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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe the key physical features of the Maya civilisation.
- Sequence the key periods in the Maya civilisation.
- Identifying periods that were happening in Britain at the same time.
- Name the features of the rainforest.
- Explain the challenges facing the Maya in the rainforest.
- Explain how the Maya settled in the rainforest.
- Name the features of Maya houses.
- Identify the similarities and differences between Maya and Anglo-Saxon houses.
- Explain the Maya creation story.
- Identify the characteristics of important gods or goddesses.
- Make deductions about cities.
- Name the features of Maya cities.
- Create a plan of a Maya city, including the main features.
- Explain the reasons for the decline of the Maya civilisation.
- Evaluate the reasons for the decline of the Maya civilisation.
- Identify similarities and differences between the Maya civilisation and the Anglo-Saxons.
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Who were the Maya and when did they live?
Lesson 2: How did the Maya settle in the rainforest?
Lesson 3: What similarities and differences existed between Maya and Anglo-Saxon homes?
Lesson 4: What did the Maya believe?
Lesson 5: What do archaeological remains tell us about Maya cities?
Lesson 6: The decline of the Maya cities: man-made or natural disaster?
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- Sequencing events on a
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- To know relevant dates
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Knowledge organiser – History – How did the Maya civilisation compare to the Anglo-Saxons?
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