AC9HH8K07 Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor the significant social, religious, cultural, economic, environmental and/or political features of different groups related to the empire and/or expansion

Elaborations

Mongol Empire

• • Elaboration describing the nomadic nature of Mongol life and how it enabled the rise of Temujin (Genghis Khan), who united all Mongol tribes in 1206 CE
• • Elaboration describing facets of life in Mongolia and the incorporation of these facets into Chinese life; for example, agriculture – domestication of animals such as horses, camels and cattle; food – dried meat and yoghurt; housing – yurts

Ottoman Empire

• • Elaboration describing the way of life of people in the Ottoman Empire; for example, the role of women, the role of the coffee house and bazaar or marketplace, and the power and responsibility of the Sultan to ensure that justice was served within society
• • Elaboration using a selection of primary sources to track changes in the way of life in the Ottoman Empire across time or locations

Vikings

• • Elaboration describing the way of life of the Vikings; for example, living in a cold and harsh environment, the importance of farming and raids, the significance of honour in Viking warrior society and the role of gender
• • Elaboration explaining how the environment of Viking lands in Scandinavia influenced the activities of societies

The Spanish conquest of the Americas

• • Elaboration describing pre-Columbian life in the Americas, including the social organisation of the Aztecs (for example, nobility and slaves), their beliefs (for example, worship of a number of gods and the need to make human sacrifices to appease these gods), and life in the capital city of Tenochtitlan