Interactive, animated maps introduce the whole sweep of human history in a highly visual way. The Interactive Map of World History shows clearly how the different civilisations, empires and events relate to each other in time and space.

Detailed Explanation

The TimeMaps Interactive Map of World History - Key Stage 2 is aimed at revolutionizing the teaching and learning of history for 8-11 year olds.

As a compulsory part of history at primary school, learning chronology can be something of a problem. Many children have little idea of the way historical events across the world inter-relate. For many there is real uncertainty as to who came first, the Egyptians or the Romans, or indeed the Egyptians or the Tudors! And some have little idea about WHERE in the world these peoples lived.

There is, however still anxiety as to how best to get this across. Timelines can be helpful in showing children that mankind and the dinosaurs did not exist side by side, but often don’t help children understand that while Britain developed in one way, other parts of the world simultaneously developed in quite different ways.

The TimeMaps Interactive Map of World History is designed to address this problem, by enabling children to place historical events and episodes in their time and place. By so doing, they will gain a far greater insight into the significance of individual periods, and they will be able to make sense of things in a way which, for many, has simply not been possible before.

Chronology

To tackle chronology, the Interactive Map of World History can be used for just 30 minutes at the start and end of each scheme of work and this will ensure that children understand the context of the topics in question. Because children start each new history topic by understanding the relevant chronology, experience shows they quickly become more confident at handling all aspects of historical knowledge.

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Of course, the Interactive Map of World History is not only useful for chronology. It can be used to give pupils quick and easy access to the general historical background they need for each topic, leaving plenty of time to focus on everyday life, famous individuals and other important elements in the scheme of work.

Features

1. Key Map Sequence
This is a sequence of world maps, each providing a “snapshot” of the world at a particular date. Together, these maps offer a broad overview of the entire span of recorded history, beginning when civilization got going in about 3500 BC and ending in AD 2005.

You can zoom in and out of the maps, allowing you to view the entire world or focus in on particular regions for a closer examination.

2. Interactive Modules
Major historical events and episodes are covered in modules which contain interactive and animated maps; they illustrate the rise and fall of empires and civilizations, famous conquests, catastrophic epidemics and other dynamic episodes in history.

The TimeMaps Interactive map of World History can be used profitably with EVERY history unit studied.