Welcome to the History Stretch & Challenge page, 

Below you will find two different areas, KS3 & KS4 task. 

Once you have completed your tasks hand it into the Head of History and gain points towards a fantastic trip to Escape Rooms, Wild Wadi or Ski Dubai.  
History KS3 Stretch & Challenge task
Aims: Research the history of the Islamic World.

Pre Task Reading: 


Task 1) Write a 500 word summary of one of the following :

  • The Rashidun Caliphate 
  • The Umayyad Caliphate 
  • The Abbasid Caliphate 
  • The expansion of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent 
  • The Mughal Empire in India 

Task 2) Write a 500 word report on the Sykes-Picot Agreement. 

This was signed at the end of the First World War; how did it shape the Arab world in the 20th Century?


Task 3) Write a 1000 word essay on Islamic-Christian relations. 

You may choose 2 of the following case-studies, or one of your own;

  • Islamic Expansion in the years 800-1100 
  • The Rise of the Ottoman Empire, with particular focus on its impact on Venice and the Hapsburg Empire 
  • Barbary Pirates 
  • Queen Elizabeth I of England and the Ottomans 
  • The importance of Islamic scientific ideas and their impact on Europe 
  • Lawrence of Arabia 
  • The challenge of Islamic Extremism and how countries like the USA and UAE have co-operated to face the challenge. 

History KS4 Stretch & Challenge task
Aims: Research the history of the Islamic World.

Pre Task Reading: 

  • Hitler by Sir Ian Kershaw 
  • The Chief by Prof. Gary Sheffield 
  • Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clarke 
Watch;
  • World War One in Colour (Youtube) 
  • Nazis: A Warning from History
  • Eyes on the Prize (Youtube) 
Task 1)Research the First World War in Eastern Europe and/or the Middle East. Write a 500-1000 word summary of the key events

Task 2) Write a biography of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Huey Newton or James Meredith. List their main achievements.

Task 3)Write a biography of Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, Elizabeth Garret Anderson or Paul Ehrlich. List their main achievements.

Task 4) Create a who’s who profile of the leading members of the Nazi regime. List their jobs, responsibilities and crimes they may have committed. 

You should include;

  • Hitler 
  • Himmler
  •  Heydrich
  •  Goebbels
  •  Goering 
  • Hess
  •  Ley
  •  Bormann 
  • Hans Frank