Although sometimes dismissed as a bunch of stuff that has already happened, the study of history is extremely important in contemporary society, not only to remember the past but also to shape the future by learning from it. Everything that has been done is “history”, meaning that history directly affects us every day, with today’s society shaped by historic periods of industrialization, colonialism, disease epidemics and so on. History spans all cultures, eras, seasons and environments and is an immovable factor that can be called upon for knowledge and insight into how the world got to the point it’s at now and how it will continue to develop in future. • Paper 1 (50%) Relations between Greek States and between Greek and Non-Greek States, 492-404 BC and The Politics and Society of Sparta, 478-404 BC • Paper 2 (50%) The Julio-Claudian Emperors, 31 BC-68 AD and The Breakdown of the Late Republic, 88-31 BC
It is not a prerequisite for pupils to have studied History at GCSE prior to taking it at A Level. Neither is it important for you to have studied the relevant type of History at GCSE to do another at A Level (e.g., Ancient GCSE to Modern A Level). Having said this, it will prove to be quite challenging for those getting less than a 7 grade in GCSE History or English.
Questions at A Level will never just ask you to recount what happened. They are designed to make you think critically about the material and to formulate your own assessments. You will, for example, learn to make judgements about the actions of individual leaders, or to analyse the causes of a particular event and evaluate the importance of different factors.
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Although sometimes dismissed as a bunch of stuff that has already happened, the study of history is extremely important in contemporary society, not only to remember the past but also to shape the future by learning from it. Everything that has been done is “history”, meaning that history directly affects us every day, with today’s society shaped by historic periods of industrialization, colonialism, disease epidemics and so on. History spans all cultures, eras, seasons and environments and is an immovable factor that can be called upon for knowledge and insight into how the world got to the point it’s at now and how it will continue to develop in future. • Paper 1 (50%) Relations between Greek States and between Greek and Non-Greek States, 492-404 BC and The Politics and Society of Sparta, 478-404 BC • Paper 2 (50%) The Julio-Claudian Emperors, 31 BC-68 AD and The Breakdown of the Late Republic, 88-31 BC
It is not a prerequisite for pupils to have studied History at GCSE prior to taking it at A Level. Neither is it important for you to have studied the relevant type of History at GCSE to do another at A Level (e.g., Ancient GCSE to Modern A Level). Having said this, it will prove to be quite challenging for those getting less than a 7 grade in GCSE History or English.
Questions at A Level will never just ask you to recount what happened. They are designed to make you think critically about the material and to formulate your own assessments. You will, for example, learn to make judgements about the actions of individual leaders, or to analyse the causes of a particular event and evaluate the importance of different factors.