is it just me, or does this subject have an insane amount of content? (1 Viewer)

[pinkiipromise]

What are the chances of them asking the same questions as previous years?

 

[Elliee]

I hope they don't ask the same questions for last year, I have disregarded them haha! I find ancient history has more content than any subject, except possibly legal? Try doing the Julio-Claudians and Agrippina guys! Agrippina is okay, she is actually interesting... the Julio-Claudians however, are awful! ONE essay question and you need to know the policies, reformations, building project, relationship with senate, praetorian guard, army etc. I cannot wait until ancient is over! I think it is particularly lovely that they give us maths, religion and ancient ALL IN A ROW! AHhh

 

[Galladrim]

What are the chances of them asking the same questions as previous years?

For some of the options in some sections, there probably will have been a past question very similar to the one we will be doing. They will certainly cover the same areas somewhere in the paper.

 

[Galladrim]

I hope they don't ask the same questions for last year, I have disregarded them haha! I find ancient history has more content than any subject, except possibly legal? Try doing the Julio-Claudians and Agrippina guys! Agrippina is okay, she is actually interesting... the Julio-Claudians however, are awful! ONE essay question and you need to know the policies, reformations, building project, relationship with senate, praetorian guard, army etc. I cannot wait until ancient is over! I think it is particularly lovely that they give us maths, religion and ancient ALL IN A ROW! AHhh

I have all three of those, and then economics on that Friday. The week of hell isn't it?

 

[anexasaved]

I hope they don't ask the same questions for last year, I have disregarded them haha! I find ancient history has more content than any subject, except possibly legal? Try doing the Julio-Claudians and Agrippina guys! Agrippina is okay, she is actually interesting... the Julio-Claudians however, are awful! ONE essay question and you need to know the policies, reformations, building project, relationship with senate, praetorian guard, army etc. I cannot wait until ancient is over! I think it is particularly lovely that they give us maths, religion and ancient ALL IN A ROW! AHhh

Yea you're right, at least Ag is interesting...Augustus on the other hand, sighh soooooo much content to remember (WHY COULDN'T HE HAVE DONE LESS STUFF D=)!
I haven't even bothered learning Mycenae yet =/

 

[Fake-Name]

Yea you're right, at least Ag is interesting...Augustus on the other hand, sighh soooooo much content to remember (WHY COULDN'T HE HAVE DONE LESS STUFF D=)!
I haven't even bothered learning Mycenae yet =/

That's why I feel fortunate for doing both Xerxes and Persia for my period and personality. Both are probably the most interesting courses I've done in my six years of schooling. I just wish some Australian university had courses on Near Eastern Ancient history.

Minoa Crete and Pompeii on the other hand...

 

[-may-cat-]

I just wish some Australian university had courses on Near Eastern Ancient history.

They do, Macquarie university.

 

[Elliee]

I have all three of those, and then economics on that Friday. The week of hell isn't it?

Ah you poor poor thing... I can empathise with you... At least we get half our exams done in a week I'm happy to finis on the 3rd November (legal)

 

[Fake-Name]

They do, Macquarie university.

May-cat! didn't know you ventured outside of the Macquarie Uni forum!
Are you referring to the undergraduate B.Arts 'Egypt and the Near East'? Because I cant find anything that centres around Persia:
http://api.prod.handbook.mq.edu.au/UnitPrefixes/HTML/2012/AHIS/9f9ef28dea630ae6311cc730207b2b59

Besides the capstone where you can seemingly pick your own topic http://api.prod.handbook.mq.edu.au/Unit/HTML/AHIS399/2012/9f9ef28dea630ae6311cc730207b2b59

It would be really awesome if they offered something on Persia and I was simply missing it!

 

[Fake-Name]

They do, Macquarie university.

May-cat! didn't know you ventured outside of the Macquarie Uni forum!
Are you referring to the undergraduate B.Arts 'Egypt and the Near East'? Because I cant find anything that centres around Persia:
http://api.prod.handbook.mq.edu.au/UnitPrefixes/HTML/2012/AHIS/9f9ef28dea630ae6311cc730207b2b59

Besides the capstone where you can seemingly pick your own topic http://api.prod.handbook.mq.edu.au/Unit/HTML/AHIS399/2012/9f9ef28dea630ae6311cc730207b2b59

It would be really awesome if they offered something on Persia and I was simply missing it!

 

[-may-cat-]

May-cat! didn't know you ventured outside of the Macquarie Uni forum!
Are you referring to the undergraduate B.Arts 'Egypt and the Near East'? Because I cant find anything that centres around Persia:
http://api.prod.handbook.mq.edu.au/UnitPrefixes/HTML/2012/AHIS/9f9ef28dea630ae6311cc730207b2b59

Besides the capstone where you can seemingly pick your own topic http://api.prod.handbook.mq.edu.au/Unit/HTML/AHIS399/2012/9f9ef28dea630ae6311cc730207b2b59

It would be really awesome if they offered something on Persia and I was simply missing it!

I lurk here and there =]

You just need to know where to look! These units, while not focusing exclusively on the Near East, look at Persian/Iranian history in fair detail. I've taken a couple of them and they were absolutely fantastic, particularly 'antiquities heirs', did a major assessment on the promotion of religion in Sasanian Iran, interesting stuff.

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS120

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS223

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS242

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS345

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS241

 

[Fake-Name]

I lurk here and there =]

You just need to know where to look! These units, while not focusing exclusively on the Near East, look at Persian/Iranian history in fair detail. I've taken a couple of them and they were absolutely fantastic, particularly 'antiquities heirs', did a major assessment on the promotion of religion in Sasanian Iran, interesting stuff.

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS120

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS223

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS242

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS345

http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/Units/UGUnit/AHIS241

That's awesome! I would never have selected any of those, Although I was considering the Near Eastern Documents and possibly Antiquity's heirs.

I seriously cant wait until the HSC is over and I can start doing ancient history at Macq!

Edit: I.O.U reputation when I spread it around.

 

[Galladrim]

Ah you poor poor thing... I can empathise with you... At least we get half our exams done in a week I'm happy to finis on the 3rd November (legal)

Lol I finish on the 3rd as well! (History Extension)

 

[pinkiipromise]

It's too much! I can't finish all the freggin notes!

Is it bad to study right out of the textbooks?