Scope and Sequence

Topic 1

Ancient History, Archaeology & Science – Investigating the Past

• Historians and evidence
• Archaeology and the work of archaeologists
• The Ancient World- overview of Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Chinese History in the ancient world.
• Great Discoveries of Archaeology

-          Howard Carter - Tutankhamen

-          Heinrich Schliemann – Troy & Mycenae

-          Sir Arthur Evans – Knossos

-          China's Terracotta Warriors

• Ethical Issues: "Who owns the past?"
• Conservation Issues – Abu Simbel

Topic 2

Preserved Human Remains

• How are bodies preserved and what do they tell us about the lives of these people.
• Mummification + The death of Tutankhamen
• "Bog Bodies" and The Ice Man

Topic 3

Great Buildings of the Ancient World – Building the Impossible.

• The Giza  Pyramids in Egypt
• The Colosseum
• Angkor Wat
• The City of Rome
• Others including Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China and the Acropolis
• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• Historical Investigation: Students will research ancient sites and make a presentation in which they present and justify their new "still – standing" ancient wonders.

Topic 4

Tutankhamen's Tomb

• Tutankhamen and his tomb
• Other Egyptian tombs

Topic 5

The Amarna Period in Egypt

• Study of this controversial period and the Pharaoh Akhenaten.

Topic 6

The Destruction of Thera

• The volcanic eruption of Thera
• Thera – was it the legendary city of Atlantis?