Ancient History HSC examination specifications
- The examination will consist of a written paper worth 100 marks.
- Time allowed: 3 hours plus 5 minutes reading time.
- The paper will include a source booklet.
- The paper will consist of four sections.
- Questions in this section will require candidates to refer to the source booklet. This section will consist of two parts.
- There will be objective response and short-answer questions to the value of 15 marks, including from 5 to 10 objective response questions.
- Questions will require candidates to use sources and apply their own knowledge.
- There will be one question worth 10 marks that will require candidates to refer to sources and apply their own knowledge to issues of investigating, reconstructing and preserving the past and related ethical issues.
- There will be 10 questions, one for each ancient society.
- Each question will consist of four or five parts.
- A source will be provided for each society.
- Candidates will be required to answer the question on the ancient society they have studied.
- The expected length of response will be around eight pages of an examination writing booklet (approximately 1000 words) in total.
- There will be 12 questions, one for each personality.
- Each question will consist of two or three parts, with the last part worth 15 marks.
- Candidates will be required to answer the question on the personality they have studied.
- The expected length of response will be around eight pages of an examination writing booklet (approximately 1000 words) in total.
- There will be 16 extended response questions, one for each historical period.
- Each question will have two alternatives.
- Candidates will be required to answer one alternative on the historical period they have studied.
- The expected length of response will be around eight pages of an examination writing booklet (approximately 1000 words).