| S4 History
- Last
update -
18 January 2012 |
Official European
School History 4-5 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German. |
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Unit 5 - Out of the Middle Ages |
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Key Questions |
Lessons |
Additional resources and external links |
| What
was the Black Death? |
Worksheet and
PowerPoint from the lesson. Brief
videos
shown in the lesson. |
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| What
were the consequences of the Black Death? |
Worksheet |
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| How
significant was the invention of the printing press? |
Worksheet |
Short video shown in class. |
| Why
were the voyages of discovery so important? |
Worksheet |
Extract from
the 1992 film -1492 and complete
film.
Video
documentary about the circumnavigation of the world. |
| What
was the Renaissance? |
Worksheet.
Short video illustrating importance of perspective shown in
class.
Excellent
introductory video about key individuals of the Renaissance.
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Extended
video extract from J. Bronowski's Ascent of Man that deals
beautifully with perspective and its Arabic origin.
Complete Bronowski Ascent of Man
episode
The Starry Messenger which focuses on Galileo
Videos about
Galileo,
Brunelleschi,
Vesalius
and
Torricelli. |
| What
was the Northern Renaissance? |
Worksheet
and
video on the Ghent Altarpiece |
Website from the BBC series about the Northern Renaissance.
Wikipedia on the
Ghent
Altarpiece.
Video documentary on the Northern Renaissance.
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What were the causes of the Reformation? - Skill
focus: long and short term causes |
Worksheet
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Examples of previous
student work Two minute
video about
the Reformation.
Two
Videos giving an overview
of the Protestant Reformation.
Good
essay by Bruce Robinson on the BBC site explaining the
Reformation happened from a British perspective. |
