Year 1 History · KS1

Significant Individuals in the Past

10 lessons, in the order they are taught. Part of the Year 1 History curriculum.

What this topic covers

  1. 1Chinese innovation in seafaring
  2. 2Early explorers and their boats
  3. 3From sail to steam power
  4. 4How Polynesian explorers travelled and navigated
  5. 5John Cabot's journeys across the Atlantic
  6. 6John Franklin's lost expedition
  7. 7Seafaring 150 years ago
  8. 8Seafaring 550 years ago
  9. 9Seafaring in the early Mediterranean world
  10. 10The incredible voyages of Zheng He

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Looking at a family portrait from 140 years ago can tell us what clothes were in fashion. What else can it tell us?

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