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European Studies Cyclical Outline (7 periods a cycle) Cycle Unit Work covered 1 Knowing the world/ Ancient Greece 2 Ancient Greece 3 Ancient Greece 4 5 Ancient Greece French Revolution Mapping activities - Atlas work - Geographic work on Europe Mapping the Ancient World When was “Ancient Greece”? How Ancient Greece was divided. The ideas of Ancient Greece for the modern world: Philosophy, Education, Politics and Science Wars of Ancient Greece: - Conflict with Persia (*Watch 300) - Rise of the Athenian Empire - Peloponnesian War - Supremacy of Sparta and the Spartan Way of Life - Rise of the Macedonian Empire - - Philip and Alexander The Great - Silver in Athens Society - Social Structure - Way of Life - Family - Education Homer – The Odyssey Sophocles – Oedipus Rex * Oedipus Rex Essay Map of Europe in 1800s Structure of French Society - Three Estates - Absolutism - The Enlightenment (Voltaire) - The Structure and Role of Government The American Revolution and its impact 6 French Revolution Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette - Their indulgences - The summoning of the States General - Failure of the Reform Movement - The Storming of the Bastille and the events of July 14, 1789 7 French Revolution 8 French Revolution 9 Exam Preparation/ Exam/ Work Experience Exam Preparation/ Exam 10 Women on the march to Versailles Liberty and the Declaration of Rights * Task on what we think ‘freedom’ is and the dangers and benefits of it. The Constituent Assembly and what they did. Declaration of the Rights of Man – its contents Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette – calls for abdication and the killing September Massacre The Reign of Terror Exam Preparation/ Exam/ Work Experience Exam Preparation/ Exam Items for Assessment 1. 2. 3. 4. Ancient Greece assignment Oedipus Rex essay French Revolution analysis Workbook Historical knowledge and understanding Evaluation of the impact of conflicts and revolutions on nations and on people; for example, the Cold War or the Russian Revolution Analysis of ideologies such as fascism, communism, capitalism, feminism, environmentalism, globalisation Evaluation of the national and global significance of particular changes; for example, the end of the Cold War Historical reasoning and interpretation Research inquiries which use a range of resources, including those which show differing interpretations of events and issues Recognition of multiple perspectives on events Evaluation of evidence which supports different interpretations of events In presentations of viewpoints on historical issues, analysis of competing interpretations, use of accurate historical language and conventions, and a variety of ways of presenting information Blurb – This course looks at two “mega-events” in European history – Ancient Greeks and the rise of democracy and philosophy, and the French Revolution. The unit is used to look at the differing of “ideas” in these two eras, with particular focus on the differences in political, philosophical and religious thoughts and the changing of these to bring about overall changes in society. The unit looks at how outside events can influence societies, both present at the time and in the future.