Ancient History
Ancient History learning area contacts:
- Annette Moon :+61 8 9273 6789 | Annette.Moon@scsa.wa.edu.au
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ATAR
The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For more information see the Syllabus Review section below.
The Ancient History ATAR course enables students to evaluate life in early civilisations, based on the analysis and interpretation of physical and written remains which provide evidence for ancient sites, events and individuals. The study of ancient civilisations illustrates the development of distinctive features of contemporary societies; for example, social organisation, systems of law and religion. Students also examine the possible motivations and actions of individuals, and evaluate how they shaped the political, social and cultural landscapes of the ancient world. Students are introduced to the skills and complexities of reconstructing the past using often fragmentary evidence from a range of written and archaeological sources, and the historical skills associated with the analysis and evaluation of sources.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (355.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:32pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (310.8 KB)
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (504.9 KB) Last updated: 20 Nov 2018 9:54am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (198.2 KB)
Examination Materials- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 27 Jan 2023 1:12pm
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (277.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:47pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (239.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (368.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:28pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (395.2 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline -- Athens (1.0 MB) Last updated: 07 Sep 2020 8:51am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline -- Athens (362.7 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (Egypt) (561.6 KB) Last updated: 26 Aug 2020 2:31pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (Egypt) (367.8 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (Egypt) (276.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:12pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (Egypt) (243.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline -- Rome (470.0 KB) Last updated: 26 Aug 2020 2:37pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline -- Rome (363.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (Sample 1) (259.4 KB) Last updated: 09 Aug 2018 3:12pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (Sample 1) (346.9 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (Sample 1) (341.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:24pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (Sample 1) (381.1 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (Sample 1) (296.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:49pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (Sample 1) (363.5 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (Sample 2) Egypt (259.4 KB) Last updated: 09 Aug 2018 3:19pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (Sample 2) Egypt (347.2 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (Sample 2) Egypt (350.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:25pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (Sample 2) Egypt (382.3 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (Sample 2) Egypt (251.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:31pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (Sample 2) Egypt (357.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 Resource lists (204.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:31pm
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 Resource lists (239.1 KB)
- 2022 Acknowledgement variations for ATAR course exams (671.1 KB) Last updated: 20 Mar 2023 4:08pm
- 2022 Examination (1.1 MB) Last updated: 09 Mar 2023 10:04am
- 2022 Marking key - Egypt (871.2 KB) Last updated: 09 Mar 2023 10:04am
- 2022 Marking key - Greece (745.9 KB) Last updated: 09 Mar 2023 10:04am
- 2022 Marking key - Rome (494.6 KB) Last updated: 09 Mar 2023 10:04am
- Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
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General
The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For more information see the Syllabus Review section below.
The Ancient History General course enables students to study life in early civilisations, based on the interpretation of the physical and written remains of different ancient societies. The study of ancient civilisations illustrates the development of distinctive features of contemporary societies; for example, social organisation and religion. The course also explores the possible motivations and actions of individuals, and how they shaped the political, social and cultural landscapes of the ancient world. Students are introduced to the process of reconstructing the past using often fragmentary evidence from a range of written and archaeological sources, and the skills associated with the analysis of historical sources.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- General Syllabus Year 11 (313.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 2:56pm
- General Syllabus Year 11 (289.7 KB)
- General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (408.8 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2019 10:01am
- General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (162.9 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 27 Jan 2023 1:12pm
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB)
- General Year 11 sample course outline (517.0 KB) Last updated: 18 Dec 2020 11:33am
- General Year 11 sample course outline (379.4 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (437.4 KB) Last updated: 18 Dec 2020 11:33am
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (349.1 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (342.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:39pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (392.7 KB)
- General Year 12 sample course outline (299.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:30pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (377.4 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (239.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:16pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (352.5 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (354.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:46pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (397.7 KB)
- General Year 11 and 12 Resource list (205.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:04pm
- General Year 11 and 12 Resource list (242.7 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2022- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (188.7 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2022 3:40pm
- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content - Rome the Late Republic (186.4 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2022 3:40pm
- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content - Old Kingdom Egypt (283.5 KB) Last updated: 08 Nov 2022 8:11am
- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content - The Establishment of Rome (187.1 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2022 3:40pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2021- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (285.3 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:43am
- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content - Rome the Late Republic (283.4 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:43am
- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content - Old Kingdom Egypt (283.3 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:44am
- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content - The Establishment of Rome (283.8 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:44am
Externally Set Task Materials 2020- 2021 General EST Unit 3 Content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (287.9 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 1:19pm
- 2021 General EST Unit 3 Content - Rome the Late Republic (281.3 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 1:19pm
- 2021 General EST Unit 3 Content - Old Kingdom Egypt (284.1 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 1:19pm
- 2021 General EST Unit 3 Content - The Establishment of Rome (281.6 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 1:19pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2019- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content - Egypt, Dynastic change (286.5 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:44pm
- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content - The Establishment of Rome (285.4 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:44pm
- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content - Rome the Late Republic (284.5 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:44pm
- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content - Old Kingdom Egypt (284.7 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:44pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2018- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content - Egypt, Dynastic change (155.6 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am
- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (154.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Aug 2019 4:10pm
- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome the Late Republic (154.2 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am
- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (154.5 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2017- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content - Egypt Dynastic change (149.9 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:14pm
- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (149.3 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:13pm
- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome the Late Republic (148.5 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:14pm
- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (149.4 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:14pm
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2016- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (165.6 KB)
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (153.7 KB) Last updated: 07 Sep 2017 11:26am
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome, the Late Republic (165.5 KB)
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome, the Late Republic (152.9 KB) Last updated: 07 Sep 2017 11:51am
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (165.3 KB)
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (152.9 KB) Last updated: 26 Sep 2018 9:52am
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (165.5 KB)
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (154.2 KB) Last updated: 26 Sep 2018 9:52am
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No strong student sample responses for, The Establishment of Rome, available for 2017 EST
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
- General sample EST marking key: Old Kingdom Egypt (326.3 KB)
- General sample EST marking key: Old Kingdom Egypt (228.8 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
- General sample EST marking key: China (326.5 KB)
- General sample EST marking key: China (213.6 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
- General sample EST marking key: Egypt (326.5 KB)
- General sample EST marking key: Egypt (213.0 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
- General sample EST marking key: Greece (324.1 KB)
- General sample EST marking key: Greece (209.0 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
- General sample EST marking key: Establishment of Rome (326.8 KB)
- General sample EST marking key: Establishment of Rome (214.0 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
- General sample EST marking key: Rome, the Late Republic (325.2 KB)
- General sample EST marking key: Rome, the Late Republic (210.3 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
- General sample EST (306.3 KB)
- General sample EST (190.8 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
- General sample EST source booklet: Old Kingdom Egypt (656.0 KB)
- General sample EST source booklet: Old Kingdom Egypt (293.5 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:33am
- General sample EST source booklet: China (575.6 KB)
- General sample EST source booklet: China (1.0 MB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
- General sample EST source booklet: Egypt (688.4 KB)
- General sample EST source booklet: Egypt (394.7 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:33am
- General sample EST source booklet: Greece (307.5 KB)
- General sample EST source booklet: Greece (182.8 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:33am
- General sample EST source booklet: Establishment of Rome (308.3 KB)
- General sample EST source booklet: Establishment of Rome (183.7 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:33am
- General sample EST source booklet: Rome, the Late Republic (306.8 KB)
- General sample EST source booklet: Rome, the Late Republic (180.9 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:33am
- 2016 General externally set tasks (available early October 2015)
Syllabus Review
The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For further information, please contact:
Mandy Hudson
Manager, Curriculum and Assessment
- Ancient History Year 11 and 12 Summary of Changes
- Consultation Draft Year 11 ATAR Ancient History Syllabus
- Consultation Draft Year 12 ATAR Ancient History Syllabus
- Use the link below to complete the consultation survey.
- 2023 Ancient History Years 11 and 12 consultation survey