Links to the National Curriculum for Key Stage 3 History
Students will gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between national and international history; between cultural, economic, military and political history.
This lesson would easily fit into schemes of learning on the following topics:
• Political power, industry and empire.
• The impact of European trade and colonialism in Africa.
• The Transatlantic Slave Trade: its effects.
• The History of protest and/or civil rights and resistance movements.
• The lesson is also relevant to Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural SMSC development.
It offers the opportunity to develop reasoned views about moral and ethical issues. Giving students a chance to understand and appreciate the viewpoints of others on historical issues.