Elaboration (2) ACDSEH047
investigating the construction of longboats and their role in exploration, including innovations in keel and sail design.
Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH047 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACDSEH047
describing evidence of Viking trade between Russia (Kiev) and the east (through Constantinople)
Elaboration (3) | ACDSEH047 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH048
explaining the attacks on monasteries (for example, Lindisfarne (793 AD/CE) and Iona (795 AD/CE)), and reviewing the written accounts by monks that contributed to the Vikings' reputation for pillage and violence
Elaboration | ACDSEH048 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH048
explaining the survival of a heroic Iron Age society in Early Medieval Ireland, as described in the vernacular epics, and its transformation by the spread of Christianity; the influence of the Vikings; the Anglo-Norman conquest
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH048 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACDSEH048
investigating the remains of Viking settlements (for example, Dublin (Ireland) and Jorvik (York))
Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH048 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH049
outlining Erik the Red’s development of Viking settlements in Eastern and Western Greenland in 985 CE
Elaboration | ACDSEH049 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH049
comparing the artefacts discovered at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland (Canada) with Viking artefacts as possible evidence that the Vikings had discovered America 500 years before Christopher Columbus
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH049 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH008
describing the structure of feudal society (for example, the role and responsibilities of the king, nobles, church, knights and peasants)
Elaboration | ACDSEH008 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH050
describing the features of castles and churches of the period (for example, Warwick Castle in England and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris) as examples of the Church’s power in terms of its control of wealth and labour
Elaboration | ACDSEH050 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH050
researching inventions and developments in the Islamic world and their subsequent adoption in the Western world
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH050 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACDSEH050
recognising that the medieval manuscripts of monastic scribes contributed to the survival of many ancient Greek and Roman literary texts
Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH050 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACDSEH050
examining the religious nature of illuminated manuscripts and how they were the product of a complex and frequently costly process
Elaboration (3) | ACDSEH050 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACDSEH050
listening to the Gregorian chants of Western Christianity and exploring how they reflect the nature and power of the Church in this period
Elaboration (4) | ACDSEH050 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH051
investigating different types of crime and punishment (for example, trial by combat as a privilege granted to the nobility; being hung, drawn and quartered as a punishment for heinous crimes such as treason, and the use of the ducking stool as a punishment …
Elaboration | ACDSEH051 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH052
explaining why Charlemagne was a significant figure in Medieval Europe, such as his expansion of the Frankish kingdom and his support of the Church
Elaboration | ACDSEH052 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH011
describing the way of life in the Khmer Empire through stone carvings and the writings of the Chinese Ambassador Zhou Daguan (for example, in relation to fishing, trading in markets, temple construction)
Elaboration | ACDSEH011 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH060
explaining how being revered as the ‘god-king’ or ‘deva-raja’ enabled the Khmer kings to rule over the empire with absolute authority, thereby enhancing their ability to mobilise manpower to defend the empire as well as to invade neighbours
Elaboration | ACDSEH060 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH061
describing the main features of the water management system at Angkor (for example, the extensive use of reservoirs and canals)
Elaboration | ACDSEH061 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH062
exploring theories about the decline of the Khmer civilisation (for example, the development of an unstable climate such as drought and monsoons; the rise of Theravada Buddhism; the breakdown of Angkor’s water management system)
Elaboration | ACDSEH062 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH012
describing the way of life in feudal Japan under the shoguns (for example, ‘bushido’ – the chivalric code of conduct of the samurai that emphasised frugality, loyalty, mastery of martial arts, and honour)
Elaboration | ACDSEH012 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum