Investigating the Ancient Past
How historians know anything at all: sources, evidence, dating and the difference between the two.
- Primary and secondary sources
- Archaeology and excavation
- Relative and absolute dating
NSW History Stage 4 (Year 7) depth studies - the ancient past, Egypt, China - expressed in Dux teaching language.
Dux tracks each dot point separately, so “I did History Year 7” becomes a list of specific things you can already do and specific things you have never been asked. Open a module for all of its dot points, written out.
How historians know anything at all: sources, evidence, dating and the difference between the two.
The Nile, the state, belief and daily life - and what the evidence actually shows.
Dynastic rule, philosophy and technology in one of the longest continuous civilisations.
A History Year 7 paper is not one question type repeated. Each command word asks for a different shape of answer, and each is worth a different number of marks.
| Command word | Question type | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| analyse | Short answer | 3–5 |
| describe | Short answer | 2–3 |
| discuss | Extended response | 4–6 |
| explain | Short answer | 3–4 |
| identify | Multiple choice | 1 |
Year 7 Assessment Task Shape — 50 marks, 75 minutes. Practice papers in Dux are assembled to this shape rather than invented, so the timing is training too.
Diagnostic first, then questions written in the shape this course uses. Written answers come back marked against the bands, not just scored.