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//**Starting at the top with Scholarship:**// =Scholarship Classical Studies= [|2013 revised standards] || On this page:
 * = **Sample resources** for the
 * [|Classical Studies assessment specification]
 * [|Classical Studies resources]

Classical Studies assessment specification

 * Scholarship Performance Standard (93404) || Classical Studies ||
 * Mode of Assessment || Written Examination ||
 * For Year || 2013 ||

__ Format of the assessment __
The examination will have two sections. **Candidates will answer two questions from the first section and one question from the second section. All responses should be in essay format.** __In the first section, candidates must select two contexts from this list:__ For each context, there will be two questions, from which candidates must choose one.
 * Alexander the Great
 * **Augustus**
 * Socrates
 * **Virgil's //Aeneid//**
 * Aristophanic comedy
 * Athenian vase painting
 * **Roman art and architecture.**

__In the second section, candidates must select one concept from this list:__ Candidates must answer one question from this section, with reference to either Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome. Candidates will be required to analyse and interpret unfamiliar sources of evidence (extracts and images) in relation to their selected concept. A separate answer booklet will be provided.
 * culture and identity, with specific focus on religion and ideology
 * conflict, with specific focus on political and military conflict.

Classical Studies resources
The links listed below are for resources to help teachers and students understand what is required for success in Scholarship.
 * Performance standards
 * Top Scholar 2011 (PDF, 1.5MB)
 * Exam materials (question books, resource books, reports, schedules, etc)
 * 2011 exam materials (ZIP, 1MB)
 * 2010 exam materials (ZIP, 899KB)
 * 2009 exam materials (ZIP, 3.3MB)
 * 2008 exam materials (ZIP, 891KB)
 * 2007 exam materials (ZIP, 925KB)
 * 2006 exam materials (ZIP, 1.5MB)
 * 2005 exam materials (ZIP, 1015KB)
 * 2004 exam materials (ZIP, 1.1MB)
 * All years (ZIP, 7.3MB)