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Rainforests

What are the rainforests, and where are they? This would be a very exciting topic to do. To give you a start - check out the page.

Pirates

The Brief History of Piracy
Piracy began more than 2000 years ago in Ancient Greece, when sea robbers started flocking around the trading routes.....

Columbus

Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator and explorer whose voyages to the Americas led to the Spanish colonisation of the New World.

He was the first European to land on the South American mainland.

Plants

What do you know about plants. I bet you know a lot. On this page you might be able to find out some more.

Iron Age

The Iron Age began around 1200 BC and marked the time when the use of iron became widespread in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Famous Artist

Have you ever heard of Picasso, Michaelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci? What about Renoir and Caravaggio? Maybe, maybe not?

Pirates 2

Do you want to find out a bit more about some of the worlds famous pirates. Here are just a few...

Bronze Age

Weapons and tools made from bronze replaced crude implements of stone, wood, bone, and copper.

Stone Age to Iron Age

Just what does prehistoric mean?

Prehistoric means a time before any written records existed.