What happened in Lakonia before the Spartans arrived? Well, lots really - Neolithic settlement, Mycenaean civilisation, occupation by pre-Dorian tribes. This source-based homework task is designed to support student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II - Ancient societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written source materials to gain knowledge of the early history of Sparta.

The power of Spartan kings was balanced by the gerousia - 28 elected older Spartan men who were no longer eligible for military service. This really explains why Spartan society tended to be conservative and reinforced military exploits. This source-based homework task is designed to support student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II - Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra Students analyse a range of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to understand why the Spartans allowed elderly former soldiers to rule the state with the king.

The Companion Cavalry were highly trained Macedonian troops first formed by Alexander the Great's father, Philip II. Despite his military genius, he could not have been successful without them. This source-based homework task supports student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School certificate course Part III - Personalities in Their Times Option H - Alexander the Great Students analyse a range of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to come to an understanding of the importance of the Companion Cavalry to Alexander's military success. Most successful armies have a core of professional elite soldiers (e.g. the SAS in the Australian army). Students can research how and why these special forces are necessary and the training they undertake.

The krypteia are believed to be the secret police of the Spartan state. They kept the helots (always the majority of the population) in check through random acts of terror including murder. This source-based homework task is designed to enhance student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II: Ancient Societies Option I: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra Many societies have secret police in various forms, including security intelligence services. Some are overt and some covert. The more extreme (e.g. Spartan society in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE and Stalinist Russia etc.) used terror as a means of controlling the population. When does their work cross the line of acceptable behaviour? Is there a line? When should good people speak out? What are the consequences of this?

This worksheet has been developed to support student learning for the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 2: Australia & Asia 2a Making a Nation - Australia 1900-1914 The worksheet includes an excellent passage from Les Carlyon's work, Gallipoli and activities that include visual images of people and equipment commonly found in rural areas in the period 1900-1914. There is an extended writing activity on whether student's believe that a person's environment affects the development of their personality and whether this applies to the characteristics of a nationality.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History Syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra. Students examine archaeological and written evidence relating to the fifth century BCE Spartan practice of Spartiates eating at a syssitia (mess hall).

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding for the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History Syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part III Personalities and their Times Option H- Alexander the Great. A variety of primary and secondary visual and written material is presented relating to the physical and personality characteristics of Alexander the Great so that students can make decisions about these issues.

All Greek city states had agoges. But the Spartans were renowned for their military prowess rather than their pursuit of the intellect. Does this mean that their agoges focused were more bootcamps than schools? This source-based homework task assists student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II: Ancient Societies Option I: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra The Spartans were really no different to other Greeks of the 6th and 5th centuries BCE - they valued a rounded education but they also understood the political necessity of a strong military.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 2: Australia & Asia Depth Study 2a: Making a Nation - Australia 1900-1914. Students analyse primary and secondary visual and written evidence to make decisions about how revolutionary was the Harvester Judgement of 1907. This court case introduced the concept of a fair and reasonable wage and found that work is not merely about earning an income. The activity is suitable for students in both Gifted and Talented classes and in regular mixed-ability classes.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History Syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra. Students analyse a variety of visual, archaeological and written primary and secondary source materials to determine how much freedom Spartan girls were permitted in fifth century BCE Spartan society. The task is suitable for regular mixed-ability classes.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History Syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part III - Personalities and their Times Option H - Alexander the Great Students examine archaeological and written evidence relating to Aristotle's school in Mieza where Alexander the Great was a student. It also looks at what was taught and why an education was important in laying a foundation for Alexander's rule of the Greek and Asian worlds.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Ancient Societies Option G: Spartan society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BC

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus of the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 2: Australia and Asia 2a Making a Nation: Australia 1900-1914 Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, written and visual sources to make decisions about how innovative they believe the range of Commonwealth social legislation 1901-1914 to be.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the History Australian National Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 6: School Developed Topic Australia in the Vietnam War Era. Students analyse a variety of visual and written primary and secondary source materials to develop an understanding of the circumstances surrounding the My Lai Massacre of 1968 and the impact of the event on the Australian and American public.

This Powerpoint presentation is designed to support the History Australian National Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 6: School Developed Topic - The Holocaust. I have deleted the embedded videos but you can easily insert these from YouTube and/or Vebo. The activities are designed for a regular class but you can modify the activities for Gifted and Talented and the range of special education learners including students with Emotional Disorders.

Expert shipwrights & navigators, the Vikings mastered the construction of longboats, freight ships, passenger ships & fishing vessels. Their technical expertise enabled them to travel from Vinland to RussIa, the Byzantine Empire to the Arctic Ocean &possibly to Lousiana and Western Australia! This Powerpoint presentation supports the teaching of the NSWHistory syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World 4(a) The Vikings There are a variety of differentiated and extension activities in the last few slides that are applicable to Gifted and Talented, regular mixed-ability and specialist classes including classes for students with Autism, Emotional Disorders, Intellectual Disability and Behaviour Disorders. These can be adapted to the specific learning needs of students in most schools

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 2 - Australia & Asia 2a - Making a Nation: Australia 1900-1914 It can also be used as background for: Depth Study 4 - Rights & Freedoms 1945-Present Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written evidence to determine whether the South Sea Islander people (Kanakas) were slaves or guest workers. The overwhelming evidence points only one way. Yet another very sad example of the first world achieving economic success at the expense of the third world. Lots of scope to discuss discrimination, social and economic power and responses to injustice.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 6 - School Developed Topic: The Roaring Twenties Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to determine whether the post-WWI Commonwealth of Australia Soldier Settlement Program actually created "a land fit for heroes". Was this program was actually successful. The Soldier Settlement program promised WWI veterans a chance to realise their dream: a farming patch to call their own, on which they could make a living and raise a family. Sound good? But could they really make their windfall a success in the tough Australian bush?

This resource includes two pages of visually-appealing source materials on the life of an Aztec woman. Students must analyse the source materials and then make a pitch to a television company on the life of an Aztec woman so that they can film an historical series on the Spanish invasion of Mexico. Students must imagine they are the Aztec woman so that the series is authentic. The activity includes a rubric/marking guide and is linked to outcomes in the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

This resource includes two pages of visually-appealing source materials on the life of an Aztec warrior. Students must analyse the source materials and then make a pitch to a television company on the life of an Aztec warrior so that they can film an historical series on the Spanish invasion of Mexico. Students must imagine they are the Aztec warrior so that the series is authentic. The activity includes a rubric/marking guide and is linked to outcomes in the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.