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 Mongol expansion
Extent and geographical features of the Mongol homeland in the time of Genghis Khan (Temujin)
Early life and family background of Genghis Khan
Key features of Mongol daily life and social structure
The significance of Genghis Khan and his descendants in the expansion of the Mongols
The role of warfare from Genghis Khan to Kublai Khan
The exchange of goods, ideas and cultures through use of trade routes such as the Silk Roads
The relationship with subject peoples: administration, taxation, military service and religion
The cultural and economic legacy of the Mongols
The legacy of Kublai Khan and the Yuan dynasty