AC9HH7K13 – Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences: The ancient world

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.

Elaborations

• • developing questions to establish the significance of key individuals such as Homer (800–701 BCE), Draco (7th century BCE), Socrates (470–399 BCE), Aspasia (470–400 BCE), Plato (428–348 BCE), Aristotle (384–322 BCE), Archimedes (287–212 BCE), Hippocrates (460–370 BCE), Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE), and/or Pericles (495–429 BCE)
• • examining the historical context, early life and achievements of a significant historical figure, such as Leonidas or Pericles from ancient Greece, and how they were perceived by their contemporaries
• • describing the importance of a key group such as patricians, plebeians, women or slaves in the maintenance of the Roman empire
• • examining the historical context, early life and achievements of a significant historical figure such as Julius Caesar, Augustus, Agrippina the Younger, Marcus Aurelius or Jesus Christ, and how they were perceived by their contemporaries
• • analysing the impact of Constantine’s reign on society and religion in the Roman Empire
• • evaluating the significance of Rameses II, including military victories, expansion of the Egyptian empire and architectural endeavours
• • examining the historical context, early life and achievements of a significant historical figure from ancient Egypt, such as Hatshepsut or Akhenaten, and how they were perceived by their contemporaries

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard: