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
Stage 4
Students investigate at least ONE of the following options:
- Medieval Europe
- The expansion of Islam*
- Polynesian expansion across the Pacific*
- The Vikings
- The Angkor/Khmer Empire*
- Japan under the Shoguns*
- Mongol expansion*
- The Ottoman Empire*
- The Black Death in Asia, Europe and North Africa*
- Renaissance Italy
- The Spanish conquest of the Americas
At least ONE depth study option to be chosen from a non-western option (marked with an *).
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 historical inquiry, using information from a range of sources as evidence where appropriate
Create written texts to explain historical concepts related to the expansion of Islam
Geographical context and natural features that shaped the expansion of Islam
Key events within the chronology of the expansion of Islam
The political organisation and roles of key groups under the Umayyads and Abbasids
The nature and role of religion under the Umayyads and Abbasids
Features of art and architecture, culture, philosophy, science and technology during the Golden Age of Islam
The actions and significance of a chosen individual during the expansion of Islam
The decline of the Abbasid Caliphate and the arrival of the Mongols
Changing interpretations and representations of the legacy of the Umayyads and Abbasids