Topic 1 - Revolutions
Lesson 1 - What is a Revolution?
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Lesson 2. Who was Nicholas II of Russia?
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In this lesson we are introduced to the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II.
We will consider what he was like as a person and as a ruler. We shall also consider the consequences of his personality and ruling style in a country like Russia.
Task 1
What can we tell about this man from this portrait?
1. Describe this portrait. What can you see? Think about-His clothing
-His posture
-His expression on his face
2. What do you suspect this man thinks about himself, given the information in this portrait? Why?
3. Describe what you think this man is like in 5 words OR a sentence.
Task 2
Who was Nicholas II?
As we read through the handout;
Standard Task;
Underline anything that might be useful to a biographer of Nicholas II.
Challenge Task;
As the Standard task, but annotate any reasons why you have underlined something that you can.
Task 3
1. Copy down the keywords into your books.
2. Nicholas is lonely! (Forget that he has a wife…)
Write a dating profile for Nicholas.
The profile should be honest, so also include anything you might think is negative. You should include;
-Who Nicholas is
-What he is like as a person
-Any other details we have spoken about
Keywords
Tsar - Russian word for King
Duma - Russian parliament under Tsar Nicholas. Very limited power.
Autocratic - Power that is absolute
Lesson 3 - What was Russia like in the 1800s?Click for Lesson PowerPoint
In History it is useful to be able to classify types of reason why things happen. We call these themes.
Keywords:
Political - To do with government and power
Social - To do with society and the way people live
Economic - To do with money
Task 1
Look at the sources you have been given (click here for an electronic version).Use them to extract information to write in your tables.
Be as detailed as you can!
Lesson 1 - What is a Revolution?
Click for the Powerpoint used in todays lesson
Click for images used in todays lesson
Lesson 2. Who was Nicholas II of Russia?
Click for PowerPoint
Click for handout used in lesson
In this lesson we are introduced to the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II.
We will consider what he was like as a person and as a ruler. We shall also consider the consequences of his personality and ruling style in a country like Russia.
Task 1
What can we tell about this man from this portrait?
1. Describe this portrait. What can you see? Think about-His clothing
-His posture
-His expression on his face
2. What do you suspect this man thinks about himself, given the information in this portrait? Why?
3. Describe what you think this man is like in 5 words OR a sentence.
Task 2
Who was Nicholas II?
As we read through the handout;
Standard Task;
Underline anything that might be useful to a biographer of Nicholas II.
Challenge Task;
As the Standard task, but annotate any reasons why you have underlined something that you can.
Task 3
1. Copy down the keywords into your books.
2. Nicholas is lonely! (Forget that he has a wife…)
Write a dating profile for Nicholas.
The profile should be honest, so also include anything you might think is negative. You should include;
-Who Nicholas is
-What he is like as a person
-Any other details we have spoken about
Keywords
Tsar - Russian word for King
Duma - Russian parliament under Tsar Nicholas. Very limited power.
Autocratic - Power that is absolute
Lesson 3 - What was Russia like in the 1800s?Click for Lesson PowerPoint
In History it is useful to be able to classify types of reason why things happen. We call these themes.
Keywords:
Political - To do with government and power
Social - To do with society and the way people live
Economic - To do with money
Task 1
Look at the sources you have been given (click here for an electronic version).Use them to extract information to write in your tables.
Be as detailed as you can!
Political |
Social |
Economic |
Value |
Task 2
Create a Time Travel Holiday guide to 19th Century Russia based on the information you have found out so far.
This should be well presented with colour and illustrations/ images.
Please ensure that you use the keywords about historical themes from the lesson!
Lesson 4 - What triggered the Russian Revolution?Click for PowerPoint used in the lesson
Keyword
Short-term causes - Events that immediately lead to, or trigger a significant event.
We learned last lesson the issues that Russia found itself facing as it entered the 20th Century. It was a country with deep seated problems that needed careful thought and reform.
These efforts seemed doomed, however, once war broke out in Europe. Russia was duty bound to enter the First World War against Germany, and did so with the largest army in the world.
However, it would ultimately prove utterly devastating to the nation. So where did it all go so wrong?
Task 1
Divide your page into four sections, as shown on the PowerPoint.
