The Tudors: Early Modern Europe

PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and three Word Documents that introduces the Early Modern period and contrasts it with the medieval period by considering changes in art, exploration & discovery, warfare, the status of women, architecture, astronomy, anatomy and the spread of knowledge. The lesson doesn’t reference the Tudors in any great depth but might be a useful introduction to a Tudor course or act as bridge between a medieval and early modern unit.

Activities include

• Word association starter activity on the medieval period
• Source analysis activity to identify developments in various aspects of life in the early modern period and then judge the extent of change having compared to the medieval period.
• Discussion based task on why the fall of Constantinople in 1453 is sometimes seen as the start of the Early Modern period.
• Timeline analysis task to consider why dating the start of the early modern period is difficult.
• Analysis of two Asian sources to consider the limitations of the concept of an early modern period .

Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering the Early Modern period.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

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