World Study
As well as developing an understanding of the many stories that reveal the history of Britain, the wider world study is a vital tool in helping children to widen their perspectives. Stories of ancient world civilisations or cultures very different from that of the UK help children not only to draw comparisons, but also to begin to gain a global perspective and to understand the world and their place within it.
Africa
- Ankhu and Nebu of Deir el Medina
- Trade and pilgrimage in the Abbasid Caliphate
- Why stop at the Tudors?
- An Outline History of Benin for KS2
- Scheme of Work: Exploring Benin’s Big Picture of the Past
- Eweka's story: Benin and Big Picture History
Central & South America
- What can you tell about the Maya from a Spanish soldier?
- Studying the Maya
- Teaching history and geography together in a meaningful way
- Scheme of Work: Maya
- The Maya: a 4,000-year-old civilisation in the Americas
- Curriculum Planning: which non-European society might we offer at school?
The Middle East
- Trade and pilgrimage in the Abbasid Caliphate
- Scheme of Work: Ancient Sumer
- Scheme of Work: Early Islam, including Baghdad
- Podcast Series: The Rise of an Islamic Civilisation
- Trade & Pilgramage in the Early Islamic World
- Ancient Sumer