Ancient History provides opportunities for
students to study people, societies and
civilisations of the past, from the
development of the earliest human
communities to the end of the Middle Ages.
Students explore the interaction of societies,
the impact of individuals and groups on
ancient events and ways of life, and study
the development of some features of
modern society, such as social organisation,
systems of law, governance and religion.
Students analyse and interpret
archaeological and written evidence. They
develop increasingly sophisticated skills and
understandings of historical issues and
problems by interrogating the surviving
evidence of ancient sites, societies,
individuals and significant historical periods.
They investigate the problematic nature of
evidence, pose increasingly complex
questions about the past and formulate
reasoned responses.
Students gain multi-disciplinary skills in
analysing textual and visual sources,
constructing arguments, challenging
assumptions, and thinking both creatively
and critically.
Pathways
| Objectives
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A course of study in Ancient History can
establish a basis for further education and
employment in the fields of archaeology,
history, education, psychology, sociology,
law, business, economics, politics,
journalism, the media, health and social
sciences, writing, academia and research.
| By the conclusion of the course of study, students will:
- comprehend terms, issues and concepts
- devise historical questions and conduct
research
- analyse evidence from historical sources
to show understanding
- Synthesise evidence from historical
sources to form a historical argument
- evaluate evidence from historical sources
to make judgments
- create responses that communicate
meaning to suit the purpose.
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Structure
Unit 1
| Unit 2
| Unit 3
| Unit 4
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Investigating the
ancient world
- Digging up the past
- Ancient societies —
Slavery
- Ancient societies —
Art and architecture
- Ancient societies —
Weapons and
warfare
- Ancient societies —
Technology and
engineering
- Ancient societies —
The family
- Ancient societies —
Beliefs, rituals and
funerary practices
| Personalities in their
time
- Hatshepsut
- Akhenaten
- Xerxes
- Pericles
- Alexander the Great
- Hannibal Barca
- Cleopatra
- Agrippina the
Younger
- Nero
- Boudica
- Cao Cao
- Saladin (An-Nasir
Salah ad-Din Yusuf
ibn Ayyub)
- Richard the Lionheart
- Alternative choice of
personality
| Reconstructing the
ancient world
- Thebes — East and
West, 18th Dynasty
Egypt
- The Bronze Age
Aegean
- Assyria from Tiglath-Pileser III to the fall
of the Empire
- Fifth Century Athens
(BCE)
- Philip II and
Alexander III of
Macedon
- Early Imperial Rome
- Pompeii and
Herculaneum
- Later Han Dynasty
and the Three
Kingdoms
- The ‘Fall’ of the
Western Roman
Empire
- The Medieval
Crusades
| People, power and
authority
Schools choose one
study of power from:
- Ancient Egypt — New
Kingdom Imperialism
- Ancient Greece — the
Persian Wars
- Ancient Greece — the
Peloponnesian War
- Ancient Rome — the
Punic Wars
- Ancient Rome — Civil
War and the breakdown
of the Republic
QCAA will nominate one
topic that will be the basis
for an external
examination from:
- Thutmose III
- Rameses II
- Themistocles
- Alcibiades
- Scipio Africanus
- Caesar
- Augustus
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Assessment
Schools devise assessments in Units 1 and 2 to suit their local context.
In Units 3 and 4, students complete four summative assessments. The results from
each of the assessments are added together to provide a subject score out of 100.
Students will also receive an overall subject result (A–E).
Summative assessments
Unit 3
| Unit 4
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Summative internal assessment 1 (IA1):
• Examination — essay in response to
historical sources
| 25%
| Summative internal assessment 3 (IA3):
• Investigation — historical essay based on
research
| 25%
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Summative internal assessment 2 (IA2):
• Investigation — independent source
investigation
| 25%
| Summative external assessment (EA):
• Examination — short responses to
historical sources
| 25%
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