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AC9HH8K14: Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Asia-Pacific world
AC9HH8K14 Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HH8K14 – Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences: Asia-Pacific world

Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Asia-Pacific 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 experiences and perspectives of rulers and of subject peoples, and the interaction between power and/or authority in the Asian-Pacific society

Elaborations

  • • analysing the perspectives of Angkor as depicted through stone carvings and the writings of Chinese Ambassador Zhou Daguan; for example, in relation to fishing, trading in markets and temple construction
  • • discussing the role of the Tokugawa Shogunate in reimposing a feudal system (based on daimyo and samurai) and explaining the impact of this change on the daily life of different classes
  • • examining artefacts such as Lapita pottery from Vanuatu, tapa cloth and/or ship-building techniques to provide insight into those societies
  • • describing the responsibilities and privileges of being a chief in a society such as those in New Zealand, Hawaii, Tonga and/or the Society Islands

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 8 ASHAHISY8
Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 8, students describe the historical significance of the periods between the ancient and modern past. They explain the causes and effects of events, developments, turning points or challenges in Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe, or in the societies connected to the empires or expansions, or the societies of the Asia-Pacific world during these periods. They describe the social, religious, cultural, economic, environmental and/or political aspects related to the changes and continuities in a society or a historical period. Students describe the role of significant individuals, groups and institutions connected to the societies of these periods and their influences on historical events. Students develop questions about the past to inform historical inquiry. They locate and identify a range of primary and secondary sources as evidence in historical inquiry. They describe the origin, content and context of sources and explain the purpose of primary and secondary sources. Students compare sources to explain the accuracy, usefulness and reliability of sources as evidence. They sequence events and developments to explain causes and effects, and patterns of continuity and change across societies and time periods. They describe perspectives, attitudes and values of the past, and suggest reasons for different points of view. They explain historical interpretations about significant events and people. Students use historical knowledge, concepts, terms and references to evidence from sources to create descriptions, explanations and historical arguments.