History – Ancient / Y11-12

Key Information.
Nature of Subject:
Nature of Subject:
Units: 2
Category: Board Developed Course (ATAR)
HSC Exam: 3hrs
Major Work:
None
Recommendation
- Interest in Ancient History
- Inquisitive nature
- Wider reading and research
Prerequisites
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- High level literacy skills
- Ability to empathise and understand different perspectives
- The ability to formulate sophisticated arguments in written work
- Good work ethic
Course Overview:
Year 11 - Preliminary
Homer’s Iliad
Cyrus the Great
Persepolis
The Persian Wars
Rome: Power and Image
Case Study: OstiaYear 12 - HSC Course
Pompeii and Herculaneum
Sparta
Fall of the Roman Republic
Personality Study: Julius Caesar
Where to from here?
- Talk to the Head of Department or Head of Curriculum
- Read the subject selection session presentation
- Talk to present students in the subject
- Talk to your parents
Electives offered.
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