11–12Ancient History 11–12 Syllabus
The new Ancient History 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabuses for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Ancient History Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabuses for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2028
- First HSC examination for new syllabus
Content
Year 12
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
The following societies are suggestions only. Teachers may develop studies of a different society to meet student interest or ability. Students may explore one society or elements of the content as appropriate.
- New Kingdom Egypt to the death of Amenhotep III
- New Kingdom Egypt during the Ramesside period
- Israel from Solomon to the fall of Samaria
- Persia in the time of Darius and Xerxes
- China during the Han dynasty
- Minoan Crete in the Bronze Age
- Sparta to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BCE
- Athens in the time of Pericles
Roles of people in familiar groups or the community, including the role of government
How goods and services are purchased today
Beliefs and practices of their own culture and why they are important
Geographical setting, natural features, resources and neighbours of the selected ancient society
Sources and what they tell us about the selected ancient society
Structure of government and how it operated
Role and status of women, and how this may have changed
Nature and role of the military
How goods and services were bartered, exchanged or purchased
Main occupations and industry, and how this contributed to the society
Technology developments and their impacts on the society
Main products traded and how these were produced
Key trade partners and why the society traded with them
Beliefs and practices and why these were important
Funerary customs and why they were followed
How and why people participated in rituals and festivals
Places of worship and how they were used by people in the society
Examples of art and architecture
Poems, songs or stories written by people from the society
Ways in which people participated in recreation and entertainment
Similarities and differences between art and architecture of the ancient society and the modern world
Contributions of developments in technology, science and medicine from the ancient society
Impact of government structures or systems of the ancient society on the modern world
World Heritage status and tourism associated with the ancient society
Popular culture in the ancient society and how this has impacted the modern world
The value of sources in understanding the ancient civilisation