AC9HH7K09 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

how the physical environment and geographical features influenced the development of the ancient society

Elaborations

• 1 explaining the role of topography in providing barriers of defence for city-states, such as the surrounding seas, mountain ranges and river systems; for example, the Axios (Vardar), Strimonas (Struma) and Nestos rivers
• 2 explaining the role of the fertile soil of the Po and Tiber River regions in enabling trade through surplus production
• 3 describing Roman methods to manage resources; for example, water supply through aqueducts and plumbing systems
• 4 explaining how the Nile River enabled the establishment of ancient Egyptian society through farming (including the role of the inundation), transportation, defence (for example, the cataract fortifications) and religion (for example, Hapi, god of the inundation; Khnum, god of the Nile; and Satet, goddess of Nile floods and the Nile cataracts)
• 5 identifying how the environment and harmonious relationships with the natural world were reflected in belief systems such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
• 6 examining the role of climate in enabling the establishment and expansion of agriculture around the Yellow River and how this supported the ancient society
• 7 describing the impact of topographic features, such as the Himalayas, rivers and seas, on contact with other societies, including trade and warfare

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