Mandatory History for Years 7 - 10 |
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Year 7
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Introducing History
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Ancient Societies
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Ancient societies
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Indigenous peoples - Colonisation and contact
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Year 8
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Ancient Societies
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Indigenous peoples - colonisation and contact
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Medieval history
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Renaissance /Reformation
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Year 9 |
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Australian Social and political life to 1914
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Australia and World War I
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Australia between the wars
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Australia and World War II
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Year 10
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Post war Australia to 1970s
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Post war Australia Social and political issues - 1970s-1990s
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Post war Australia Social and political issues - 1970s-1990s continued Contemporary Australia
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Contemporary Australia
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Year 9 & 10 History Elective Outline |
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Term 1 |
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Term 3 |
Term 4 |
| Year 9 | Mythology of Ancient Greece |
Ancient Rome |
Asian Mythology or Celtic Mythology |
A. Ideologies, belief systems and philosophies of the world The Philosophy of Buddhism/Siddartha Gautama |
| Year 10 | Elective Modern World 1750 to Present B. Ideologies, belief systems and philosophies of the world - Gandhi & 20th C India |
Slavery and Black Rights in America Genocide - the plight of the Jews |
Problems and Poverty in Asia and the World |
Asian Case Study - China Historical influence of Chinese thought / Confucianism on the modern times - Australian relations etc. |
Senior Modern & Ancient History Course Outlines |
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Term 4 |
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Ancient Preliminary
Archaeology Investigating the past The Celts |
The Celts continued Tutankhamun's Tomb |
Tutankhamun's Tomb continued Roman Provincial Government |
HSC Course Ancient Societies SPARTA |
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Ancient H.S.C
Historical period Greece 500-440 B.C. Delian League Greece 446-339 B.C. Peloponnesian War |
Personality Julius Caesar Historical Period Rome 78-28 B.C. |
Historical Period continued |
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Modern Preliminary
What is History? Depth Studies The Reign of Terror France 1792-1795. The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty. |
Depth Studies: The Boxer Rebellion in China. The decolonisation of Indo China. |
Preliminary Core Study The World at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. |
H.S.C. Course either Core Study WW1 and its Aftermath or 20th Century Study-China or Conflict in Indo-China 1954-1979 |
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Modern H.S.C
either Core Study WW1 and its Aftermath. 2001 or 20th Century Study - China or Conflict in Indo-China 1954- 1979 |
H.S.C. Course
either Core Study WW1 and its Aftermath. or 20th Century Study-China or Conflict in Indo-China 1954-1979 |
Continuation of third topic
Revision |
Subjects studied |
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History - Years 7 - 10 (Junior History)
Mandatory Australian History Stage 5 Classical and Modern Studies Years 9 - 10 (Elective History) Ancient History - Years 11 - 12 Modern History - Years 11 - 12 History Extension - Year 12 |
Excursions |
Information about excursions offered or planned
- Year 7 - Imax Theatre (Egypt) + Chinese Gardens + China Town (Site study). Additional site study - History of Hornsby Girls' High School.
- Year 8 - James Adams Mediaeval Show
- Year 9 - Australian History Mandatory Site Study Canberra, War Memorial & National Museum - The History of Migration. Site Study - history of the local area.
- Year 9 Elective - Nan Tien Temple - Berkeley
- Year 10 Elective - The Jewish Museum
- Year 10 Australian History - Sydney site study, and history of the local area.
- Year 11 and 12 Ancient and Modern History will attend University and HTA Study Days on various topics under study for the Higher School Certificate
Internet links |
Phrenology.org - Julius Caesar |
