Ancient History
Ancient History learning area contact:
- Meredith Beaton : +61 8 9273 6781 | Meredith.Beaton@scsa.wa.edu.au
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ATAR
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 - For teaching from 2024 (730.4 KB) Last updated: 11 Apr 2024 8:32am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (391.6 KB) Last updated: 11 Apr 2024 8:35am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (487.4 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 1:19pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (205.2 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 1:19pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2025 (676.0 KB) Last updated: 04 Sep 2024 1:16pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2025 (382.8 KB) Last updated: 04 Sep 2024 1:17pm
Examination Materials- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 12 May 2025 4:11pm
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2025 7:24am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline: Egypt - for teaching in 2025 (1.0 MB) Last updated: 02 Aug 2024 8:53am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline: Egypt - for teaching in 2025 (386.4 KB) Last updated: 02 Aug 2024 8:53am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline: Egypt - for teaching in 2025 (759.4 KB) Last updated: 02 Aug 2024 9:04am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline: Egypt - for teaching in 2025 (357.4 KB) Last updated: 02 Aug 2024 9:04am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks: Egypt - for teaching in 2025 (1.2 MB) Last updated: 02 Aug 2024 9:20am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks: Egypt - for teaching in 2025 (1.4 MB) Last updated: 02 Aug 2024 9:19am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline: Greece - For teaching in 2025 (758.7 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 11:47am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline: Greece - For teaching in 2025 (358.2 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 11:54am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline: Greece - For teaching in 2025 (964.3 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 12:03pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline: Greece - For teaching in 2025 (381.3 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 12:07pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks: Greece - For teaching in 2025 (1.1 MB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 1:30pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks: Greece - For teaching in 2025 (402.0 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 1:32pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline: Rome - For teaching in 2025 (763.4 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 9:53am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline: Rome - For teaching in 2025 (360.6 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 10:03am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline: Rome - For teaching in 2025 (953.0 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 10:12am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline: Rome - For teaching in 2025 (376.6 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 10:18am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks: Rome - For teaching in 2025 (993.2 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 10:29am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks: Rome - For teaching in 2025 (398.3 KB) Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 10:48am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks: Egypt - For teaching in 2024 (1.1 MB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:53am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks: Egypt - For teaching in 2024 (487.0 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:53am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline: Egypt - For teaching in 2024 (858.1 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:53am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline: Egypt - For teaching in 2024 (356.6 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:53am
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline: Egypt - For teaching in 2024 (1.0 MB) Last updated: 08 Jul 2024 9:18am
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline: Egypt - For teaching in 2024 (388.3 KB) Last updated: 08 Jul 2024 9:17am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline: Greece - For teaching in 2024 (780.1 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:54am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline: Greece - For teaching in 2024 (360.3 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:54am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks: Greece - For teaching in 2024 (1.0 MB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:55am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks: Greece - For teaching in 2024 (399.8 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:55am
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline: Greece - For teaching in 2024 (959.1 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:55am
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline: Greece - For teaching in 2024 (378.9 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:56am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline: Rome - For teaching in 2024 (855.8 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:56am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline: Rome - For teaching in 2024 (356.6 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:56am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks: Rome - For teaching in 2024 (1.1 MB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:56am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks: Rome - For teaching in 2024 (398.6 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:56am
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline: Rome - For teaching in 2024 (1.1 MB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:57am
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline: Rome - For teaching in 2024 (377.6 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 11:57am
- 2024 Summary examination report for candidates (121.2 KB) Last updated: 11 Apr 2025 12:42pm
- 2024 Examination (1.0 MB) Last updated: 12 Feb 2025 9:41am
- 2024 Marking Key - Egypt (762.1 KB) Last updated: 12 Feb 2025 9:41am
- 2024 Marking Key - Greece (747.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Apr 2025 1:26pm
- 2024 Marking Key - Rome (789.0 KB) Last updated: 12 Feb 2025 9:41am
- 2025 HIA Sample Examination (906.1 KB) Last updated: 19 Sep 2024 9:31am
- 2025 HIA Sample Marking Key Egypt (281.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Sep 2024 4:11pm
- 2025 HIA Sample Marking Key Greece (699.1 KB) Last updated: 29 Aug 2024 9:18am
- 2025 HIA Sample Marking Key Rome (704.8 KB) Last updated: 29 Aug 2024 9:18am
- Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
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General
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 - For teaching from 2024 (376.8 KB) Last updated: 06 Feb 2024 4:13pm
- General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (296.3 KB) Last updated: 06 Feb 2024 4:14pm
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (377.5 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 1:31pm
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (168.5 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 1:31pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2025- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 12 May 2025 4:11pm
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2025 7:24am
- General Year 11 sample course outline (517.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General Year 11 sample course outline (379.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (437.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (349.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (624.3 KB) Last updated: 29 Apr 2025 3:28pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (421.2 KB) Last updated: 29 Apr 2025 3:29pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (532.1 KB) Last updated: 02 May 2025 10:34am
- General Year 12 sample course outline (372.6 KB) Last updated: 02 May 2025 10:34am
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (390.0 KB) Last updated: 02 May 2025 10:36am
