Year 4 History Mayans Short Term Planning

Year 4 Short term plan for a 6 week history topic on the Mayans.

Rationale: The Mayan people still exist today and have survived numerous attempts to wipe them out over the course of their history. This unit refers mainly to the classical Mayan period, which stretches from approx. 250-950AD.

During this time society became more organised around urban areas and society became more organised. Advances were made in astronomy, maths and language, as well as architecture and agriculture. Links were made with other peoples across the continent. Scholars disagree over why the classical period came to an end, although it has been hypothesised that it was caused by a widespread drought, which ended the growth of society and impoverished the population.