SUBJECT: ANCIENT HISTORY YEAR 7

THE PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
Ancient History at Year 7 is designed to:

• Recognise and discuss continuity and change in societies
• Empathise with past / present cultures and societies
• Have an understanding of the concept of historical evidence
• Distinguish between different types of evidence
• Use hypothesising skills
• Form values, ideas and opinions
• Respond to issues and questions in sentence form
• Show an awareness of the past by constructing timelines
• Understand and interpret maps
• Work co-operatively in groups

THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE:
The course units address the following CSF II Curriculum Focus Areas:

• Learn about the daily life of people in the ancient world and how they made meaning of their world.
• Learn about how ancient societies organised their world through their social and political structures and the values reflected in them.
• Learn about the influences of the ancient world on modern society

Unit 1 Areas Covered:

• What is History?
• Uses of History?
• What is evidence?
• Using / interpreting evidence
• Differences between archaeologists and historians
• Timelines

Unit 1 Areas Covered:

SUMER

• Geographical location
• Cities and civilization
• The development of writing
• Archaeological evidence

EGYPT

• Geographic location
• Importance of the Nile River
• The great pharaohs
• The pyramids/mummification
• Hieroglyphics

GREECE

• Geographic location
• The Minoan civilization of Crete
• The Mycenaeans/Trojan War
• Growth of city-states: Comparative study of Sparta and Athens
• The growth of Athenian Democracy
• The legacy of Greece

In addition to the aforementioned areas of study, students will be encouraged to pursue library/internet research into one or more of the following topics:

• The Olympic games
• Greek Gods, myths and legends
• Everyday life in Athens/the status of women
• Alexander the Great

ROME

• Geographical location
• Foundation legend of Romulus and Remus
• The early Tarquin kings
• The growth of the republic and the expansion of Rome
• The struggle between patricians and plebeians
• The first emperors
• The legacy of Rome

THE ASSESSMENT IN THE COURSE:
Work Requirements:

• Workbook (class based activities, notes, homework tasks)
• Test 1: Egypt
• Test 2: Rome
• Project on either life in Ancient Egypt or life in Ancient Greece

SUBJECT: MEDIEVAL HISTORY YEAR 8

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE:
Medievel History at Year 8 is designed to:

• Recognise and discuss continuity and change in societies
• Empathise with past /present cultures and societies
• Have an understanding of the concept of historical evidence
• Distinguish between different types of evidence
• Use hypothesising skills
• Form values, ideas and opinions
• Respond to issues and questions in sentence form
• Show an awareness of the past by constructing timelines
• Understand and interpret maps
• Work co-operatively in groups

THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE:
The course units address the following CSF II Curriculum Focus Areas:

• Learn about the daily life of people in the medieval world and how they made meaning of their world.
• Learn about how medieval societies organised their world through their social and political structures and the values reflected in them.
• Learn about the influences of the medieval world on modern society.

Unit 1 Areas Covered:
Medieval England

• The Battle of Hastings
• The Bayeux Tapestry
• The Feudal System
• Law and Order
• The Magna Carta
• The Development of Castles/Knights
• Religion
• The Black Death

Unit 2 Areas Covered:
Renaissance Italy

• Background to the Renaissance
• Self-Government in Florence
• The role of Merchants
• Art and Architecture

THE ASSESSMENT IN THE COURSE:
Work Requirements:

• Workbook (class based activities, notes, homework tasks)
• Test 1: Life in Medieval England
• Project: Students can chose one of the following areas: Black Death, Castles, Knights, Crusades and Women in the Middle Ages