Ancient History PHSC

Course: Ancient History

Course Description:

The Preliminary Course has been structured to provide students with opportunities to investigate key features groups, events, institutions, societies and historical sites from the evidence available by applying the methods used by historians and archaeologists.

Assessment Schedule:

 

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Task 4

Task 5

Nature of Task

Research

Half-Yearly Examination

Research Task

Essay

Yearly Examination

Timing of Task

 

Term 1

Week 7

Term 2

Week 5

Term 2

Week 9

Term 3

Week 8

Term 3

Week 11

 

Syllabus Components

 

 

 

 

 

History, Archaeology and Science

15

 

 

 

15

Case Study: Underwater Archaeology

 

10

 

 

 

Case Study: Ancient Human Remains

 

10

 

 

 

Historical Investigation:

Ancient Sites

 

 

20

 

 

Ancient Societies, Sites and Sources: Deir el-Medina

 

 

 

15

 

Ancient Societies, Sites and Sources:Thera

 

 

 

 

15

Marks

15

20

20

15

30

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