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Autumn Term – Treasure Island Spring Term – Time Travel Summer Term – A Day in the Life of…
A person or a group of
The bow is the forward part of The crime of betraying individuals from the
the hull of a ship or boat. one's country, especially past that have made
by attempting to kill or important
Significant
Bow Treason overthrow the sovereign contributions to
historical figure
or government. society and are
therefore
remembered for their
work.
Florence Nightingale
Jolly Roger is the traditional An explosive consisting of was the founder of
English name for the flags a powdered mixture of Florence modern nursing, she
saltpetre, sulphur, and
flown to identify a pirate ship Nightingale came to prominence
charcoal, now chiefly used
about to attack, during the for quarry blasting and in when nursing patients
early 18th century. fuses and fireworks. in the Crimean War
Jolly Rogers Gunpowder
and was responsible
for reforming nursing
practice and the way
in which hospitals
were organised and
run.
A term used to
An act or process through which The Stuart dynasty reigned
describe people who
something becomes different. in England and Scotland
lived in the United
Change The Stuarts from 1603 to 1714. Victorians
Kingdom during the
"the change from a nomadic to
reign of Queen
an agricultural society"
Victoria.
An old, wooden
To find similarities between two The lane where the Great
puppet that’s
Compare or more things. Pudding Lane Fire of London began in Marionette
controlled by wires or
1666.
strings.
To find differences between two The main river running The Queen of the
or more things. through the city of London. United Kingdom
during the years of
1837 to 1901.
Contrast River Thames Queen Victoria
A person or thing that gives rise An English diarist who
to an action, phenomenon, or recorded key events in
condition. British history, including,
the Great Fire of London
and the Great Plague of
London.
If a person is affluent,
Cause Samuel Pepys Affluent they are financially
“well off”.
Smallholders and
Peasantry agricultural labourers of low
social status.
Poverty The state of being
extremely poor.
A famous landmark in
St Paul’s
London that was destroyed
Cathedral
during the Great Fire of
London, but later rebuilt as
part of London’s
redevelopment.
Year 3
Autumn Term – Scavengers and Settlers Spring Term – Different Places, Similar Lives Summer Term – A to B
The later part of the The Cadbury family The penny-farthing, also known
Stone Age, when ground is a prominent as a high wheel, high wheeler
or polished stone British family of and ordinary, was the first
weapons and industrialists. The machine to be called a
implements prevailed. family is most "bicycle". It was popular in the
famous for founding 1870s and 1880s, with its large
the chocolate front wheel providing high
Neolithic The Cadbury Family Penny farthing
company, Cadburys. speeds and comfort.
A prehistoric period that An act or process A horse and cart refers to a
followed the Stone Age through which light, simple, two-person
and preceded the Iron something becomes carriage of the late 18th, 19th
Age, when weapons and different. and early 20th centuries,
Bronze Age Change Horse and cart
tools were made of drawn usually by one or
bronze rather than "the change from a sometimes by two horses.
stone. nomadic to an
agricultural society"
A prehistoric period To find similarities
when weapons and between two or
tools were made of more things.
Stone Age Compare
stone or of organic
materials such as bone,
wood, or horn.
A prehistoric stone or
metal implement with a
Celts bevelled cutting edge,
probably used as a tool
or weapon.
A citizen or soldier of
Romans the ancient Roman
Republic or Empire.
A member of a nomadic
people who live chiefly
Hunter-gatherers by hunting and fishing,
and harvesting wild
food.
A nomad is a member of
a community without
Nomad/nomadic fixed habitation which
regularly moves to and
from the same areas.
An object made by a
human being, typically
Artefact
one of cultural or
historical interest.
An extensive group of
states or countries ruled
Empire over by a single
monarch, an oligarchy,
or a sovereign state.
Skara Brae is a stone-
built Neolithic
settlement, located on
the Bay of Skaill on the
west coast of Mainland,
the largest island in the
Orkney archipelago of
Scotland. Consisting of
eight clustered houses,
it was occupied from
Skara Brae roughly 3180 BC to
about 2500 BC and is
Europe's most complete
Neolithic village.
Autumn Term – Made a Difference Spring Term – Island Life Summer Term – Young Entrepreneurs
An act or process
through which
something becomes
A woman seeking the A state or region
different.
The Suffragettes right to vote through Change Heptarchy consisting of seven
organized protest. autonomous regions.
"the change from a
nomadic to an
agricultural society"
Make (something) on
John Cadbury John Cadbury was an Manufacture a large scale using
English proprietor and machinery.
founder of Cadbury,
the chocolate
business based in
Birmingham, England.
Women's suffrage is
women’s suffrage the right of women to
vote in elections.
Year 5
Autumn Term – Moving People Spring Term – Earth as an Island Summer Term – What Price Progress
Autumn Term – Ancient Civilisations Spring Term – Going Global Summer Term – Let’s Celebrate
Describes a form of
government. The word
comes from two Greek
Germany, Italy, and Japan,
words that mean “rule by
Axis which were allied before Democracy
the people.” In
and during World War II. a democracy the people
have a say in how the
government is run. They do
this by voting, though there
are usually rules about who
can vote. Democracies are
different from dictatorships.
A prolonged period of
conflict during which each
A person who campaigns
side seeks to gradually
War of attrition Activtist to bring about political or
wear down the other by a
social change.
series of small-scale
actions.