Scorched earth

Key term for OCR GCSE Ancient History, used in Resistance to Invasion.

Definition

A military strategy involving the destruction of crops and livestock to starve the enemy and punish resistance.

Exam Context

Scorched earth appears in OCR GCSE Ancient History revision content for Britannia: Conquest to Province, especially Resistance to Invasion and Resistance to Invasion.

Britannia: Conquest to Province Resistance to Invasion Resistance to Invasion

Study Pathways

Britannia: Conquest to Province

Resistance to Invasion

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Hannibal’s Leadership

Found in Revision Notes

Britannia: Conquest to Province

Analysis of Resistance: Motivations, Success, and Roman Responses

Resistance to Invasion • Resistance to Invasion

Revise note

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Strategic Failures and Logistical Challenges

Hannibal’s Leadership • Hannibal’s Leadership

Revise note

Related Key Terms

ager publicus Battle of Cannae Battle of the Metaurus Capitol

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