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 Black Death
Extent of human settlement and trade between Asia, Europe and Africa in the 14th century
Origins and spread of the Black Death, including the role of trade and travel
Daily life of men, women and children and life expectancy in the 14th century
The causes and symptoms of the Black Death
The impact of medical knowledge about diseases and their treatment in this period
Responses to the spread of the Black Death, including the role of religion
Debates on the short-term and long-term impacts of the Black Death on medieval societies in Asia, Europe and North Africa
The cultural impact of the Black Death in later periods