The purpose of this lesson is set out the ancient Mediterranean world for ks3 students. This is to set them for deeper thinking and concepts regarding the Punic Wars and the consequences to the Mediterranean world.
KS3 History Lesson: Hannibal and the Second Punic War – Interactive and Engaging!
A fully resourced and ready-to-use lesson exploring the causes, events, and impact of the Second Punic War, with a focus on Hannibal’s leadership and tactics. This lesson includes:
Clear learning objectives
Accessible narrative resources for all abilities
A fun Top Trumps card game to explore troop strengths at Cannae
A video activity with reflection on Hannibal’s victory
Source work (Livy) and a structured paragraph response
This lesson describes the key events and involves tasks that require students to judge aspects and make predictions. Also, follows the cause - event - consequence narrative.
An engaging, fully resourced lesson exploring the causes, key events, and consequences of the Third Punic War with a deep focus on the destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE. This lesson encourages debate, empathy, and historical enquiry.
Includes:
Structured source analysis tasks (e.g. Cato the Elder, Livy, Appian)
Visual thinking and map skills
Report-writing as a Roman senator
Differentiated support for all learners
Final reflection: Was Rome justified in destroying Carthage?
Perfect for developing historical judgement and source skills within ancient world studies or thematic units like Empire or Conflict & Conquest.
KS3 History Lesson: How Did the Punic Wars Change the Mediterranean World?
A fully resourced and visually rich lesson investigating the long-term consequences of the Punic Wars. This session explores how Rome’s victory reshaped trade, power, land, and culture across the Mediterranean.
Includes:
Engaging starter quiz to recap previous learning
Source tasks comparing ancient and modern Carthage
Map skills and interpretation of Roman trade and territory
Table activity using an information sheet to structure learning
Final written task: How did the Punic Wars change the Mediterranean world?
Perfect for thematic studies on empire, expansion, and ancient power shifts, and easily adaptable for mixed-ability groups.
This is the last lesson in the series which takes the information for the previous lessons and allows students to understand when and how modern perceptions were created, regarding the conflict.
Also, allows the teacher to have discussion around social media and the risks of trusting online media.
This source can be adapted for either ks3/4.
To provide knowledge and activities for students to learn how and why Stalin used methods such as Purges and Gulags to oppress opposition and opponents.