A classroom unit for Years 7-10 Civics and Citizenship And Years 7-10 History
| Year 7 History | The Ancient World. Students examine one of: Egypt, Greece, Rome; and India, China |
| Year 8 History | Ancient to the Modern World. Students examine one of: Ottoman Empire, Renaissance Italy, Vikings, Medieval Europe; Angkor/Khmer Empire, Shogun Japan, Polynesian expansion across the Pacific; and Mongol expansion, Black Death, Spanish conquest of Americas [Aztecs, Incas], Indigenous-Colonist contact (NSW only) |
| Year 9 History | The Making of the Modern World. Students examine one of: Industrial Revolution, Progressive ideas and movements, Movement of peoples; Asia and the world [China, India, Japan], Making a nation [C19th Australia]; and World War 1 |
| Year 10 History | The Modern World and Australia. Students examine one of: World War 2; Rights and Freedoms 1945-present; and Popular Culture, Migration experiences, Environment movement |
| Years 7-10 Civics and Citizenship | Three strands: Government and democracy Law and citizens Citizenship, diversity and identity |
Reference video: How the Enlightenment came to Australia
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