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History

Geography

Civics and Citizenship

Economics and Business

 The humanities and social sciences are the study of human behaviour and
interaction in social, cultural, environmental, economic and political contexts.
The humanities and social sciences have a historical and contemporary focus,
from personal to global contexts, and consider challenges for the future.

 In the Australian Curriculum, the Humanities and Social Sciences learning

area comprises four subjects: History, Geography, Economics and Business,
Civics and Citizenship.

 Through studying humanities and social sciences, students will develop the
ability to question, think critically, solve problems, communicate effectively,
make decisions and adapt to change. Thinking about and responding to issues
requires an understanding of the key historical, geographical, political,
economic and societal factors involved, and how these different factors
interrelate.

 The humanities and social science subjects provide a broad understanding of

the world in which we live, and how people can participate as active and
informed citizens with high-level skills needed for the 21st century.
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 A primary source is an authentic document or original item
that was produced at the time of the events you are
studying. It might be a letter, a report, a photograph, an
interview, a recording, a drawing, a piece of pottery, a
building or any other kind of artefact or written account. It
was created by someone who lived at the time and is
therefore a great source of records or evidence.

 Primary sources can be found in: museums, online

museum collections, historical sites, buildings, libraries,
galleries, exhibitions at auction houses e.g. the Great
Pyramid of Giza is a primary source from Ancient Egypt.
 A secondary source is a description, report or recording
about the past that was produced after the events being
studied took place. It could be a textbook, an
encyclopaedia, a historical novel, a biography, a historical
movie or any other form of text or file that recounts or
analyses the events. It may contain an opinion as the author
may have wanted to express their point of view on the
topic.

 Secondary sources can also be found online and in

libraries, encyclopaedias and data bases. For example, an
encyclopaedia article about the Great Pyramid of Giza is a
secondary source on Ancient Rome.
 With the information you now have about the learning
area of Humanities and Social Science create a title
page that shows your understanding including all four
subjects
1. History
2. Geography
3. Economics and Business
4. Civics and Citizenship

5. Due: Tuesday, Week 3

 Understand your topic
 Plan your presentation, think of the time limit given
 Prepare your text
 Focus on the interesting points
 Include concrete examples and supportive evidence to
show your audience e.g. photographs, artefacts, maps and
diagrams
 Practice before

On the day
 Take deep breaths
 Speak slowly
 Look at the audience
Throughout human history, people have felt the urge to move
outwards from their homelands to improve their lives. This
pattern can be traced back through the millennia to the stone
ages.
Place your sticky dot on the map of the world on the countries
that your family has originated from.
Why do you think your family
decided to migrate here?
 Archaeology – the study of past human societies using
evidence from the past
 Civilisation – a people or nation that has developed
advanced social, political and economic structures
 Society – an organised group of people who share common
culture, beliefs, interests and values
 Artefact – something produced by humans
 BCE – before common era
 Fossil – the remains of a living organism preserved in a
mould or cast in a rock
 Prehistory – human history in the period before recorded
events
 How do we know early humans migrated ‘Out of
Africa’ across the Earth?
 How did early humans live?
 What challenges faced early humans and how did they
deal with them?
 What evidence tells us about the development of
ancient societies?
 Over the millennia, in what ways have they stayed the
same?
Complete the worksheet.
Over 60,000 years ago, the first modern humans—
people physically identical to us today—left their African
homeland and entered Europe, then a bleak and
inhospitable continent in the grip of the Ice Age.
But when they arrived, they were not alone: the stocky,
powerfully built Neanderthals had already been living there
for hundreds of thousands of years. So what happened when
the first modern humans encountered the Neanderthals? Did
we make love or war?
 Let’s trace the pattern of human
migration to Australia.

 What is the ancient pattern of migration of humans to

Australia?
 Is this different or similar to the migration of humans
to China?
 What factors may have contributed to humans
migrating to Australia?
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