Subject Details - 8 Humanities

  
IB Subject GroupHumanities
Subject Length2 semesters
DescriptionStudents study history from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern period, c.650– 1750 AD (CE). Students gain an insight into how the modern world began to take shape.
TopicsPossible focus areas include:
• The Great Plague
• Medieval Europe, Feudalism
• The Polynesian Expansion
• The Mongols
• Crime and Punishment
• The Magna Carta
• Feudal Japan
• Vikings
• The Khmer Empire
• The Ottoman Empire
• Renaissance Italy
AssessmentStudents are assessed against the Australian Curriculum achievement standards.

o Historical Knowledge
o Historical Skills
o Geographical Knowledge
o Geographical skills
Additional InformationExcursion costs.