Assessment overview
Students must complete both components (01 and 02) to be awarded the OCR GCSE (9-1) in Ancient History.
| Component | Marks | Duration | Weighting | insert text |
Greece and Persia (01) | 100
| 1 hour 45 mins | 50% | |
Rome and its neighbours (02) | 100 | 1 hour 45 mins | 50% | |
Content overview
Component 01: Greece and Persia
The compulsory period study focuses on the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great, Cambyses II, Darius I and Xerxes I. Students develop their understanding of the unfolding narrative of substantial developments and issues associated with this period.
Students study one depth study from the three on offer:
- From Tyranny to Democracy, 546—483 BC
- Athens in the Age of Pericles, 462—429 BC
- Alexander the Great, 356—323 BC.
Component 02: Rome and its neighbours
The compulsory longer period study focuses on the kings of Rome and the early Roman Republic, with an emphasis on the most interesting events and characters.
Students study one depth study from the three on offer:
- 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.