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7–10History 7–10 Syllabus

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Stage 5

Life Skills for Stage 4/5

Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.

The ancient world: ancient societies

Historical context: Ancient societies existed a very long time ago and they look different to the societies we have today. We can learn about ancient societies through stories, artefacts or sites.

This focus area aligns with:

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The following ancient societies can be explored in this focus area. Teachers can choose to focus on one or more of these societies:

  • Ancient Egypt 
  • Ancient India 
  • Ancient China 
  • Ancient Greece 
  • Ancient Rome 

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 the historical inquiry process

  • Communicate ideas about the ancient world through oral, written, visual or multimodal texts

Background, origins and connections to the ancient society
  • Everyday objects and activities from now (present), a long time ago (past) and a very long time ago (ancient past)

  • Societies existed in the past

  • How we can find out about the ancient past

  • The geographic location of the society

  • The geographical features of the society

  • How geographical features influenced the development of the society

  • A tradition from the ancient society that is the same or different to a tradition in the present day

Significant groups, individuals, ideas, beliefs, practices or events in the ancient society
  • Aspects of daily life of men, women or children in the society

  • A day in the life of a key individual

  • The type of government that existed

  • The main features of the society

  • The significance of a person in relation to trade, peace treaty or conquest of lands

Impact and legacies of the ancient society
  • How the cultural and innovative legacy of the ancient society shaped the world today

  • How a historical person, society or event is represented in a contemporary story

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