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
Teachers select at least ONE option from:
- 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 Renaissance Italy
Geographical context and natural features that shaped Renaissance Italy
Role of wealth in the development of the Renaissance
Key events within the chronology of Renaissance Italy
Ideas regarding the influence of classical thinking on ways of perceiving the individual and the world
Features of art, architecture, science and technology in Renaissance Italy, including the work of key individuals
The role of patronage of families such as the Medici and their relationship with artists in the creation of works of art and architecture
The role and significance of a chosen individual during the Renaissance
The cultural, political and scientific legacy of the Renaissance
Changing interpretations of the nature and impact of the Renaissance