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
Students develop an understanding of ONE ancient personality, through the investigation of a range of archaeological and written sources 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 personalities:
- Egypt – Hatshepsut
- Egypt – Akhenaten
- The Near East – Xerxes
- China – Qin Shi Huangdi
- Greece – Pericles
- Greece – Alexander the Great
- Rome – Julius Caesar
- Rome – Agrippina the Younger.
The geography of Rome and the provinces
An overview of the legacy of Marius and Sulla
Family background and status
Education, early life and ambitions
Paths to power, including priesthoods, Marian connections, political alliances and marriages
Role in the First Triumvirate
Campaigns and tactics of the Gallic War, including the siege of Alesia
Relationship with his army
Relationship with the Senate
Role in the Civil War
Relationships with prominent individuals
Dictatorship, policies and reforms
The motives for his assassination
The manner and impact of his death
Impact and influence
Ancient and modern images and interpretations of Julius Caesar
Problems of evidence, including the value and limitations of ONE ancient source or type of source, in the context of other available sources