7–10History 7–10 Syllabus
The new History 7–10 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Life Skills
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.
Historical context: In the medieval world many societies had hierarchies (feudalism) and religion was the source of knowledge and authority. Forces such as conquests, innovation, trade or disease led to change in the medieval world.
This focus area aligns with:
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The following societies can be explored in this focus area. Teachers can choose to focus on one or more of these societies:
- Medieval Europe (c. 590 – c. 1600)
- The expansion of Islam (c. 610–1258)
- Polynesian expansion across the Pacific (c. 700–1756)
- The Vikings (c. 790–1066)
- The Angkor/Khmer Empire (c. 802 – c. 1431)
- Japan under the Shoguns (c. 794–1867)
- Mongol expansion (c. 1206–1368)
- The Ottoman Empire (c. 1299 – c. 1683)
- The Black Death in Asia, Europe and North Africa (c. 1347 – c. 1351)
- Renaissance Italy (c. 1400 – c. 1600)
- The Spanish conquest of the Americas (c. 1492 – c. 1572)
Content in Working with historical concepts and skills outlines how historical concepts and skills are to be integrated with all other content in this focus area as part of the process of historical inquiry.
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Engage in the historical inquiry process
Communicate ideas about the medieval world through oral, visual, written or multimodal texts
Everyday objects and activities from now (present), a long time ago (past) and a very long time ago (ancient past)
Societies existed in the past
The geographical location of the society or event
A tradition from the medieval society that is different to the present day
The significant concepts, beliefs or ideas that contributed to change within the society or event
Aspects of the daily life of men, women or children in the society or event
The role and significance of a key individual or group
Key features of the society or event
Perspectives of different groups of people in the society or event
What caused the society or event to change
Changes from the time period that are still evident today
How a historical person, society or event is represented in a contemporary story