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7–10History 7–10 Syllabus

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Stage 4

Historical context 3 (core): The era of colonisation

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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Working with historical concepts and skills
  • Use relevant historical concepts and skills

  • Engage in historical inquiry, using information from a range of sources as evidence where appropriate

Exploration, conquest and colonisation
  • Reasons for the increase of European exploration from the 15th century onwards

  • Historical significance of the Doctrine of Discovery (1493) for European powers

  • The responses of at least ONE international Indigenous community from either North America, the Pacific region, China, Africa, South-East Asia or South Asia to occupation and colonisation

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