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2023–2025 official papers · 232 marked questions and subparts. 100 marks per selected candidate written paper. Answer the 25-mark core, one 25-mark ancient society, one 25-mark personality, and one 25-mark historical-period alternative. All printed options are indexed separately; their marks must not be added as a candidate workload. Showing 6 sample entries; trend percentages use this sample only. Official result percentages describe the published exam cohort.

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2025 · Main examination · Q13 marks

Features of the eruption

Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum

Historical evidence and explanation · Section I

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2025 · Main examination · Q5(a)4 marks

New Kingdom Egypt society to the death of Amenhotep III · evidence and historical understanding

New Kingdom Egypt society to the death of Amenhotep III

Historical evidence and explanation · Section II · Optional question

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2025 · Main examination · Q6(a)4 marks

New Kingdom Egypt society during the Ramesside period · evidence and historical understanding

New Kingdom Egypt society during the Ramesside period

Historical evidence and explanation · Section II · Optional question

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2025 · Main examination · Q7(a)4 marks

Society in Israel from Solomon to the fall of Samaria · evidence and historical understanding

Society in Israel from Solomon to the fall of Samaria

Historical evidence and explanation · Section II · Optional question

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2025 · Main examination · Q8(a)4 marks

Persian society at the time of Darius and Xerxes · evidence and historical understanding

Persian society at the time of Darius and Xerxes

Historical evidence and explanation · Section II · Optional question

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2025 · Main examination · Q9(a)4 marks

Society in China during the Han Dynasty 206 BC – AD 220 · evidence and historical understanding

Society in China during the Han Dynasty 206 BC – AD 220

Historical evidence and explanation · Section II · Optional question

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Topics · 6-question sample
Topic	2025	Years present
Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum		1/1
New Kingdom Egypt society during the Ramesside period		1/1
New Kingdom Egypt society to the death of Amenhotep III		1/1
Persian society at the time of Darius and Xerxes		1/1
Society in China during the Han Dynasty 206 BC – AD 220		1/1
Society in Israel from Solomon to the fall of Samaria		1/1

Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

New Kingdom Egypt society during the Ramesside period

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

New Kingdom Egypt society to the death of Amenhotep III

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

Persian society at the time of Darius and Xerxes

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

Society in China during the Han Dynasty 206 BC – AD 220

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

Society in Israel from Solomon to the fall of Samaria

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How marks and question types are counted

All printed alternatives are counted in these historical shares; candidates follow the paper’s instructions to choose which questions to answer. Mixed-topic items are kept together, and each indexed question contributes its marks once.

ATARMAxxing topic labels and skills are analytical classifications checked against official questions, syllabi and NESA mapping grids. Each leaf mark allocation is counted once; mixed-topic items retain one allocation. Historical printed-mark shares describe the selected source corpus, including printed alternatives, and are not probabilities for 2026. Selective examiner-advice paraphrases retain the published question or section scope; source links provide the full guidance. Answer the 25-mark core, one 25-mark ancient society, one 25-mark personality, and one 25-mark historical-period alternative. All printed options are indexed separately; their marks must not be added as a candidate workload.

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ATARMAxxing topic labels and skills are analytical classifications checked against official questions, syllabi and NESA mapping grids. Each leaf mark allocation is counted once; mixed-topic items retain one allocation. Historical printed-mark shares describe the selected source corpus, including printed alternatives, and are not probabilities for 2026. Selective examiner-advice paraphrases retain the published question or section scope; source links provide the full guidance. Answer the 25-mark core, one 25-mark ancient society, one 25-mark personality, and one 25-mark historical-period alternative. All printed options are indexed separately; their marks must not be added as a candidate workload.

Classification: Ancient History Stage 6 (2017), applicable to HSC 2026. Each question is counted at the separately marked subpart level. The source questions and stimuli remain in the authority's original documents.