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Enough for every student and teacher in the country.

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Modern History Classroom Resources: Downloadable & Ready to Use!

Looking for senior Modern History resources that actually engage your students?

History Skills offers a wide range of high-quality lesson plans, student worksheets, quizzes, and extension tasks: perfect for busy teachers and curious students. Each unit is crafted to meet curriculum needs and save you time in lesson prep.

Topics include:

🇫🇷 French Revolution & Napoleon – from the Ancien Régime to Napoleon’s downfall
🇺🇸 America – colonisation, revolution, civil war, and reconstruction
🌐 World Wars – trench warfare, total war, and global consequences
✊ Civil Rights – MLK, Rosa Parks, Freedom Rides, and Malcolm X
❄️ Cold War – from Berlin to Cuba to Vietnam
🇷🇺 Russia – Romanovs, revolutions, and the rise of the Soviet Union
🇩🇪 Germany – Weimar, Nazism, and World War Two
🇮🇳 *ndia – Mughal Empire to independence and partition
🇯🇵 Japan – samurai to superpower
🇦🇺 Australia – Frontier Wars, Gallipoli, Kokoda, and Civil Rights
🇮🇱 Israel-Palestine – from ancient kingdoms to modern conflict

Whether you're introducing new content or reinforcing key knowledge, these resources are designed to boost classroom engagement and student success.

Explore all free resources here: www.historyskills.com/classroom/modern-history/
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Long before anyone agreed on what counted as scripture, Christian communities were already living out their faith.

They listened to traveling teachers, exchanged urgent letters, and recited prayers that had never been written down.

The stories and teachings they kept guided lives and formed churches, even as the question of which writings truly belonged went unanswered for generations...

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Studying Soviet Russia? Here’s where to find quality sources.

Whether you're researching the Russian Revolution, Stalin’s purges, or everyday life in the USSR, finding the right sources can make all the difference.

This guide lists some of the best primary and secondary sources available online: perfect for History students needing reliable material for essays, assessments, or class prep.

Check it out here: www.historyskills.com/finding-sources/modern-histo…

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When the First World War began in 1914, the scale of modern warfare immediately exceeded the expectations of European powers. Britain relied on a relatively small professional army and limited military-industrial capacity, but faced a serious shortage of ammunition within the first year of conflict.

The traditional supply system failed under the demands of trench warfare, which consumed vast quantities of shells daily.

Into this emergency stepped thousands of women, later dubbed the “Munitionettes”, who entered the workforce in roles previously reserved for men...

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Public entertainment in Rome reached its peak in the gladiatorial games. These contests carried significant social and political weight.

Gladiators came in different types, each with its own history that influenced both equipment and tactics. The variety of fighters brought excitement and a sense of novelty to the games.

Here are the names of the different kinds of fighters that we know about from ancient Roman history...

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From the late eleventh century onwards, the mounted warrior of medieval Europe became subject to an evolving set of ideals that governed conduct in warfare and society.

The origins of this 'Code of Chivalry' lay in the effort to curb the violence and arrogance of the knightly class, who had previously operated with impunity across much of feudal Europe.

With the Church’s growing influence during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, a series of reforms emerged to bring knights under religious and moral guidance.

Rather than simply acting as mercenaries loyal to local lords, knights were increasingly expected to uphold honourable behaviour towards the weak, the Church, and their own peers...

Read more: www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-8/code-of-chi…

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Chocolate has travelled a long way from sacred rituals in ancient Mesoamerica to become a global commodity found in homes, shops, and celebrations around the world.

However, each phase of its development is part of a larger history of trade, empire-building, and the dramatic mechanisations of production...
www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-8/history-of-…

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At Alexanderia, during the Hellenistic age Eratosthenes of Cyrene solved a problem that had challenged thinkers for centuries.

He calculated the circumference of the Earth with incredible precision using only a vertical stick, sunlight, and logical deduction.

His method relied on the idea that by observing the difference in shadow lengths at two separate locations, one could measure a portion of Earth’s arc and scale it to determine the full size... www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/er…

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Help teach students how to write structured History essays by focusing on genuine arguments, topic sentences drawn from hypotheses, and evidence-based paragraphs:
www.historyskills.com/2019/02/11/a-guide-to-teachi…

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