Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Sequence the key periods of the Ancient Maya civilisation.
• Identify periods that were happening in Britain at the same time.
• Explain how the Ancient Maya settled in the rainforest and the challenges they faced.
• Describe Ancient Maya beliefs.
• Name the features of the Ancient Maya cities.
• Make deductions about the Ancient Maya cities.
• Evaluate the reasons for the decline of the Maya civilisation.
• Understand the importance of archaeologists, archivists and historians in constructing our understanding of the past.