Knowledge Organiser to complement the English Crusaders for topic 2.1 of the Edexcel The Reigns of Richard and John, 1189-1216: The Nature of Crusading
Comparison table of the main events of the detente period in the 1970s, SALT 1, the Helsink Accords and SALT 2. For each, there is space for the positives and negatives of the meetings, and the impact on international relations (visually represented with a thermometer)
Students rank 9 reasons the Soviet Union beat Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War:
The Soviet People
Soviet Propaganda
German View of the Soviet
Soviet Industry
Foreign Aid
Stalin’s Leadership
Strategic Mistakes by the Germans
The Geography of Russia
The Red Army (and Zhukov)
Word gap designed to complement unit 3 of the AQA A level Russia course: Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-1953, Stalin’s rise to power, 1924-1929
Covers the 3 main issues in selecting the new leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death: the nature of leadership, the NEP/industrialisation debate and ‘Permanent Revolution’ vs ‘Socialism in One Country’.
Advise to print 2 sheets per A4 page
This is designed to complement unit 2.3 The Aftermath of the Crusade, of Edexcel’s GCSE course: The Reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189-1216
Covers why Richard wanted to leave the Holy Land quickly, problems getting home, his capture, profile of HRE Henry VI, the ransom, the burden of the ransom on England, how the ransom was raised, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s involvement, Prince John’s rebellion, Philip’s disruption in Normandy and Richard’s return to England.
Advise to print A3 for detailed notes and A4 for revision
A tool to help with prioritising revision topics - compare every topic to the other and the spreadsheet will tell you which topics are your weakest and strongest, and therefore where revision should be prioritised.
Instructions are on the spreadsheet.
This model is for the AQA GCSE History unit on Health and the People but can be easily adapted for other topics/subjects
KO to complement Edexcel’s GCSE course, the Reigns of Richard and John which covers English Society in Medieval England, including medieval villages, labour service, knight service, the role of towns and guilds, the feudal and church hierarchies, the role of the Catholic church in England, the status of Jews, and sources of income for the king (profits of justice, wardship fines, forest fines, tithes and tallages, scutage and the country farm . Recommend A4 print for revision and A3 for detailed notes.
Knowledge organiser to complement unit 2.2 of Edexcel’s Medicine Through Time, c1250-present GCSE course - Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
Covers Apothecaries and Journeymen, physicians, surgeons, fugitive sheets, hospitals, the dissolution of the monasteries, pest houses and community care, with space to note any key individuals.
Advise to print A4 for revision/A3 for detailed notes
Worksheet to track how Philip II of France was gradually humiliated by Richard I (the Lionheart) from 1190-1191 as they embarked upon the Third Crusade, eventually prompting Philip to return to France.
The worksheet features a timeline of key events, with space for each to be summarised and a thermometer to represent the extent of humiliation Philip suffered at each point (colour in the thermometer more to represent more humiliation)
This is designed to complement unit 2.2 Richard, the Crusader King, of Edexcel’s GCSE course: The Reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189-1216
KO to completement Edexcel’s GCSE course, the Reigns of Richard and John which covers the victory at Acre, Saladin’s promises/actions, Richard’s treatment of his Muslim prisoners, the march to Jaffa and the battle of Arsuf . Recommend A4 print for revision and A3 for detailed notes.
KO to completement Edexcel’s GCSE course, the Reigns of Richard and John which covers the competing aims of Richard, John and Philip, Richard’s defence of Normandy, Chateau Gaillard, Richard’s Death, John’s marriage to Isabelle of Angouleme, John’s refusal to attend court, the role of Arthur of Brittany and Eleanor of Aquitaine and the attack and fall of Chateau Gaillard. Recommend A4 print for revision and A3 for detailed notes.
Colour code to complement unit 1.1, Early Tensions Between East and West of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991
Students should colour categorise the information in the table to show whether the information is about the Yalta conference or the Potsdam conference
Advised to print 2 sheets per page for A5 sizing
Word Gap on the Berlin Wall
Designed to complement unit 2.1 of Edexcel’s the Cold War GCSE course, Berlin 1958-63: Increased tension and the impact of the Berlin Wall
Word Gap to complement the Opposition from the Youth for topic 4.2 of the Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 (Nazi policies towards the young).
Covers Edelweiss Pirates and Swing Youth with assessment of extent of their opposition.
Advise to print 2 sheets per page
Word Gap to complement the Nazi removal of the opposition aspect of The Creation of a Dictatorship, topic 3.1 of the Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939.
Colour code to complement the Life in Nazi Germany topic (4) of the Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939.
Students should colour categorise the information in the table into the 5 categories in the top row.
Advised to print 2 sheets per page for A5 sizing
Word Gap to complement the Treatment of Minorities for topic 4.4 of the Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939.
Knowledge Organiser also available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/persecution-of-minorities-knowledge-organiser-nazi-germany-12237707
Word Gap on the Tehran Conference
Designed to complement unit 1.1 of Edexcel’s the Cold War GCSE course, Early Tension’s between East and West
Knowledge Organiser also available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cold-war-early-tensions-grand-alliance-and-conferences-knowledge-organiser-12239252