The History Department

Key Stage 3 - Years 7 to 9

Year 7 – Core History – Significance

• Which Olympics is the most significant over time?
• What were the significant events in the rise and fall of the Roman Empire?
• Which was the most significant Medieval King?
• What were the benefits of an empire to Britain?

Year 7 – Non-Core History – Change and Continuity

• What is History?
• How did the Black Death affect people’s lives?
• How far did the Peasant’s Revolt really change anything?

Year 8 – Core History – Cultural, Ethnic and Religious Diversity

• How important was the Church in Medieval Life?
• What was the impact of the changes to the Church in Tudor times?
• What are the secrets to Elizabeth I’s success?
• Why did people believe in Witchcraft in the 17th Century?
• Why is British Society so diverse?
• How was the Holocaust allowed to happen?

Year 8 – Non-Core History – Interpretation

• Was Hitler entirely to blame for the Second World War?
• Was the Battle of Stalingrad the major turning point of the Second World War?
• Did life continue as normal on the Home Front 1939-1945?

Year 9 – Core History – Cause and Consequence

• What were the Causes of the First World War?
• What were the Consequences of trench warfare?
• What were the Causes of the Battle of Hastings?
• How did William the Conqueror control England?
• What were the Causes and Consequences of the English Civil War?

Year 9 – Non-Core History – Chronological Understanding

• Who were the Native Peoples of North America?
• Why was there a slave trade in Britain, and why was it then abolished?
• What was life like for Black Peoples of America in the 1900’s?