You will have about 7mins to become an “expert” on your topic (electronic version of information here).
You will then “teach” the others in your group.
Take notes in a quarter of your page
You can highlight/ annotate the information sheet if you wish
Challenge task-
Try to also give some explanation as to how your topic could trigger revolution.
Task 2
Learning content is useful...applying it is even better.
SO…
You have two tasks- both call for you to show the short term causes of the Russian Revolution. You must pick ONE task from column A and ONE from column B.
Column A |
Column B |
A flowchart |
A heavily annotated T-shirt or dress design |
A song or poem |
A puppet show |
An eyewitness statement to a police officer |
A 1 minute super-theatrical play |
Value |
A heavily annotated coin design |
Lesson 5 - What was the most important cause of the Russian Revolution?Click for PowerPoint
We have looked at lots of different reasons why Revolution occurred History - now let's tie that all together. Which might be the most important reason?
Key Skills
Description - Being able to identify and describe events that happened. Basic level of History writing.
Explanation - Being able to group ideas into themes and explain why something is important. Middle level History writing skill.
Evaluation - Being able to group ideas into themes and evaluate which is most important AND why it is most important. Top level history writing skill!
Task
Standard - Spider diagram as many reasons why the Russian Revolution occurred.
Challenge - Spider diagram as many reasons why the Russian Revolution occurred and give each reason a theme!
We have looked at lots of different reasons why Revolution occurred History - now let's tie that all together. Which might be the most important reason?
Key Skills
Description - Being able to identify and describe events that happened. Basic level of History writing.
Explanation - Being able to group ideas into themes and explain why something is important. Middle level History writing skill.
Evaluation - Being able to group ideas into themes and evaluate which is most important AND why it is most important. Top level history writing skill!
Task
Standard - Spider diagram as many reasons why the Russian Revolution occurred.
Challenge - Spider diagram as many reasons why the Russian Revolution occurred and give each reason a theme!
Task
Standard - Spider diagram as many reasons why the Russian Revolution occurred.
Challenge - Spider diagram as many reasons why the Russian Revolution occurred and give each reason a theme!
Essay Question: Russia’s economy guaranteed revolution” How far do you agree with this statement?
Standard - Spider diagram as many reasons why the Russian Revolution occurred.
Challenge - Spider diagram as many reasons why the Russian Revolution occurred and give each reason a theme!
Essay Question: Russia’s economy guaranteed revolution” How far do you agree with this statement?
REMEMBER -
This is NOT an "official" assessment, this is writing practice. It is NOT a test.
We will mark these together.
I am NOT interested in you having an encyclopaedic knowledge of Russia in the 1800s, I want to see you answering the question with your opinion!
Lesson 6 - How Successful was the Russian Revolution?Click for PowerPoint
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This lesson we will consider how much change happened as a result of the Russian Revolution. How much did peoples lives really improve? Was the situation after notably different to that before.
Lesson 7 - Why did Women decide to Suffer?
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What do you see in this picture?
What does it make you think?
What do you wonder about this image?
Womens Suffrage Game
Link to game sheet
Task
What is the message of this source?
Lesson 8 - How effective were the tactics of the Suffragettes?
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Keywords
Suffragist - Members of the Suffrage movement who were dedicated to peaceful change
Suffragette - Members of the Suffrage movement who were not afraid to use violent means to affect change
The Suffragette movement increasingly became more violent as the early years of the 20th century continued. But what were the results? How effective were the tactics that were used?
Let's have a look.
Task
Copy this table into your books (Use an entire double page!);
Lesson 8 - How effective were the tactics of the Suffragettes?
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Keywords
Suffragist - Members of the Suffrage movement who were dedicated to peaceful change
Suffragette - Members of the Suffrage movement who were not afraid to use violent means to affect change
The Suffragette movement increasingly became more violent as the early years of the 20th century continued. But what were the results? How effective were the tactics that were used?
Let's have a look.