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (372.6 KB) Last updated: 29 Apr 2025 3:32pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (599.5 KB) Last updated: 02 May 2025 10:38am
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (395.5 KB) Last updated: 02 May 2025 10:39am
- General Year 11 and 12 Resource list (205.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:27pm
- General Year 11 and 12 Resource list (242.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:27pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2024- 2025 General EST Unit 3 content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (169.9 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am
- 2025 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (168.2 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am
- 2025 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome, the Late Republic (168.5 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am
- 2025 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (168.8 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- 2024 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (284.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:36pm
- 2024 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome, the Late Republic (284.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:36pm
- 2024 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (284.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:36pm
- 2024 General EST Unit 3 content - Egypt Dynastic change (285.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:36pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2022- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (188.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:10pm
- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content - Rome the Late Republic (186.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:10pm
- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content - Old Kingdom Egypt (283.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:10pm
- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content - The Establishment of Rome (187.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:10pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2021- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (285.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:32pm
- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content - Rome the Late Republic (283.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:32pm
- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content - Old Kingdom Egypt (283.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:32pm
- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content - The Establishment of Rome (283.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:32pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2020- 2021 General EST Unit 3 Content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (287.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:22pm
- 2021 General EST Unit 3 Content - Rome the Late Republic (281.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:22pm
- 2021 General EST Unit 3 Content - Old Kingdom Egypt (284.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:22pm
- 2021 General EST Unit 3 Content - The Establishment of Rome (281.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:22pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2019- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content - Egypt, Dynastic change (286.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:10pm
- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content - The Establishment of Rome (285.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:10pm
- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content - Rome the Late Republic (284.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:10pm
- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content - Old Kingdom Egypt (284.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:10pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2018- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content - Egypt, Dynastic change (155.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:50pm
- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (154.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:50pm
- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome the Late Republic (154.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:50pm
- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (154.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:50pm
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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 https://www.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: 16 Dec 2023 2:34pm
- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (149.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:33pm
- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome the Late Republic (148.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:34pm
- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (149.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:33pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2016- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (165.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - The Establishment of Rome (153.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome, the Late Republic (165.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:03pm
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Rome, the Late Republic (152.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:03pm
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (165.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:03pm
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Old Kingdom Egypt (152.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:03pm
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (165.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:03pm
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content - Egypt, Dynastic Change (154.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:03pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
- General sample EST marking key: Old Kingdom Egypt (326.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General sample EST marking key: Old Kingdom Egypt (228.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General sample EST marking key: China (326.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:51pm
- General sample EST marking key: China (213.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:51pm
- General sample EST marking key: Egypt (326.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:51pm
- General sample EST marking key: Egypt (213.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:51pm
- General sample EST marking key: Greece (324.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:51pm
- General sample EST marking key: Greece (209.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:51pm
- General sample EST marking key: Establishment of Rome (326.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:51pm
- General sample EST marking key: Establishment of Rome (214.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:51pm
- General sample EST marking key: Rome, the Late Republic (325.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST marking key: Rome, the Late Republic (210.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST (306.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST (190.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Old Kingdom Egypt (656.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Old Kingdom Egypt (293.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: China (575.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: China (1.0 MB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Egypt (688.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Egypt (394.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Greece (307.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Greece (182.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Establishment of Rome (308.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Establishment of Rome (183.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Rome, the Late Republic (306.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- General sample EST source booklet: Rome, the Late Republic (180.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:52pm
- 2016 General externally set tasks (available early October 2015)