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7–10History 7–10 Syllabus

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Stage 4

Historical context 2 (core): The medieval world (c. 500 – c. 1600)

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

The medieval world
  • Collapse of a ‘unified’ Roman world in Western Europe and the role Christianity played in laying the political, social and cultural foundations of post-Roman European societies, collectively known as ‘Christendom’

  • Sources of evidence about social hierarchies, including the roles of women

  • Dominance of religion as a source of knowledge and authority

  • Significance of the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 and how it limited the power of the monarchy

  • The expansion of Islam and the creation of an Islamic Empire in the Middle East, North Africa and Spain

  • Islam’s interactions with Christendom, including the Crusades

  • Cross-cultural contact across the globe through trade routes

  • The shift in societal dynamics including the rise of movements such as the Reformation and reactions to ideas emerging from the Renaissance

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