Task
Copy this table into your books (Use an entire double page!);
Helps the Cause |
Some Problems |
Danger |
Public begins to notice the organisation. Its leaders become celebrities. Membership rises. |
Some people begin to worry that the organisation is breaking or challenging the law. Moderate support is lost. |
The actions are so extreme that the organisation carrying them out becomes disliked if not hated. Sympathy goes to those being attacked. |
Value |
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Cut out, arrange and stick the tactics in sheet above into the column you feel they fit best in.
Task
Now you have looked at the tactics used by the Suffragette movement, answer the question.
Use at least one event you have looked at as evidence.
Lesson 9 - How Should we Remember Emily Davison?
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The tactics of the Suffragettes became more and more extreme in their pursuit of the vote.
We will look at a Case Study - Emily Davison
Cut out, arrange and stick the tactics in sheet above into the column you feel they fit best in.
Task
Now you have looked at the tactics used by the Suffragette movement, answer the question.
Use at least one event you have looked at as evidence.
Lesson 9 - How Should we Remember Emily Davison?
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The tactics of the Suffragettes became more and more extreme in their pursuit of the vote.
We will look at a Case Study - Emily Davison
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Keywords
Martyr - Someone who dies for their beliefs. Martyrs are powerful symbols for a movement as they show how far some people are willing to go to affect change.
Task
1. Who was Emily Davison? Explain in as much detail as you can.
2. What was she trying to do?
3. What happened to her?
Extension- Do you think Emily Davison intended to kill herself on Derby day?
Video here
Source Task
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Was Emily Davison a martyr? Let's consider the reactions to her death.
Copy the table below into your books.
Keywords
Martyr - Someone who dies for their beliefs. Martyrs are powerful symbols for a movement as they show how far some people are willing to go to affect change.
Task
1. Who was Emily Davison? Explain in as much detail as you can.
2. What was she trying to do?
3. What happened to her?
Extension- Do you think Emily Davison intended to kill herself on Derby day?
Video here
Source Task
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Was Emily Davison a martyr? Let's consider the reactions to her death.
Copy the table below into your books.
Task
How should we remember Emily Davison?
Use at least one source to support your ideas.
Other Materials
Truth behind the death of suffragette Emily Davison is finally revealed (The Guardian)
Emily Davison: was she really a suffragette martyr? (The Telegraph)
Lesson 10 - How successful were the Suffragettes in getting women the vote?
You will have a week to prepare, in your groups, an answer to this question.
I am not so worried about Bibliographies etc, but rather that you have considered how influential this movement really was.
You can present your findings as the following;
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You are about to see a series of images that chart history leading up to the Renaissance period.
You will have 5mins to look at each image.
You should be noting down;
Once you have looked at the images answer the following questions using as much detail as you can (as well as examples from the lesson);
Lesson 12 - Why was Niccolo Machiavelli described as...Machiavellian?
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The dominant religion and code of morality and ethics in Europe during the medieval period was Catholic Christianity.
Task 1
What can we work out about Christian morality from the following biblical quotations?
1. ‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbour as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18)
2. 'You shall not murder. 'You shall not commit adultery. 'You shall not steal” (Exodus 20:13-17)
3. “It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right.” (Proverbs 20:11)
Who was Niccolo Machiavelli?
Niccolo Machiavelli was a political thinker and philosopher who lived in Renaissance Italy. One of his most famous works is called The Prince. A Prince, in this context, just means a King. The book was a guide on how to rule a kingdom. Machiavelli wrote the book in attempt to secure a job. It was a failure at the time, but the ideas contained within have been used throughout history and even led to Machiavelli being described as evil and the devil.
The thoughts that Machiavelli noted in The Prince were influenced by Humanism. This was a Renaissance movement that looked back at the civilisations of Ancient Rome and Greece and considered their ethics and morality. Humanists believed that your ethics and morality was more personal and shouldn’t be dictated from a central authority. In the case of Medieval Europe, this authority was the Pope and the Catholic church.
Tasks
We will consider what made Machiavelli’s views so controversial.
“Among the wonderful deeds of Hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. This arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty, which, with his boundless valour, made him revered and terrible in the sight of his soldiers, but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect.”
Hannibal was an ancient leader who was very successful militarily.
“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
“Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires.”
Thinking Point
Why was Machiavelli considered evil by later political thinkers?
Do you think his ideas are evil? Why?
