AC9HH8K01
Year 8
Humanities and Social Sciences
AC9HH8K01 – Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences: Medieval Europe and the early modern world
Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Medieval Europe and the early modern world
This Content Descriptor from Year 8 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.
Content Descriptor
the transformation of the ancient world to the early modern world, from the decline of the Roman Empire in western Europe through Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe
Elaborations
- • identifying the key events that have shaped the modern era, such as the decline of ancient empires and societies; the spread of Christianity in Europe; the spread of Islam through the Arab world, Mediterranean coast, Egypt, North Africa and Persia; the development of the feudal system; the growth of towns and cities; trade; the migration of peoples and the emergence of new ideas
- • describing the connection between key events or developments of this period to modern day life, such as religious holidays and political systems; for example, the expansion of the Ottoman Empire, the Magna Carta and the Westminster system
- • investigating the emergence of ideas about the world such as those formed during the Renaissance, and the place of significant individuals and people that caused change
- • explaining the historical significance of selected key events such as the conversion to Christianity of the Emperor Constantine in 312 CE and the invasion of England by William the Conqueror in 1066