which is harder: modern or ancient history (1 Viewer)

[primeobjective]

what does everyone think,

which is harder modern or ancient history

 

[lyounamu]

Re: which is harder

Depends on individuals.

I will personally go for modern though.

 

[kaz1]

Re: which is harder

I don't do neither but I would say based on the stuff in years9-10.

 

[nirvanafreak02]

Re: which is harder

difficulty wise, they're a similar standard
BUT in terms of work required ancient is much much worse
some of the sections in ancient are HUGE eg 22 points, you get tested on one

the key difference is one relies more on sources, the other on historians
depends which one you prefer studying

 

[primeobjective]

Re: which is harder

can i also ask why you think its harder

i was under the impression that ancient has a heap of content and is more about

just regurgitating masses of content, i also heard that it sometimes hard to

understand the lifestyles back then.

on the other hand, modern has essays which you have to analyze and put forward

an argument, but it is easier because easier to understand because we are pretty

much living in the aftermath of ww1.

but i dont know

 

[Aplus]

Ancient History: Less sources, much of the information is assumed and dates and stuff are estimated. Less to remember but you have to remember it all.
Modern History: A lot of sources, information and historiographies. You have to be able to remember information which is relevant to your purpose.

That's basically a simplified description.

 

[-may-cat-]

Ancient History: Less sources, much of the information is assumed and dates and stuff are estimated. Less to remember but you have to remember it all.
Modern History: A lot of sources, information and historiographies. You have to be able to remember information which is relevant to your purpose.

That's basically a simplified description.

you think? in my experience you have to know quite a bit for both. People seem to think ancient is all regurgitation and no analysis, im curious as to what kind of marks they get in ancient

 

[nirvanafreak02]

Ancient History: Less sources, much of the information is assumed and dates and stuff are estimated. Less to remember but you have to remember it all.
Modern History: A lot of sources, information and historiographies. You have to be able to remember information which is relevant to your purpose.

That's basically a simplified description.

no i disagree with you here, ancient is a much bigger subject particularly in regards to the personality study.. therefore a lot MORE to remember

and what do you mean by 'sources'... if you mean historians, you don't need to know a lot of historians, 2-3 is ample to pull off an a-range essay, it's all about the argument

 

[-may-cat-]

no i disagree with you here, ancient is a much bigger subject particularly in regards to the personality study.. therefore a lot MORE to remember

and what do you mean by 'sources'... if you mean historians, you don't need to know a lot of historians, 2-3 is ample to pull off an a-range essay, it's all about the argument

lol, really? i found the exact opposite, my personality study wasnt too bad at all. who did you look at?

 

[jess2234long]

i do both and honestly modern is harder !!
trying to study for prelims and tomorrow ive got my modern exam and its killing me i cant study and im to distracted!!

if you like history then do ancient u will like it!
xxxx

 

[nirvanafreak02]

lol, really? i found the exact opposite, my personality study wasnt too bad at all. who did you look at?

i dropped at the end of year 11 because it was bad enough then lol

but my school does:
agrippina
and augustus... as the period study which i've heard is even more of a bitch


i always thought modern was heaps easier... you can make pretty much everything up, especially in core

 

[-may-cat-]

i dropped at the end of year 11 because it was bad enough then lol

but my school does:
agrippina
and augustus... as the period study which i've heard is even more of a bitch


i always thought modern was heaps easier... you can make pretty much everything up, especially in core

i think they both require a fair amount of effort

 

[nirvanafreak02]

i guess it's what you find easier
if you like the argumentative part more then modern's easier
if you like remember heaps of stuff go ancient
if you want to die do history extension

 

[-may-cat-]

i guess it's what you find easier
if you like the argumentative part more then modern's easier
if you like remember heaps of stuff go ancient
if you want to die do history extension

i do not understand why people see these subjects this way??? ancient is just as argumentive as modern, do other people not do this in their ancient essays?

 

[cannibal.horse]

Definately ancient - there's FAR more content (as many of the questions dont derive from the 'key questions and issues')

for example, they can only ask you about 3 questions in the modern history personality module, in ancient they can ask you about a dozen.

At the same time most modern history teachers are pretty dodge. I'd go with what your school tends to be strongest in.

 

[SiN3m]

u can bs through ancient... done

 

[cannibal.horse]

u can bs through ancient... done

Yes, if you want shit marks.

 

[nirvanafreak02]

i do not understand why people see these subjects this way??? ancient is just as argumentive as modern, do other people not do this in their ancient essays?

i thought in ancient you only needed to present one view
whereas modern the more views you know the better

 

[SiN3m]

Yes, if you want shit marks.

still easier than modern. you need knowledge yeah but regardless...
and it doesn't mean u get shit marks

 

[-may-cat-]

i thought in ancient you only needed to present one view
whereas modern the more views you know the better

um, no no no no no no, lol. well.... yes if you want like 10 out of 25.