The OCR Ancient History GCSE (9–1) will be examined for the first time in summer 2019.
Course Overview
Students study two components, worth 50% of the qualification each, and both examined by a 1 hour and 45 minutes written paper.
Each component is made up of a Period Study and a Depth study. The two period studies are compulsory, and Depth Studies are chosen from a list of three.
Greece and Persia
Period Study: The Persian Empire, 559–465 BC
Depth study, one from:
- From Tyranny to Democracy, 546–483 BC
- Athens in the Age of Pericles, 462–429 BC
- Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
Rome and its neighbours
Period Study: The foundations of Rome: from kingship to republic, 753–440 BC
Depth study, one 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
Teaching and learning resources
OCR have a selection of free resources on their website and Bloomsbury have produced endorsed supporting textbooks for every component.
More details
For full details of the OCR GCSE (9-1) please see the OCR website.
