Year 10 History
Curriculum:
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Early Elizabethan England 1558-1598
Key Concepts:
- Understand The Structure Of Elizabethan Society In 1558
- Understand The Issues Of Legitimacy
- Understand The Role Of The Church
- Evaluate The Impact Of Elizabeth’s Religious Settlement
- Analyse How The Government Was Able To Monitor Threats Against The Queen
- Assess The Reasons Why The Spanish Armada Was Defeated, And The Consequences Of English Victory
- Identify Shifts In Attitude Towards The Poor During Elizabeth’s Reign
Key Vocabulary:
Vagabonds, Heretics, Clergy, Ecclesiastical, Martyr, Social Mobility, Propaganda, Sacraments, Papacy, Spanish Inquisition, Conspiracy
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Early Elizabethan England 1558-1598
Key Concepts:
- Understand The Structure Of Elizabethan Society In 1558
- Identify Shifts In Attitude Towards The Poor During Elizabeth’s Reign
Key Vocabulary:
Vagabonds, Social Mobility, Propaganda, Navigation, Maps, Galleon, Circumnavigation, Social Mobility, Humanists, Apprentice, Rhetoric, Rural Depopulation, Subsistence Farming, Arable, Vagabonds, Economic Recession, Quadrant, Astrolobe, Colonies, Monopoly, Barter
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Weimar and Nazi Germany 1919-1939
Government of the Third Reich
Key Concepts:
Key Concepts:
- Explain The Reasons For Early Opposition To The Weimar Republic
- Evaluate How Successful The Weimar Republic Was In Dealing With These Problems And The Opposition It Encountered
- Understand The Causes And Effects Of The Hyperinflation In 1923
- Explain How Far The Weimar Republic Recovered In The Years 1924-1929
- Explain Why There Was Greater Support For The Nazis In The Years 1929-1932
- Describe Which Groups Supported The Nazi Party
- To Explain How Hitler Established A Dictatorship Of The Nazi Party In The Years 1933-1934
- To Describe The Key Features Of A Police State
- To Explain The Importance Of Propaganda In Nazi Germany
- To Analyse The Extent Of Opposition And Resistance To The Third Reich
Key Vocabulary:
Key Vocabulary:
Armistice, Coalition, Constitution, Judiciary, Kaiser, Orator, Putsch, Reichstag, Reparations, Spartacists
Democracy, Dictatorship, Fuhrer, Purge, State parliament, SS, Third Reich, Censorship, Concentration Camps, Concordat, Gestapo, Indoctrination, Police State, Propaganda, Edelweiss
Subject Overview:
Students in Year 10 have 3 History lessons each week.
In Year 10 students have homework set every week, this homework is designed to last around 30-60 minutes. There will also be regular practice of suitable examination questions.
Assessments:
Students are assessed 5-6 times a year – every half term or at the end of a topic. Assessment can take the form of a variety of styles such as writing, comprehension, presentations, examination questions.
