Year 8 History
The ancient to the modern world The Year 8 curriculum provides a study of history from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern period, c.650– 1750 AD (CE). This was when major civilisations around the world came into contact with …
Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 10 History
The modern world and Australia The Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The twentieth century became a critical period in Australia’s …
Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 9 History
The making of the modern world The Year 9 curriculum provides a study of the history of the making of the modern world from 1750 to 1918. It was a period of industrialisation and rapid change in the ways people lived, worked and thought. It was an era …
Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
PDF documents History
Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: History are available as PDF documents. History: Sequence of content 7-10 History: Sequence of achievement 7-10
PDF documents | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Rationale History
History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past that develops students’ curiosity and imagination. Awareness of history is an essential characteristic of any society, and historical knowledge is fundamental to understanding ourselves and others. …
Rationale | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH030
using a cross-sectional drawing of the earth’s surface from an archaeological excavation to identify the evidence located at various layers (stratigraphy) and what it reveals about change over time (for example, a charcoal layer containing human remains …
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH030 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH031
generating a range of questions to investigate a source (for example, a shell midden in ancient Australia – where it was found, how long it was used for, what it reveals about technology and the use of environmental resources)
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH031 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH148
explaining the UNESCO-led rescue mission to save the temples of Abu Simbel
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH148 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH032
outlining the rights of women (for example, in the areas of marriage, family life, work and education) and their responsibilities (that is, generally limited to the home and family)
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH032 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH033
generating alternative explanations for the building of the pyramids at Giza
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH033 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH035
outlining the rights of citizens in ancient Athens (for example, the right to vote), their responsibilities (for example, military service, attending assembly meetings) and the invention of freedom
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH035 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH036
investigating significant beliefs and values associated with warfare (for example, heroic ideals as revealed in the Iliad) and military practices (for example, army organisation, the hoplite phalanx and naval warfare)
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH036 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH038
describing the significance of slavery in the period of the Roman Empire (for example, the acquisition of slaves through warfare, the use of slaves as gladiators and agricultural labourers, and the rise of freedmen)
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH038 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH040
reading accounts of contacts between Rome and Asian societies in the ancient period (for example, the visit of Chinese and Indian envoys to Rome in the time of Augustus, as described by the Roman historian Florus)
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH040 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH006
creating a graphic representation of the extent of India as a political unit at this time (for example, its diverse climatic and geographical features, types and location of food production, areas of high- and low-density population)
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH006 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH044
explaining the social structure of India, including the role of Brahmins – priests, teachers; Kshatriyas – kings, warriors; Vaishyas – merchants, artisans; Shudras – labourers, peasants
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH044 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH045
investigating the significant beliefs, values and practices of Indian society associated with death and funerary customs (for example, cremation, the use of professional mourners, the construction of stupas)
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH045 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH041
outlining the rights and responsibilities of women (for example, in the areas of marriage, family life, work and education)
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH041 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHHS206
defining and using concepts such as slavery, divine right, source (where a historian finds information) and evidence (the information that is used by the historian)
Elaboration (1) | ACHHS206 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHHS207
posing questions of sources such as: ‘Where does it come from?’ ‘How do we know?’ ‘What information does it provide?’ ‘What other sources might be needed?’
Elaboration (1) | ACHHS207 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum