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Unit 4: Reconstructing the Ancient World Ancient History

This unit involves an investigation of a significant historical period through an analysis of relevant archaeological and written sources. Students will examine how these sources have been used to construct an understanding of the relevant social, political, …

Unit 4: Reconstructing the Ancient World | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

ACHAH284

Difficulties of interpretation of evidence owing to additions and re-use by successive 18th dynasty pharaohs, including damage to or removal of reliefs and inscriptions caused by environmental factors or human agency

ACHAH285

The significance of writing and literature as sources of evidence for the period

ACHAH321

The incomplete nature of the evidence, for example the practice of Athenian democracy

ACHAH323

Difficulties of interpretation of evidence as a result of damage to, or removal of, artefacts

ACHAH293

The incomplete and fragmentary nature of the evidence for the period, including the Amarna Letters

ACHAH295

The evidence for the obliteration of Akhenaten’s reign from the historical records by later pharaohs

ACHAH306

The evidence from the discovery of KV5 for the role of the royal family and governance in this period

ACHAH350

The extent of archaeological excavation in Rome and the difficulties in uncovering new evidence

ACHAH352

The key ancient writers of the period and the difficulties posed by their perspective and selection of evidence

ACHAH381

Difficulties of interpretation of evidence as a result of damage to or removal of frescos and artefacts

ACHAH302

The usefulness and reliability of the Amarna Letters as evidence for the nature and extent of the Egyptian ‘empire’, and the foreign policies of Amenhotep III and Akhenaten; issues of context, perspective, purpose, gaps in the evidence

ACHAH261

Analyse, interpret and synthesise evidence from different types of sources to develop and sustain a historical argument

ACHAH266

Develop texts that integrate appropriate evidence from a range of sources to explain the past and to support and refute arguments

ACHAH282

The evidence provided by human remains and other sources about royal lineage and the health of New Kingdom Egyptians in this period

ACHAH304

The usefulness of papyri and other Ramesside evidence for example ostraca and other evidencefrom Deir el-Medina

ACHAH367

The nature and effects of the volcanic activity and eruption of AD 79 on the evidence that has survived from Pompeii and Herculaneum

ACHAH373

The nature and development of political life in Pompeii and Herculaneum, including the significance of fora, temples, basilicas, theatres and graffiti as sources of evidence

ACHAH376

The evidence at Pompeii and Herculaneum for religious beliefs and practices, for example wall paintings, mosaics, statues and inscriptions

ACHAH280

The significance of the evidence at the Theban sites for Egyptian imperialism, including booty and tribute from military campaigns and the presence and role of foreigners within Egyptian society

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