Download our complete unit of work for primary history including lessons plans, pupil resources and teacher’s guide. The Shang Dynasty is now a study unit for KS2 on the new curriculum for history.
This ten-lesson unit is designed for upper KS2 and it covers the following questions:
1. What was the Shang Dynasty?
2. What was it like in settlements around the Yellow River Plain?
3. How did Shang farmers provide food for their society?
4. What were the religious beliefs of the Shang Dynasty?
5. What was the Shang system of writing like?
6. What did the rulers of the Shang Dynasty do?
7. What do archaeological findings tell us about the Shang Dynasty?
8. Why is Lady Fu Hao’s tomb significant to historians?
9. Why did the Shang Dynasty fall in 1046 BC?
10. What have we learned about this period of history?
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Thank you for sharing. Really useful set of resources.
A brilliant resource. Everything I need, and it has saved me a huge amount of planning time. Thank you.
What I love about these packs is how easy it is to follow the format. I've bought a few of these now and they have saved me so much time- feel like I get a chunk of my life back :)
Really detailed - obviously a lot of time has gone into this and it show.
What a practical and thorough History pack on the Shang Dynasty! The activities also help children build on story planning and writing skills, research skills including research writing, persuasive argument techniques, evidence finding and interpretation, etc. Just brilliant!
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