledge Organiser

3. Year 8 – Does Christopher Columbus deserve his heroic reputation?

4. Year 8 – How was the Aztec Empire ruled before the Spanish arrived?

5. Year 8 – What can we learn from the Codex Azcatitlan about the changing fortunes of the Aztec Empire?

6. Year 8 – Why was a statue of a little boy stolen from a Mexico park?

7. Year 8 – What impact did Spanish colonisation have on the Aztec Empire?

8. Year 8 – What benefits did Spain enjoy from their overseas empire?

9. What is the lasting legacy of the Spanish Empire?
Early Modern Cultural Encounters, Year 8 Diverse KS3, 3. Year 8: Exploration and Colonisation, Key Stage 3: Early Modern

10. Year 8 -What impact did early English explorers have?

11. Year 8 – Why did it take so long for the English to establish overseas colonies in America?

12. Was the Plymouth Colony of 1620 a success?
Early Modern Cultural Encounters, Year 8 Diverse KS3, 3. Year 8: Exploration and Colonisation, Key Stage 3: Early Modern

13. Year 8 – Exploration Substantive Knowledge Test

14. year 8 – What impact did early European exploration and colonisation have on indigenous people? Assessment