Analysis of article written by Richard Cavendish and published in History Today, ‘Death of the Emperor Claudius’. The article is a brief overview of the life of Claudius before assuming the emperorship, main military achievement and the circumstances around his death and the accession of Nero.

Worksheet to accompany the 6-minute Youtube presentation by Phillip Wittke, Repatriation of Human Remains . This resource is part of a unit of work on The Treatment and Display of Human Remains. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Word Search using key words and concepts on the topic, The Julio-Claudians.

Analysis of newspaper article, Museums avoid displaying human remains ‘out of respect’ written by Maev Kennedy and published in The Guardian newspaper. This resource is part of a unit of work on ‘Treatment and Display of Human Remains’, NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Preliminary HSC course.

Analysis of ezine article by Sarah Levitt, Displaying replica bones and skeletons published on Honouring the Ancient Dead web site. This resource is part of a unit of work, Treatment and Display of Human Remains for the *NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Analysis of the magazine article by Catherine Hickley, Should museums display human remains from other cultures?. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Treatment and Display of Human Remains. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Analysis of the 2017 article by Chip Colwell, published in Atlas Obscura, The long ethical arc of displaying human remains. This resource is part of a unit of work, The Treatment and Display of Human Remains. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Hohenschonhausen Prison in East Berlin was a secret prison where dissidents were held, interrogated and tortured by the Stasi. This ezine article contains external photographs of the prison, photographs of the surveillance, interrogation and holding facilities. I have included extracts from Anna Funder’s Stasiland in which the author is taken on a tour of these rooms. The activities focus on the role of the facility in enforcing Stasi control over the German Democratic Republic. The resource can be used as part of a unit of work on the non-fiction text, Stasiland, as part of a unit on the Cold War, or as part of a unit on human rights.

Worksheet and answers to the video, The Great Inca Rebellion. Video investigates the archaeological and written evidence concerning indigenous support for Pizarro in the Spanish conquest of Peru and in defending the newly established Spanish town of Lima on August 10, 1536 against an Incan attack. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 6©: Spanish Conquest of the Americas

Worksheet to accompany the 11-minute documentary produced by the Sovereign Hill Museums Association, The Industrial Revolution Comes to Australia. It specifically examines how the Industrial Revolution impacted the lives of men and women at the Sovereign Hill gold-mining community in the 1850s. But this is a great example of how and why the* Industrial Revolution* was late in reaching Australia, but when it did, the extent of its impact on all aspects of life. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Industrial Revolution. Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Word search for the unit of work, The Industrial Revolution, using key words and concepts for Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Metalanguage mix and match activity using key words and concepts from the topic The Industrial Revolution. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 NSW *History K-10 Syllabus *for the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheet to accompany the BBC video, Great Britons: Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel was the engineer responsible for so many features we associate with Britain during the Industrial Revolution: railways, London’s underground, docks, massive ships, viaducts, tunnels, hospitals etc. This video is highly engaging for Year 9 students. The resource is part of a unit of work, The Industrial Revolution. Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Internet article, Australia and the Industrial Revolution - Impact of the first railways by Margaret Simpson for the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. The article examines the first railways constructed in the Australian colonies, their purpose and their impact on society and economy. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Industrial Revolution. Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

This unit of work is written for Stage 6 students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course. Historical Periods - Option D - Persia – Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III. This bundle includes: Program: Persia – Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III Assessment task 3 Primary source analyses Crossword Word search Extended writing task: Explanation Revision task: Who am I? Timeline of key events in the Achaemenid Persian Empire Terms and concepts Magazine article: The Truth Behind the Tablets Source-based activity - Does Cyrus II deserve the epithet ‘The Great’? Source-based activity - How did Artaxerxes II maintain control of an empire in revolt? Source-based activity - How did Cambyses II defeat Egypt? Did he plan to stop there? Source-based activity - How did Darius I administer such a large empire? Source-based activity - How important was Zoroastrianism to Achaemenid Persians? Source-based activity - How were the Jewish people treated under the Persian Empire? Source-based activity - Persian military elite units. Immortals all? Source-based activity - Was taxation and tribute always paid in coinage? Source-based activity - What were Darius III’s achievements? Source-based activity - What did Darius’ Palace at Susa look like? Source-based activity - What do we know about Persian agriculture & land ownership? Source-based activity - What do we know of non-royal Persian women? Source-based activity - What do we know of the tall-hatted Scythians? Source-based activity - What does Persian coinage tell us about Achaemenid society? Source-based activity - What role did the Persian navy play in military conquest? Source-based activity - What significant events dominated the reign of Artaxerxes II? Source-based activity - What was the composition of the Persian army? Source-based activity - What was the nature and purpose of the building program at Pasargardae? Source-based activity - What was the purpose of Darius I’s Scythian Expedition? Source-based activity - What was the role of the cavalry in the Persian army? Source-based activity - What was Xerxes’ building program at Persepolis? Ezine article: Alexander the not so Great: History through Persian eyes Ezine article: Cyrus Cylinder: How a Persian monarch inspired Jefferson Sequencing activity Video: The Lost Army of King Cambyses Worksheet for video: The Lost King Cambyses Video: At the Court of the King of Kings Worksheet for video: At the Court of the King of Kings Video: Secrets in the Dust Worksheet for video: Secrets in the Dust

Far from being an act of revenge for the Persians invasions of Greece, there were extensive personal, financial, geographical and political reasons for Alexander the Great leading the Macedonian army in the invasion of the Persian Empire in 334 BCE. This Examining the evidence activity presents a range of documentary and visual evidence regarding Alexander’s motivations. This activity is designed for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Personalities in their Times. Option G. Greece - Alexander the Great.

Highly engaging recount of the experiences of Snow Fairclough, a machine-gunner in the Australian army, taken prisoner by the Japanese army and forced to work on Hellfire Pass, the most difficult section of the Thai-Burma Railway. An example of an ordinary man surviving extraordinary adversity. This resource is aimed at Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

30 statements from the topic Australia in World War II. Are they true or false? Designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II

4 Cloze activities on the topic, Australia in World War II: Prime Minister John Curtin The Rats of Tobruk Japanese attacks on Darwin The Kokoda Trail Campaign These activities are designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW* History K-10 Syllabus of the Australian Curriculum*. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Information report assessment task on the topic, Australia in World War II: Select one of the following: civilians in Australia, POWs on the Thai-Burma Railway, the Rats of Tobruk, servicemen in the Kokoda Trail Campaign. Who were these people? What were their experiences during the war? What parts of the Anzac Legend did they portray? The task includes guidance on how to write an information report, structure and language features of an information report and rubric/marking guide. There is no word length on this task. This will need to be adapted to the ability of your individual cohort/class.