Introducing memorials
Student information sheets
Photocopy the following three sheets. Students cut out the tags and match them to the photos in
the photo gallery. If the Internet is accessible students can use recommended websites to help
them match the explanation tags to the images.
Castel Sant'Angelo – Mausoleum of the Roman Emperor Hadrian
Rome Italy
Erected about 135 – 140 AD
For more information about the Castel Sant' Angelo visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Hadrian
And for the history of changes that have happened at Castel St. Angelo: Hadrian's
Mausoleum
http://www.italyguides.it/us/roma/castle_st_angelo/castel_st_angelo.htm
Chun Quoit – also called a Megalithic Dolmen.
Cornwall England
Erected between 3000 and 4000 BC
For more information about and video panoramas of Chun Quoit, see
http://www.megalithics.com/england/chun/chunmain.htm
Melbourne General Cemetery
Melbourne Victoria Australia
Opened 1853 and still in use
For more information about the Melbourne General Cemetery see
http://www.necropolis.com.au/old/MGC/MGCindex.htm
World War I and II memorial
North East Valley School Dunedin New Zealand
Erected about 1920
Terracotta Warriors guarding the mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor.
Xian, China
Construction began in 246 BC. About 210 BC the Qin Emperor died.
For more information about the Terracotta Army of the first Qin Emperor see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army
Army of Terracotta Warriors: Main pit and outdoor panographies that use Quicktime
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/army-of-terracotta/main-pit/spherequicktime.html
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor: The UNESCO World Heritage Centre
http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=441
Maeshowe Burial chamber
Orkney Islands, North of Scotland.
Erected about 3500 BC
The Maeshowe Burial Cairn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeshowe
Maeshowe
http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/maeshowe/index.html
Pennyweight Flat Childrenʼs Cemetery
Forrest Creek Goldfields, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.
1852 – 1857
For more information about the Pennyweight Flat Childrenʼs Cemetery visit
http://simplyaustralia.net/issue2/pweightflat.html
Niche Columbrian Wall
Andersonʼs Bay Cemetery, Dunedin. New Zealand
In use 1990 onwards
Abakh Hoja Tomb - Graveyard
Kashgar, Central China
17th Century Islamic tomb.
For more information on the Abakh Hoja Tomb see
http://www.planetware.com/kashgar/tomb-of-abakh-hoja-chn-xj-kt.htm
Pyramids
Egypt.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built about 2570BC
For further information see Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from
Giza to Dahshur
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/the-pyramids/map.html
Nova Online Pyramids the inside story http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
The great Pyramid of Giza Constructed c. 2570 BC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
Memorial sarcophagus and brass slab for Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham
Ilminster Church
Somerset England.
Nicholas Wadham died in 1609. Dorothy Wadham died in 1618.
Introducing memorials: Timeline worksheet
Students insert the memorial names and dates from the picture gallery
into the appropriate place on the timeline activities
4000 BC
3000 BC
2000 BC
1000 BC
0 AD
1000 AD
2000 AD
Introducing memorials: Gravestones key words
worksheet – Page 1
Print out and photocopy onto heavy paper or card. Cut out each gravestone. Add
a word to the front of each gravestone. Students write definitions on the back and hang up on a
mobile as a hanging dictionary.
Introducing memorials: Gravestones key words
worksheet – Page 2
Print out and photocopy onto heavy paper or card. Cut out each gravestone. Add
a word to the front of each gravestone. Students write definitions on the back and hang up on a
mobile as a hanging dictionary.
Introducing memorials: Gravestones key words
worksheet – Page 3
Print out and photocopy onto heavy paper or card. Cut out each gravestone. Add
a word to the front of each gravestone. Students write definitions on the back and hang up on a
mobile as a hanging dictionary.
Introducing memorials: Gravestones key words
worksheet – Page 4
Print out and photocopy onto heavy paper or card. Cut out each gravestone. Add
a word to the front of each gravestone. Students write definitions on the back and hang up on a
mobile as a hanging dictionary.
Introducing memorials: Gravestones key words
worksheet – Page 5
Print out and photocopy onto heavy paper or card. Cut out each gravestone. Add
a word to the front of each gravestone. Students write definitions on the back and hang up on a
mobile as a hanging dictionary.
Introducing memorials: Gravestones key words
worksheet – Page 6
Print out and photocopy onto heavy paper or card. Cut out each gravestone. Add
a word to the front of each gravestone. Students write definitions on the back and hang up on a
mobile as a hanging dictionary.
Introducing memorials: Gravestones key words
worksheet – Page 7
Print out and photocopy onto heavy paper or card. Cut out each gravestone. Add
a word to the front of each gravestone. Students write definitions on the back and hang up on a
mobile as a hanging dictionary.
Introducing memorials: Gravestones key words
worksheet – Page 8
Print out and photocopy onto heavy paper or card. Cut out each gravestone. Add
a word to the front of each gravestone. Students write definitions on the back and hang up on a
mobile as a hanging dictionary.