| S5 History |
Last
update -
10 October 2011 |
Official European
School History 4-5 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German. |
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Unit 4 - Napoleonic France |
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Key Questions |
Lessons |
Additional resources and external links |
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How did Napoleon come to power? |
Overview illustrated
timeline of Napoleon's life.
Brooman - Revolution in France
52-57,
worksheet and essay plan outline
diagram. |
Documentary
video reconstructing
Napoleon's rise to power.
See here for the videos of the whole series and the
website to accompany it. |
| How is art
useful to historians? A case study of David and Napoleon. |
Brooman
- Revolution in France 51-65,
Worksheet and PowerPoint
of art featured in the lesson. |
Wikipedia on
David and his paintings 'crossing
the Alps' and 'coronation'.
Video
by art historian Simon Schama on Brussel's buried
artist David. |
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Change, continuity and reaction in Napoleon's
France: How significant were Napoleon's reforms? |
Brooman
- Revolution in France 51-65,
Worksheet and video shown in the lesson (episode 2) on
this page. |
See here for the
videos of the whole series and
the
website to accompany it. |
| Napoleon's
Europe: How did Napoleon's conquests change the face of Europe? |
Brooman
- Revolution in France 67-71, and video shown in the lesson (episode
3) on
this page.
Timeline of Napoleon's Europe 1814-1815,
colour map of Napoleon's Europe,
blank map of Europe to be completed and summary
table of changes in Europe to be filled in.
PowerPoint
from the lesson. |
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How and why was Napoleon defeated? |
Brooman
- Revolution in France 74-79, and video shown in the lesson (episode
3) on
this page.
Worksheet
and PowerPoint
from the lesson. |
Minard's
Graphic map showing the route of Napoleon's invasion and
retreat from Russia. |
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What happened at the Battle of Waterloo? |
Worksheet from the lesson and
map of the battle of Waterloo.
Feature film on the
Battle of Waterloo. How accurate is the film? See Alex von
Tunzelmann's
review. |
The Waterloo
heritage site near Brussels. BBC Battle of Waterloo
essay and online
game. |
| What was
the legacy of the French Revolution and Napoleon? |
Worksheet from the lesson. |
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| End of
Unit Test |
Quiz and revision advice |
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