The Bronze Age: The Minoans, Bull Leaping & The Minotaur

This lesson delves into Minoan civilisation, their palaces, and the myth of the Minotaur. Activities include watching documentaries, analysing the Palace of Knossos, and discussing the impact of the Thera eruption. Students recreate the legend of the Minotaur in a storyboard, engage in debates about Minoan achievements, and explore the cultural significance of bull-leaping, connecting myths with archaeological evidence.

Taken from a series of 10 lessons on The Bronze Age. They provide an excellent and engaging introduction to the ancient world and addresses many of the founding civilisations, stories and achievements that shape the rest of history.
No study of history would be complete without these lessons. Each lesson is designed to cover a range of historical and exam skills to build up students knowledge and exam skills ready for any exam board, external and internal. They are also a huge amount of fun to teach!

Those lessons are:

1. Bronze Age Overview
2. Sumerians and Mesopotamia
3. Indus Valley
4. The Magan People of Arabia (The UAE & Oman)
5. Minoans on Crete and the Minotaur
6. Mycenaeans and the Trojan War
7. The Shang & Zhou Dynasty
8. The Legend of Atlantis
9. The Sea Peoples – Migration or Conquest?
10. The Mystery of the Bronze Age Collapse
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