Lesson 13 - How did religious conflict affect literacy in Europe during the Renaissance?
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Many saw the Catholic Church as heavily corrupted by the Renaissance period. Huge changes began to take place as a series of inventions, ideas and actions would shape Europe and the rest of the world for the next 600 years.
Task
Read the information sheet and answer the following;
How should we remember Emily Davison?
Use at least one source to support your ideas.
Other Materials
Truth behind the death of suffragette Emily Davison is finally revealed (The Guardian)
Emily Davison: was she really a suffragette martyr? (The Telegraph)
Lesson 10 - How successful were the Suffragettes in getting women the vote?
You will have a week to prepare, in your groups, an answer to this question.
I am not so worried about Bibliographies etc, but rather that you have considered how influential this movement really was.
You can present your findings as the following;
- A video (Ensure that the audio is clearly recorded and it reflects some level of care and professionalism or you will be asked to re-edit it!)
- A presentation (I do not want scripts, although prompt cards are fine. If you use a slideshow you are limited to 5 slides max, with no more than 5 words on each slide.
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You are about to see a series of images that chart history leading up to the Renaissance period.
You will have 5mins to look at each image.
You should be noting down;
- -What can you see? Describe the
- -What evidence of people is there?
- -How would you describe the lifestyle of people living there?
- -Would you want to live there? Why?
Once you have looked at the images answer the following questions using as much detail as you can (as well as examples from the lesson);
- What was the Renaissance?
- Why did it happen?
Lesson 12 - Why was Niccolo Machiavelli described as...Machiavellian?
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The dominant religion and code of morality and ethics in Europe during the medieval period was Catholic Christianity.
Task 1
What can we work out about Christian morality from the following biblical quotations?
1. ‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbour as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18)
2. 'You shall not murder. 'You shall not commit adultery. 'You shall not steal” (Exodus 20:13-17)
3. “It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right.” (Proverbs 20:11)
Who was Niccolo Machiavelli?
Niccolo Machiavelli was a political thinker and philosopher who lived in Renaissance Italy. One of his most famous works is called The Prince. A Prince, in this context, just means a King. The book was a guide on how to rule a kingdom. Machiavelli wrote the book in attempt to secure a job. It was a failure at the time, but the ideas contained within have been used throughout history and even led to Machiavelli being described as evil and the devil.
The thoughts that Machiavelli noted in The Prince were influenced by Humanism. This was a Renaissance movement that looked back at the civilisations of Ancient Rome and Greece and considered their ethics and morality. Humanists believed that your ethics and morality was more personal and shouldn’t be dictated from a central authority. In the case of Medieval Europe, this authority was the Pope and the Catholic church.
Tasks
- Who was Niccolo Machiavelli?
- What is Humanism?
We will consider what made Machiavelli’s views so controversial.
“Among the wonderful deeds of Hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. This arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty, which, with his boundless valour, made him revered and terrible in the sight of his soldiers, but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect.”
Hannibal was an ancient leader who was very successful militarily.
- What does Machiavelli list as Hannibal’s achievements?
- Why does he think this?
“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
“Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires.”
Thinking Point
Why was Machiavelli considered evil by later political thinkers?
Do you think his ideas are evil? Why?
Lesson 13 - How did religious conflict affect literacy in Europe during the Renaissance?
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Many saw the Catholic Church as heavily corrupted by the Renaissance period. Huge changes began to take place as a series of inventions, ideas and actions would shape Europe and the rest of the world for the next 600 years.
Task
Read the information sheet and answer the following;
- Describe three issues many people in Europe had with the Catholic Church in the medieval period
- Why do you think it was forbidden for the bible to be translated from Latin?
- Who was Martin Luther?
- Why would the Catholic church have felt so threatened by this new Protestant form of Christianity?
What is Protestantism?
Cut out and sort the cards into the different forms of Christianity - Protestantism & Catholicism
why did this affect literacy?
Tasks
- Why did the printing press mean that books became cheaper?
- Why did people start to want to learn to read after the invention of the printing press?
-A sports commentator at the world cup
-A poem
-As a radio weather forecast
-As a Newspaper front page
Thinking Point
How did religious conflict affect literacy in Europe during the Renaissance?