This resource is a complete lesson on ‘Cyrus the Great’s conquest of Lydia and Babylon’ as part of the ‘Persian Kings’ unit for OCR’s GCSE Ancient History course. It contains all relevant information and prescribed sources for the course, as well as a ‘lesson snapshot’ to help guide both the learner and the teacher (including clear success criteria; links to useful articles and videos; as well as challenge and extension tasks). Please note that this should be used in conjunction with the official OCR GCSE Ancient History textbook.

Greco-Persian War Timeline

This resource has been made for the OCR Classics spec (A-Level: Invention of the Barbarian) but it cann be used for other specs and lessons. It allows students to gain an overview of the plot, structure and characterisation in the play. The workbook compliments the powerpoint and allows students to develop their own independent and research skills

When printed double sided, these flashcards of dolch sight words have English on one side, and the Farsi translation on the back. It is helpful if you are trying to give meaning to sight words to students who are learning to read English while simultaneously beginning to learn English.

Useful as a pre-cursor to the study of the Battle of Marathon, a PowerPoint slide showing an animation of the growth of the imperialist Persian Empire from 550BC. Useful as a starting point to identify that Greece was likely to face an attack at some point from the Persians, before going on to look at the battles that came in 490 and 480 BC. There is also a blank map of the same area onto which students could draw a broad outline of the two empires to record the state of play. The last scene shows the empires with modern-day borders in place.

This powepoint is on Persian New Year which is a spring festival, starting on 21st March and lasts for 13 days. This resource will contribute to the students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural learning (SMSC). The lesson promotes the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. I taught this lesson as part of Interactive Media during Olympics to introduce different nations festivals and cultures. This lesson can be altered and be taught as part of graphic design, media, PD. There is also a starter activity whcih is linked with Interactive Media unit in BTEC CReative Media L1.

The Persian army was the ancient world's equivalent of a multi-national peace force: it maintained the (Persian) world order by employing a core of Persian and Median infantry and cavalry as well as mercenaries from the corners of the empire - Arab camel-riders and bowmen, Cypriot and Egyptian naval ships, Central Asian and African tribesmen using scimitars, short swords & slings, Greek bowmen from the satraps of Asia Minor and Indians equipped with chariots, bows and short swords. This source-based homework task is designed to increase student understanding of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Higher School Certificate course Historical Periods: Option D: Persia - Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III

Worksheet to accompany the documentary, Engineering an Empire: The Persians. The documentary covers engineering achievements during the Achaemenid Persian Empire including the qanaat system, Cyrus tomb at Pasagardae, Darius I’ palace at Susa, Darius I’s construction works at Persepolis, Darius I’s canal linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, the Royal Road from Susa to Sardis, the pontoon bridges crossing the Hellespont built by Xerxes and Darius I and Artaxerxes I’s Hall of One Hundred Columns at Persepolis. This resource is designed for Stage 6 students of the Higher School Certificate. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Historical period -Option D. Persia - Cyrus II to Darius III.

Includes a 6 page picture pack

Persian Gulf from space

Map of the Persian Gulf

A self-contained revision guide for the OCR GCSE Ancient History unit on the Persian Empire.

This resource is a complete lesson on ‘the construction of Pasargadae’ as part of the ‘Persian Kings’ unit for OCR’s GCSE Ancient History course. It contains all relevant information and prescribed sources for the course, as well as a ‘lesson snapshot’ to help guide both the learner and the teacher (including clear success criteria; links to useful articles and videos; as well as challenge and extension tasks). Please note that this should be used in conjunction with the official OCR GCSE Ancient History textbook.

This resource is a complete lesson on ‘the death of Cambyses’ as part of the ‘Persian Kings’ unit for OCR’s GCSE Ancient History course. It contains all relevant information and prescribed sources for the course, as well as a ‘lesson snapshot’ to help guide both the learner and the teacher (including clear success criteria; links to useful articles and videos; as well as challenge and extension tasks). Please note that this should be used in conjunction with the official OCR GCSE Ancient History textbook.

This resource is a complete lesson on ‘the accession of Darius the Great’ as part of the ‘Persian Kings’ unit for OCR’s GCSE Ancient History course. It contains all relevant information and prescribed sources for the course, as well as a ‘lesson snapshot’ to help guide both the learner and the teacher (including clear success criteria; links to useful articles and videos; as well as challenge and extension tasks). Please note that this should be used in conjunction with the official OCR GCSE Ancient History textbook.

This resource is a complete lesson on ‘the Battle of Thermopylae’ as part of the ‘Persian Kings’ unit for OCR’s GCSE Ancient History course. It contains all relevant information and prescribed sources for the course, as well as a ‘lesson snapshot’ to help guide both the learner and the teacher (including clear success criteria; links to useful articles and videos; as well as challenge and extension tasks). Please note that this should be used in conjunction with the official OCR GCSE Ancient History textbook.

Lesson focuses on geography of Persia, by comparing the Persian world today to its origin before Cyrus the Great. Focus on how to use Herodotus and building knowledge of his characteristics as a historian.

suitable for year 5 or 6 social studies unit on ancient greece.

A comprehension worksheet for students to use when watching the following video from YouTube. Through it, students will gain a chronological understanding of the key events in the Greco-Persian Wars. They will develop an awareness of the significant consequences of the changes resulting from this time. It includes a paragraph response section at the end for students to demonstrate their learning.

In this activity, students will gain a chronological understanding of the key events in the Greco-Persian Wars. They will develop an awareness of the significant consequences of the changes resulting from this time. It has 20 questions for students to answers, as well as a paragraph response section for them to demonstrate their understanding of the topic.