AC9HH8K12 Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor the significant social, religious, cultural, economic, environmental and/or political features of different groups in the Asian-Pacific society

Elaborations

Angkor/Khmer Empire

• • Elaboration describing the way of life in the Khmer Empire as depicted through stone carvings and the writings of the Chinese Ambassador Zhou Daguan; for example, in relation to fishing, trading in markets, temple construction

Japan under the Shoguns

• • Elaboration describing the way of life in feudal Japan under the shoguns; for example, “bushido” – the chivalric code of conduct of the samurai that emphasised frugality, loyalty, mastery of martial arts and honour
• • Elaboration analysing how the relationship between the different social classes, such as the emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai and workers, promoted social and cultural continuity

Polynesian expansion across the Pacific

• • Elaboration describing the way of life in one Polynesian society, including the social, cultural, economic and political features, such as the role of the ariki in Māori and in Rapa Nui society
• • Elaboration investigating the way of life of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) society; for example, fishing by the men; links between the household and the extended clan through the exchange of goods, wives and labour; the use of stone tools