AC9HH8K14
Year 8
Humanities and Social Sciences
AC9HH8K14 | Year 8 History: Asia-Pacific world
Content Descriptor
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
Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Asia-Pacific world
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 8 History. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
Angkor/Khmer Empire
- • Elaboration 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
Japan under the Shoguns
- • Elaboration 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
Polynesian expansion across the Pacific
- • Elaboration examining artefacts such as Lapita pottery from Vanuatu, tapa cloth and/or ship-building techniques to provide insight into those societies
- • Elaboration 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
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