This is a presentation delivered on March 18 at English / History teachers leaders' conference.

1. Australian Curriculum: History The overviews: 7 - 10 Annabel Astbury | HTAV

2. For a summary of the Australian Curriculum: History www.slideshare.net/astbury

7. Key Inquiry Questions / Answers Overviews Depth Studies Historical Knowledge and Understanding Historical Skills

10. Structure of year Year 7 Annabel Astbury 2011 Depth study 2: The Mediterranean World Overview Depth study 1: Investigating the Ancient Past Depth study 3: The Asian World

12. Overview content for the ancient world (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, India, China and the Maya) includes the following: the theory that people moved out of Africa around 60 000 BCE and migrated to other parts of the world, including Australia • using a map to describe the pattern of movement of humans ‘out of Africa’ and across other continents over time, and looking at the types of evidence of these movements (for example stone tools, human remains and cave paintings) the evidence for the emergence and establishment of ancient societies (including art, iconography, writing tools and pottery) • exploring an early example of art (for example the 17 000 BCE great bull paintings from the Lascaux Cave in France) and discussing why they may have been painted • discussing the evolving nature of the evidence in this period, which shows increasingly sophisticated forms of technology (for example the transition from making tools out of stone, bone and wood to metalworking) • identifying sources of evidence for the emergence of organised states (for example the Cuneiform script phonetic writing of the Sumerians c.3500 BCE; the ancient law code of Hammurabi clay tablets from ancient Babylon c.1790 BCE; artefacts found in the tombs at Ur Sumer c.2500 BCE, which indicate the presence of either royalty or priestesses; pottery shards and fragments discovered in Palestine made of mud from the River Nile in Egypt as evidence of trade key features of ancient societies (farming, trade, social classes, religion, rule of law) • exploring why the shift from hunting and foraging to cultivation (and the domestication of animals) led to the development of permanent settlements • identifying the major civilisations of the ancient world (namely Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, India, China and the Maya); where and when they existed, and the evidence for contact between them • locating the major civilisations of the ancient world on a world map and using a timeline to identify the longevity of each ancient civilisation • identifying the major religions/philosophies that emerged by the end of the period (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam), and their key beliefs (through group work) Overview elaborations - suggested approaches for teaching

20. BBC: The Incredible Human Journey: Episode 4 Australia Essential Resources for Year 7: Overview BBC: The Incredible Human Journey BBC: The Incredible Human Journey: Episode 1 Out of Africa The Journey of Mankind Interactive Map (Bradshaw Foundation) The Bradshaw Foundation Rock Art Galleries World History for us all (University of San Diego Study Guide) colonies and emporia (Map) The work of an archaeologist BBC Interactive

21. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History History of the world in 100 objects 1001 Inventions of the Muslim World Essential Resources for Year 7: Overview David Rumsey Cartography Collection

23. Annabel Astbury 2011 Structure of year Year 8 Depth study 2: The Asia-Pacific World Overview Depth study 1: The Western and Islamic World Depth study 3: Expanding Contacts

29. Essential Resources for Year 8: Overview David Rumsey Cartography Collection BBC: The Beauty of Maps Anglo Saxon Activities 1001 Inventions of the Muslim World

31. Annabel Astbury 2011 Structure of year Year 9 Depth study 2: Australia and Asia Overview Depth study 1: Making a Better World? Depth study 3: World War I

33. Overview elaborations - suggested approaches (Year 9) Overview content for the making of the modern world includes the following: the nature and significance of the Industrial Revolution and how it affected living and working conditions, including within Australia • comparing the usefulness of artworks depicting life in the period with the first photographs • investigating the changing nature of the sources that provide a record of life in this period, such as paintings, travellers’ journals and the development of photography and film by 1918 the nature and extent of the movement of peoples in the period (slaves, convicts and settlers) • identifying the number of slaves transported and the nations/places involved (for example Portugal, Britain, France, Spain, North America) the extent of European imperial expansion and different responses, including in the Asian region • outlining the technologies of mass production that contributed to the Industrial Revolution and the changes in Australian life that occurred as a result of these technologies • recognising how Asian societies responded to European imperialism, the extent to which they were changed and the influence they exercised on the rest of the world • identifying Asian societies that were colonised by Europeans and those that remained independent the emergence and nature of significant economic, social and political ideas in the period, including nationalism • outlining the features that reflect the emergence of a belief in social and political equality, including the right to vote, egalitarianism and universal education in Australia • recognising how events such as the French Revolution and American independence contributed to ideas of equality • the role of Classical models and theories on the invention of democratic values

37. Essential Resources for Year 9: Overview Slave Voyages Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution Images of the industrial revolution Create a timeline of ideas: equality & democratic values

39. Annabel Astbury 2011 Structure of year Year 10 Depth study 2: Rights and freedoms Overview Depth study 1: World War II Depth study 3: The globalising world

41. Overview elaborations - suggested approaches (Year 10) Overview content for the Modern World and Australia includes the following: the inter-war years between World War I and World War II, including the Treaty of Versailles, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression • recognising the main features of the Treaty of Versailles, for example territorial concessions required by Germany and the imposition of war reparations • outlining key features of the interwar years (for example mass production in the 1920s, such as the manufacture of vehicles in the US; the ‘flapper generation’ and the Jazz Age; the Crash of 1929; and the consequences of the Great Depression continuing efforts post-World War II to achieve lasting peace and security in the world, including Australia’s involvement in UN peacekeeping • creating a chronological account of conflicts in which Australia has been involved and the resources (for example soldiers, equipment, intelligence) that Australia committed to each conflict • outlining the purpose of the United Nations and the key places where Australia has been involved in UN peacekeeping the major movements for rights and freedom in the world and the achievement of independence by former colonies • identifying the major movements for rights and freedom in the world (including the US Civil Rights movement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander movements, women’s movements) • recognising the continuing nature of civil rights movements in the twentieth century, such as the struggle for democracy in Burma

42. the nature of the Cold War and Australia’s involvement in Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts (Korea, Vietnam, The Gulf Wars, Afghanistan), including the rising influence of Asian nations since the end of the Cold War • identifying the Cold War superpowers as well as the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the fall of the Berlin Wall • outlining the competing ideologies of capitalism and communism, the US as the world’s last remaining superpower, and the rising influence of China and India (economic and political) developments in technology, public health, longevity and standard of living during the twentieth century, and concern for the environment and sustainability • brainstorming forms of technology that have affected what people see and hear, where they go, and how they live • tracing key developments in technology since 1918 that have changed the world in the following areas: the household (radio, television, appliances), travel and trade (shipping, passenger jets), communications (invention of the microchip, satellites, digital technologies) • recognising the growth in the world’s population during the twentieth century, life expectancy changes in different parts of the world, and the depletion of natural resources Overview elaborations - suggested approaches (Year 10)

46. Essential Resources for Year 10: Overview Jazz Age Culture (Uni of Pittsburgh) Picturing the century (National Archives USA) Australian Screen Online National Archives of Australia Learning Resources

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53. Curriculum and Assessment Authorities ACARA | www.acara.edu.au VCAA | www.vcaa.vic.edu.au

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