The Ancient to the Modern World
The Year 8 curriculum provides study of history from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern period, c.650 AD (CE) – 1750. This was when major civilisations around the world came into contact with each other. Social, economic, religious, and political beliefs were often challenged and significantly changed. It was the period when the modern world began to take shape.
Key inquiry questions
•How did societies change from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern age?
•What key beliefs and values emerged and how did they influence societies?
•What were the causes and effects of contact between societies in this period?
•Which significant people, groups and ideas from this period have influenced the world today?
The Year 8 curriculum provides study of history from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern period, c.650 AD (CE) – 1750. This was when major civilisations around the world came into contact with each other. Social, economic, religious, and political beliefs were often challenged and significantly changed. It was the period when the modern world began to take shape.
Key inquiry questions
•How did societies change from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern age?
•What key beliefs and values emerged and how did they influence societies?
•What were the causes and effects of contact between societies in this period?
•Which significant people, groups and ideas from this period have influenced the world today?