History

“What are all histories but God manifesting himself, shaking down and trampling under foot whatsoever he hath not planted.” Oliver Cromwell

OVERVIEW

The course is designed to build on the foundations laid in primary school History classes. Within the framework of the chosen topics, students will learn about the many Primary and Secondary resources available to the historian. An important part of the course is to teach students that historical data is open to interpretation and thereby to teach them to evaluate evidence for themselves. The course also looks deeply into a number of Ancient Civilisations and compares them with the current world, analysing changes and continuities.

SUBJECT LENGTH

6 periods per cycle for one semester

TOPICS INCLUDE

Historical concepts, researching skills and timelines
Timelines
Ancient Egypt
Ancient China
Ancient Australia

PREREQUISITES

Booklist Items

ASSESSMENT

Coursework: Assignments; Research and reporting; Book work; Oral reports; Group work; Short factual tests (70 or 80%)
School Based Assessment: Semester examination (20 or 30%)

“Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.” “Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later.” Revelation 1:11,19