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History 7-10 / Year 7 / Knowledge and understanding / The ancient world

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the organisation and roles of key groups in ancient society such as the nobility, bureaucracy, women and slaves, and how they influenced and changed society (AC9HH7K10)

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  • Topic: Greece
  • examining evidence of the social structure of Athenian or Spartan society; for example, the roles of citizens, women and slaves in Athenian society and the roles of Spartiates, Perioikoi and Helots in Spartan society
  • describing the rights of citizens in ancient Athens (for example, the right for men to vote), their responsibilities (for example, military service, attending assembly meetings) and the concept of freedom,456,Topic: Rome
  • describing the significance of slavery in the period of the Roman Empire; for example, the acquisition of slaves through warfare, the use of slaves as gladiators, agricultural labourers and domestic servants, and the rise of freedmen
  • investigating material culture and visual primary sources depicting the role of social structure (for example, the roles of patricians, plebeians, women of different classes and slaves) to understand the lived experience of republicanism in Rome,456,Topic: Egypt
  • explaining the social structure of ancient Egypt, including slaves, farmers, craftsmen, merchants, scribes, soldiers, priests, Vizers, Nomarchs and Pharaoh
  • describing the rights and responsibilities of women of different classes in the areas of marriage, family life, work and education, and the depiction of women fulfilling these roles in artwork and funerary texts
  • explaining how scribes viewed their role in the maintenance of society, using evidence such as funerary texts and literary works, such as the Instruction of Amenemope,456,Topic: India
  • explaining how society was organised and shaped through the social hierarchy, including the role of Brahmins (priests, teachers), Kshatriyas (kings, warriors), Vaishyas (merchants, artisans) and Shudras (labourers, peasants),456,Topic: China
  • describing the role of women in shaping ancient society in the areas of marriage, family life, work and education
  • outlining the rights and responsibilities of the Shi class
General capabilities
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural Understanding
ScOT terms

Environmental influences,  Ancient cities,  Ancient history,  Classical antiquity,  Chinese history,  Egyptian history,  Indian history

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