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11–12Ancient History Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus

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Life Skills for Stage 6

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.

Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum
Connections and context
  • Examples of objects that would provide someone in the future with information about their daily lives

  • Artefacts from the ancient world and what they tell us

  • How objects can deteriorate over time if they are not preserved

  • Location of the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum

  • The natural features of Campania

  • Effects of a volcanic eruption

  • When and where the eruption of 79 CE occurred

  • What happened as a result of the eruption of 79 CE

Life in Pompeii and Herculaneum
  • The main groups of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum

  • The everyday life of a citizen

  • Key elements of political life

  • How religion was practised

  • The health and diet of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum

  • The perspectives of different groups of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum

  • Comparisons between life in Pompeii and Herculaneum and life today

  • The value of sources in understanding life in Pompeii and Herculaneum

Archaeology at Pompeii and Herculaneum
  • How artefacts from Pompeii or Herculaneum were discovered

  • Strategies for excavation and conservation

  • Considerations for the study of human remains

  • How artefacts from Pompeii or Herculaneum have been preserved

  • The importance of reconstruction of these sites

  • The reliability of reconstructions of these sites

  • The advantages and disadvantages of tourism

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