Ancient History

Ancient History is only available as OCR GCSE. It is 100% exam based assessment so is accessible to home educators. 
Classical Civilisation could be a complementary or alternative qualification.
Ancient History covers Roman, Greek and Persian History. 
== OCR Ancient History GCSE ==
OCR GCSE Ancient History page and specification
* Exams from: June 2019
* Available in June
* Specification code: J198
=== Subject Content ===
Content is broken in to 2 components. The topic areas selected for this specification range from the 8th century BC to the 1st century AD. 
==== Component 1: Greece and Persia ====
Compulsory period study: The Persian Empire, 559–465 BC
Choice of one Depth Study from:
* From Tyranny to Democracy, 546—483 BC
* Athens in the Age of Pericles, 462—429 BC
* Alexander the Great, 356—323 BC.
==== Component 2: Rome and its neighbours ====
Compulsory longer period study: The foundations of Rome: from kingship to republic, 753–440 BC
Choice of one Depth Study from:
* Hannibal and the Second Punic War, 218—201 BC
* Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, 69—30 BC
* Britannia: from conquest to province, AD 43 — c. 84.
=== Assessment ===
100% exam based. 
Timings have changed for exams in 2024 onwards. Increasing from 1hr 45 to 2hrs. 
* Paper 1 - Greece and Persia - 2hrs - 100 marks + 5 SPaG marks - 50%
** The examination comprises a mixture of short and long-answer questions, and is presented in four sections.
** Section A consists of 60 marks. Section A will assess learners’ knowledge and understanding of the Persian period study. 5 marks are available for SPaG in Section A.
** Students will need to answer one of Section B, Section C or Section D depending on which Greek depth study they have studied. Sections B, C and D all consist of 45 marks.
* Paper 2 - Rome and its neighbours - 2hrs - 100 marks + 5 SPaG marks - 50%
** The examination comprises a mixture of short and long-answer questions, and is presented in four sections.
** Section A consists of 60 marks. Section A will assess learners’ knowledge and understanding of the Roman longer period study. 5 marks are available for SPaG in Section A.
** Students will need to answer one of Section B, Section C or Section D depending on which Roman depth study they have studied. Sections B, C and D all consist of 45 marks.
=== Resources ===
==== Textbooks ====
OCR Ancient History GCSE Component 1- Greece and Persia; By Sam Baddeley, Paul Fowler, Lucy Nicholas and James Renshaw. Published by Bloomsbury 
OCR Ancient History GCSE Component 2 - Rome; By Paul Fowler, Christopher Grocock and James Melville. Published by Bloomsbury
==== Past papers ====
Past papers can be accessed through the specification page or here
==== Facebook group ====
Ancient History GCSE (Home Education) Facebook group
==== Websites ====
OCR Resources - topic booklets
Bloomsbury Publishing - Resources linked from the textbook
The Classics Library 
World History Encyclopaedia
The Classical Association
====Distance Learning====
Many home-educated students study Ancient History GCSE successfully using just the textbook and free online resources, but some find a distance learning course suits their family better, or want to use a tutor occasionally for marking essays or past papers. Course providers can be found on the Distance Learning Providers page.
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