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 an investigation of the archaeological and written sources of ONE historical period, students learn about the nature of power and authority, significant developments that shaped the historical period, and relevant historiographical issues.
The historical concepts and skills content is to be integrated as appropriate.
Students study key features of ONE of the following historical periods:
- New Kingdom Egypt to the death of Thutmose IV
- New Kingdom Egypt – Amenhotep III to the death of Ramesses II
- The Levant in the period c. 869–586 BCE
- Persia – Cyrus II to the death of Darius III
- Imperial China – the Qin and Han 247–87 BCE
- The Greek world 500–440 BCE
- Greece from 404 BCE to the death of Philip II
- The fall of the Roman Republic 78–42 BCE
- The Augustan Age 44 BCE–14 CE
- The Julio-Claudians 14–68 CE.
The chronological and geographical context of Greece in the Mediterranean and the Near East
The legacy of the Peloponnesian War and the nature of Spartan hegemony
The role and significance of Lysander and Agesilaus II, the Corinthian War
Persian intervention in Greece and the significance of the King’s Peace
The influence of the Second Athenian Confederacy
Consequences of the Battle of Leuctra 371 BCE
The nature and impact of Theban hegemony, including the role of Pelopidas and Epaminondas
The significance of the Battle of Mantinea 362 BCE
The nature of Macedonian kingship and the accession of Philip II
Philip’s reforms of the Macedonian army
Macedonian expansion into Greece, including diplomacy and war
The significance of the Battle of Chaeronea 338 BCE
Opposition to Philip, including Demosthenes
The motives for the assassination of Philip II and the impact of his death