History Resource Cupboard – lessons and resources for schools

History Resource Cupboard - lessons and resources for schools

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Silk Roads Lessons and Assessment Package

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Persian Empire More

Silk Roads 1: Was Persia in fact, ‘ the Greatest of all ancient Empires?’

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Silk Roads 2: How did The Silk Road Empires grow?

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Silk Roads 3: Does the Silk Road deserve its name?

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Silk Roads 4: How did emperors and violence spread the peace of Christianity?

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Silk Roads 5: What can an interview with Peter Frankopan tell us about the importance of learning about the Silk Roads?

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Silk Roads Substantive Knowledge Test

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1. Introduction Task: Was China under the Tang Dynasty really ‘the greatest civilisation on earth’?

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4. What can paintings from the Mogao caves tell us about life under the Tang Dynasty?

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5. Why was Xuanzang’s journey to India so important?

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6. What impact did trade along the Silk Roads have on the Tang Dynasty?

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7. What can the city of Chang’an tell us about life under Tang rule?

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8. Does Empress Wu deserve her reputation as a ruthless murderer?

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9. How useful is Du Fu’s poem for telling us about the catastrophes of the 750s?

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10. Were the Tang emperors to blame for the collapse of the dynasty in 907?

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13. Was The Tang Dynasty really the ‘greatest civilisation in earth’? Final Assessment

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Benin More

How do we learn more about Africa and African history?

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1. Introduction Task: Is Martin Sixsmith right about the ‘culture, beauty and embryonic democracy’ of Kievan Rus?

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3. How useful is the Primary Chronicle for finding out about the beginnings of Kievan Rus?

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4. How successful was the rule of Oleg the Wise?

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7. What was the most important consequence of the Mongol invasion?

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