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Ancient Greeks KS2 Knowledge Mat Subject Specific Vocabulary Where is Greece? philosophy Philosophy is a way of thinking about the world, the universe, and society. Athenians It is the birth place of democracy and the heart of the Ancient Greek civilization. Spartans The Spartans believed that strict discipline and a tough upbringing was the secret to making the best soldiers. democracy Democracy means allowing citizens to make their own decisions for their own personal lives Sticky Knowledge about Olympics The ancient Olympic Games were originally a festival, or celebration of and Ancient Greece for Zeus plague The Plague of Athens was an epidemic  The Ancient Greeks invented the theatre that devastated the city-state of Athens. because they loved watching plays, and most cities had a theatre. truce Is when two fighting sides declare peace Exciting Books or a break in the war.  Events at the Greek’s Olympics included Zeus The supreme god of the Olympians, Zeus wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, was the father of Perseus and Heracles. discus and chariot racing. loincloth A single piece of cloth wrapped round  The Ancient Greeks held many festivals the hips, typically worn by men in some in honour of their gods. hot countries as their only garment.  Most Ancient Greeks wore a chiton, Apollo Apollo is the god of music, truth and which was a long T-shirt made from one prophecy. large piece of cotton. The poor slaves, Sacred truce A special truce called whilst the Olympics however, had to make do with a were taking place. loincloth. temple A building devoted to the worship of a god or gods.

Neolithic, Neolithic, also called New Stone Age, final stage of cultural evolution or Sticky Knowledge about technological development among prehistoric humans. Stone Age/Iron Age

Mesolithic In Old World archaeology, Mesolithic is The Stone Age is split into 3 periods of time: the period between the Upper Paleolithic Neolithic, Mesolithic and Paloeolithic. and the Neolithic.

Palaeolithic The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic, also called That the Stone age was a very long time ago the Old Stone Age, is a period in human (Linking to AD/BC) prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone tools that covers 99% of human technological prehistory

Pre-historic Prehistory refers to the period of time To know that to survive the stone age people before civilization and writing. ... Since had to be hunter gatherers. They had to find pre means "before," and history is the animals, kill them for food, clothing and shelter. record of human events, prehistory refers to the time before human civilization developed and started writing things down. Skara Brae Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic To locate Skarae Brae and Stone Henge on a settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill map. on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Consisting of eight clustered houses, it was occupied from roughly 3180 BC to about 2500 BC and is Europe's most complete Neolithic village Stone henge Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in  The development of houses over time. Wiltshire, England William Watt William Graham Watt, 7th Laird of Skaill House, discovered the remains and spent  To know that children worked in copper the next few years personally excavating mines. the site of Skara Brae.

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An explosion of steam or lava from a eruption volcano. A shaking event that follows an aftershock earthquake. Sometimes more damaging than the original earthquake. tsunami A long, high wave usually caused by an earthquake in the ocean. Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or magma within the Earth’s crust from which lava is formed.

Hot, molten or semi-fluid rock erupted lava from a volcano, or solid rock resulting from Sticky Knowledge about cooling of this. natural disasters dormant A dormant volcano is an active volcano  Volcanoes are caused when magma rises to that has not erupted in the past 10,000 the surface of the Earth, which causes bubbles years. of gas to appear in it. This gas can cause fault Fractures in Earth's crust where rocks on pressure to build up in the mountain, and it More Sticky either side of the crack have slid past eventually explodes. each other. Knowledge magnitude If you talk about the magnitude of  Earthquakes are usually caused when rock  A hurricane is a large something, you are talking about its great underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This rotating storm with high size sudden release of energy causes the seismic speed winds that forms landslide A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from waves that make the ground shake. over warm waters in a mountain or cliff tropical areas.

Tectonic The Earth’s outer shell is made up of huge  A tsunami is a series of large waves generated  Flooding occurs when slabs of moving rock called tectonic by an abrupt movement on the ocean floor a river bursts its banks plates. plates that can result from an earthquake, an and overflows onto the underwater landslide, a volcanic eruption or - surrounding land. Holding as much water or moisture as can saturated be absorbed; thoroughly soaked. very rarely - a large meteorite strike.

