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This sample assessment is based on previous versions of the Australian Curriculum.
Effects of the Black Death
Description
Students use historical sources to develop an understanding of the concept of cause and effect. The context of social changes resulting from the Black Death in 14th-century Europe will develop students' understanding of the concepts and knowledge necessary to answer the key inquiry question: How did societies change from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern age?
Students will:
- draw conclusions about how a source can be useful
- use evidence in explanations.
Written: Research
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (includes cover page)
- Student booklet
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Assessment resource: Blank template
- Assessment resource: Example
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