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Home Curriculum Course Information Y12 Course Info Classics: Ancient History and Classical Civilisation - Year 12

Classics: Ancient History and Classical Civilisation - Year 12

AS Classics: Ancient Histort & Classical Civilisation (OCR) - Year 12

Half Term 1 (September - October)
  • Introduction to Greek
  • History from Mycenae to Athenian Empire
  • Homer’s Odyssey Books 1-4
  • The birth of Athenian democracy
  • The Persian Wars
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: No
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 2 (November - December)
  • Homer’s Odyssey Books 5-12
  • Development of Athenian democracy under Pericles
  • The birth of the Delian League and growth of Empire
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: No
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 3 (January - February)
  • Homer’s Odyssey Books 13-20
  • Democracy in action: power of the people
  • The rise of the demagogues
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: No
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 4 (March - April)
  • Homer’s Odyssey Books 21-24
  • Athens vs Sparta
  • The oligarchic revolution
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: No
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 5 (April - May)
  • Preparation for exams
External Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: No
Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Course Reading List
Athenian Democracy (BCP) by Robin Barrow. ISBN 978-1853995767
Athenian Democracy (Lancaster Pamphlets) by John Thorley. ISBN 978-0415319348
York notes on Homer’s Odyssey. ISBN 978-0582431515