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George Stephenson George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways"

Rocket Stephenson's Rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for, and won, the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829 to choose the best design to power the railway.

Rainhill Rainhill is a large village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England.

William Huskinsson (11 March 1770 – 15 September 1830) was a Member of Parliament. He is commonly known as the world's first widely reported railway passenger casualty as he Sticky Knowledge about was run over and fatally wounded by Robert Rainhill Trials Stephenson's pioneering locomotive engine Rocket.

Novelty Novelty was an early steam locomotive built by John  To know that railways came about due to the canal not being sufficient to Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the transport cotton. Rainhill Trials in 1829.  To know that the Rainhill trials took place during October 1829.

 To know that Bartholomew Bretherton was very influential in the change to the transport system.

Sans Pareil Sans Pareil is a steam locomotive built by Timothy  To know that the Rocket won the Rainhill Trials as it was the only locomotive to Hackworth which took part in the 1829 Rainhill Trials finish, it went at a speed of 30mph. . on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, held to select a builder of locomotives. The name is French  To know that George Stephenson was an inventor of a locomotive. To know he and means 'peerless' or 'without equal'. had a son who was called Robert and worked with him on the Rocket.

Perserverance Perseverance was an early steam locomotive that  To know that William Huskinsson MP got killed by the Rocket. took part in the Rainhill Trials. Built by John Reed Hill of London and Timothy Burstall of Leith; "Persevere" was that town's motto.

Cycloped Cycloped was an early horse-powered locomotive,  The Rainhill trials encouraged the start of other railways in Britain and the world. built by Thomas Shaw Brandreth of Liverpool  To know that railways today are used for commuting, trade and leisure. © Focus Education UK Ltd. Counties and Cities in the UK KS2 Knowledge Mat Subject Specific Vocabulary

County a territorial division of some countries, forming the chief unit of local administration. City a large town

Continents any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica).

Country a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory. Sticky Knowledge about The UK Compass points A compass point is one of the 32 marks on the dial of  There are 48 counties in England. There are 66 cities in a compass that show direction, for example north, the UK - 50 in England, five in Wales, six in Scotland and south, east, and west. five in Northern Ireland. 8 Compass points North, South, East, West, North West, North East,  To know that: Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater South West and South East Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Norfolk, Cornwall and Greater London are all counties.

Human features A human environment, is an environment that has  To know that Liverpool, Manchester, Chester, London, been changed or altered, or even created by Birmingham, Leeds and Norwich are all cities in the UK. humans. A human environment has many human features. Physical features Physical characteristics describe the natural  To know the 8 compass points. environment of the place. They include: • physical features - are landforms and bodies of water  To know what makes a city has granted city status by a monarch. Most cities have a cathedral.  To know that a county

© Focus Education UK Ltd. Europe KS2 Knowledge Mat Subject Specific Vocabulary Exciting Books European The EU tries to make it easier for Europeans to buy and sell things to each Union other. Mediterranean It is a body of water that separates the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia. Euros Euros is the currency used by many of the European Union countries. paella Paella is a dish cooked especially in Spain, which consists of rice mixed with Sticky Knowledge about small pieces of vegetables, fish, and chicken. Europe Brexit It stands for Britain exiting the European  There are 50 countries in Europe with a Some European Union. In a vote in 2016, adults in Britain total of more than 742 million people living narrowly voted for leaving the EU. on the continent. flags Berlin Wall The wall that used to separate East Berlin  Moscow in Russia is the largest city with and West Berlin. It was built in order to more than 12 million inhabitants. prevent people from fleeing East Berlin. Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is situated in Paris and  Mount Elbrus in Russia (5,642 was constructed as part of the world fair metres/18,510ft) is the highest mountain in in Paris in 1889. Europe and is part of the Caucasus mountain range. Greek Isles Greece has a number of islands around  Volga River in Russia its main land which is famous for being (3,692metres/2,295miles) is Europe's longest holiday destinations. river. fjords Long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea  The Danube is the most important between high cliffs, as in Norway, commercial waterway in Europe. typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley.  Lake Ladoga in Russia is Europe's biggest lake and among the worlds biggest freshwater lakes