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
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 (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 (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 (2) ACDSEH065
evaluating the significance of the Meiji Restoration of 1868 AD (CE) that restored imperial rule to Japan
Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH065 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACDSEH068
evaluating the evidence for theories about the deforestation of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH068 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACDSEH071
categorising the effects of the Black Death as either short term or long term and drawing conclusions about the severity of the Black Death
Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH071 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum