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Stages 4 and 5
English
History
Drama
History, People and
Events
Stage 6
English Advanced
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English ESL
Fundamental of English
Modern History
Drama
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Ancient History Stage 6 has a unique role in the school curriculum
because it allows students to study and analyse past societies with
a detachment conferred by the perspectives of at least two
millennia. It draws on a variety of disciplines and sources, both
written and archaeological, such as literary works, coins,
inscriptions, art, architecture, artefacts and human remains,
enabling students to piece together an informed and coherent view of
the past. Because the amount of surviving evidence is relatively
small, students are able to consider it in its entirety and thus
weigh their own interpretations alongside those found in published
secondary works, while noting how to deal with gaps in the evidence.
In addition, it introduces students to scientific methods used in
the historian’s investigation of archaeological evidence.
Students study ancient
history because it provides them with opportunities to satisfy their
fascination and interest in the stories of the past and the
mysteries of human behaviour. It allows them to develop and apply
the research skills and methodologies of the historian and
archaeologist. It equips students to question critically and
interpret written and archaeological sources for the evidence they
provide about the ancient world.
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