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ANCIENT HISTORY

 

ANCIENT HISTORY                                                                                15020

Course: Ancient History                                             Category:   A

2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC

Board Developed Course                                           Exclusions:  Nil                                                   

Course Description:

The course is structured to provide students with opportunities to investigate past people, groups, events, institutions, societies and historical sites through archaeological and written sources.

Main Topics Covered

 

Preliminary Course

·         Part 1:  History, archaeology and science - including 2 case studies – Tutankhamen's Tomb, Ancient human remains

·         Part 2:  Ancient Societies, sites and sources – options include:  Deir el Medina, Thera and Alexandria

·         Part 3:  Historical Investigation – individual choice of topic that extends a particular area of individual student interest

 

HSC Course

·         Part 1:  Core Study:  Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum

·         Part 2:  Ancient Societies:  options include:  New Kingdom Egypt and Spartan Society

·         Part 3:  Personalities in their time:  options include:  Akhenaten, Julius Caesar and Pericles

·         Part 4:  Historical period:  options include:  The Julio Claudians and The Greek World 500-440BC

 

SKILLS / APTITUDE                         Important                               Not so important

Essay Writing                                     *

Research                                            *

Oral Reporting                                    *

Practical Work                                                                                    *

Working in a group or team                            *

Public performance                                                                            *

Meeting Deadlines                              *

Assessment:  HSC Course only

 

 

External Assessment

Weighting

Internal Assessment

Weighting

 

·           

A written examination consisting of:

Section I:  Core

·         Source-based multiple choice and short answer questions

·         Section II:  Ancient Societies A question in four or five parts

Section III:  Personalities in their Times

·         A question in two or three parts

Section IV:  Historical Periods

Extended response

 

 

25

 

 

25

 

25

 

25

Oral Presentation

 

Research

 

Source analysis

 

Examination/test items

10

 

25

 

25

 

40

 

 

 

 

100

 

100