Description

The TimeMaps Interactive Map of World History Junior is aimed at revolutionizing the teaching and learning of history for 7-11 year olds.

Children learn about the Egyptians and the Victorians, but do they know where they came in history? And where do the Romans fit in - not to mention the Tudors or the Aztecs?

While timelines can be helpful in giving children a concept of time, timelines often don’t help children understand that while Britain, for example, developed in one way, other parts of the world simultaneously developed in quite different ways.

The 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.

Features:

• Can be used to introduce EVERY history topic
• Engaging and intuitive to use
• lots of carefully chosen images
• 30 different modules covering key episodes including The Rise of Rome, Aztes & Incas, Roman Britain, The Second World War, The Black Death and many more...
• access to a growing library of teaching resources, lesson plans, classroom activities

How does it work?

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. Information 'Hotspots'
Each map has a range of information 'hotspots' placed liberally over different areas of the map. The information 'hotspots' serve to provide an overview of what is happening in that particular region at that time. Included in many of them are carefully chosen images, used to illustrate key personalities, ways of life or events associated with that region.

3. 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.