History Learning Questions
Summer Term
What was amazing about Ancient Baghdad? |
| What is special about Baghdad’s location? |
| When was the Golden Age of Islam? |
| What was special about the city’s construction? |
| What was the House of Wisdom? |
| Who ruled Baghdad? |
| How was maths developed in Ancient Baghdad? |
| What developments were made to art, writing and science? |
| What was life like in Europe at the same time? |
| What was the impact of what the Mongols did to Baghdad? |
Spring Term
What was amazing about Ancient Greeks and Ancient Egyptians? |
| When and where did the Ancient Egyptians live? |
| When and where did the Ancient Greeks live? |
| What was amazing about the Ancient Eygyptians? |
| How do we know about them? |
| What was amazxing about the Ancient Greeks? |
| What was amazing about how the Ancient Egyptians solved problems? |
| What was amazing about how the Ancient Greeks solved problems? |
| What was amazing about how the Ancient Egyptians built pyramids? |
| What was amazing about how the Ancient Greeks were entertained? |
| What do we still use? |
Autumn Term
Would you have rather lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age? |
| How can we use clues? |
| What is Stone Age? |
| Who was Cheddar Man? |
| What challenges did Cheddar Man face? |
| How did life change during the Stone Age? |
| How did tools improve? |
| Who was the Amesbury Archer? |
| How did the Amesbury Archer live and die? |
| What was life like in Duropolis? |
| So would you rather live in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age? |
Summer Term
Was Alfred great? |
| Why might a king be called ‘great’? |
| What do we know about Alfred’s family? |
| How did Alfred improve defenses? |
| What made Alfred different from other Anglo-Saxon kings? |
| How did Alfred deal with the Viking invaders? |
| What was burghal hidage? |
| What can we learn from a visit to Winchester about King Alfred? |
| What do objects and artefacts relating to King Alfred tell us about him? |
| Which other monarchs in history have earned epithets? |
Spring Term
What happened when the Anglo-Saxons settled in Southampton? |
| What happened to the Romans? |
| How were the Anglo-Saxons different from the Romans? |
| How did they settle in Southampton? |
| Why were links to Winchester important? |
| How do we know about Anglo-Saxon life in Southampton? |
| How was Anglo-Saxon life organised? |
Autumn Term
What happened when the Romans invaded Britain? |
| What is invasion? |
| Why invade Britain? |
| What made Claudius’ invasion successful? |
| Who was Boudicca? |
| What sources of evidence are there at Fishbourne Roman Palace that tell us about Roman & Celtic life? |
| Why was Hadrian’s Wall built? |
| How did life change under Roman rule? |
| What did the Romans do for Britain? |
Summer Term
What is my history? |
| How do historians research the past? |
| How can I use and apply these skills to investigate my past? |
| How can I gather oral evidence effectively? |
| How can I place my family’s story within time and place? |
| Does my family have artefacts that connect to our story? |
| How could I present my family’s history? |
| How might I curate a successful exhibition of my family history? |
| What is the same and what is different about our histories? |
Spring Term
How did WW1 and WW2 affect Southampton? |
| What was WW1? |
| What was WW2? |
| What were the key events in each of the wars? |
| What happened to Southampton in WW1? |
| What was life like for women during WW1? |
| What was the Blitz in WW2? |
| What is special about the Spitfire? |
Autumn Term
What impact did the Titanic have on Southampton? |
| What was the Titanic? |
| What was happening in the world in 1912? |
| What evidence of the Titanic is there in our locality? |
| What can I find out about the Titanic at the SeaCity Museum? |
| What questions am I going to devise and answer? |
Summer Term
Wife, mother, Queen, Empress; what was Victoria’s most successful role? |
| What was the chronology of Victoria’s life? |
| What is an Empire? |
| What did the British Empire look like and how did it behave? |
| What can I learn about Queen Victoria’s different roles from a visit to Osborne House? |
| In what ways was Queen Victoria influenced by the men around her and what was the impact of their influence? |
| How did life change for people in Great Britain during Queen Victoria’s reign? |
| How does Victoria’s reign compare to other British Queens? |
| Which was Victoria’s most successful role? |
Spring Term
What role does the monarchy have in 21st Century Britain? |
| What is a monarch? |
| Who are the British royal family? |
| How did Elizabeth become queen? |
| What has Queen Elizabeth II lived through? |
| Have we always had a monarch? |
| What contribution does the monarchy make? |
| What does our monarchy cost? |
| How much power does the Queen have? |
Autumn Term
Henry VIII was a selfish king. Do you agree or disagree? |
| When was Henry VIII king? |
| What is Henry VIII famous for? |
| What was Henry’s upbringing like? |
| What expectations were there for a monarch? |
| What can we learn about Henry using sources from Hampton Court Palace? |
| What was the impact of Anne Boleyn becoming queen? |
| Was Henry VIII a selfish king? |