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History / Year 8 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding

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Curriculum content descriptions

Significant developments and/or cultural achievements, such as changing relations between Islam and the West (including the Crusades), architecture, medieval manuscripts and music (ACDSEH050)

Elaborations

describing the features of castles and churches of the period (for example, Warwick Castle in England and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris) as examples of the Church’s power in terms of its control of wealth and labour
researching inventions and developments in the Islamic world and their subsequent adoption in the Western world
recognising that the medieval manuscripts of monastic scribes contributed to the survival of many ancient Greek and Roman literary texts
examining the religious nature of illuminated manuscripts and how they were the product of a complex and frequently costly process
listening to the Gregorian chants of Western Christianity and exploring how they reflect the nature and power of the Church in this period

General capabilities

Critical and creative thinking
Intercultural understanding

ScOT terms

Middle Ages, International relations, Religious conflict, Medieval art, Medieval music

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Genghis Khan

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This resource is a BBC audio recording about Genghis Khan. It consists of an interview by Melvyn Bragg with three historians of the period, discussing Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. The discussion includes details of Genghis Khan's birth in the 12th century, his early life, his leadership of a great empire and his ...

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