Sparta's dominance as a Greek city-state began with its invasion and takeover of the neighbouring state of Messenia that occurred in two stages, the First and Second Messenian Wars in the eighth century BCE. Historian, Paul Cartledge likens Spartan domination of Messenia to Britain's domination of Ireland - complete subjugation. This source-based homework task is designed to increase 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 371 BCE

Modern historians have debated the claim that Claudius' freedmen exerted undue influence over the emperor. Their assertions are that Claudius was always in control of their administrative, financial and legal responsibilities. This source-based homework task is designed to assist student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School certificate course Part IV: Historical Periods Option O: The Julio-Claudians and the Roman Empire AD 14-69 An interesting topic to discuss the role of the public service and their responsibilities to the government of the time.

Sparta was unique in the ancient (and modern) world by having two kings. More than just the head of state, these kings performed significant religious, legal, diplomatic and military roles in Spartan society. This source-based homework task utilises primary and secondary materials. It is designed for students studying for the NSW Ancient History Higher School Certificate credential. The activity fits into: Higher School Certificate course Part II: Ancient Societies Option I: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BCE

With the Persian conquest of western Asia Minor, specifically the Kingdom of Lydia, the Persians were first exposed to coinage. The use of coinage in trade and government payment of conscripts and mercenaries increased over the period of the Achaemenids, particularly in the western half of the empire. This source-based homework task presents students with a range of visual and written sources in order to explain how Persian coinage informs us of Achaemenid society. The task is designed for 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 It can also be used in: Historical Societies Option D: Persia in the time of Darius II and Xerxes

The origins of Zoroastrianism are associated with the early Achaemenid Persian Empire. But what is less well known is that Zoroastrianism changed considerably over the Achaemenid period as it was adopted by the royal family and the Persian elite. It was a fluid and adaptive belief system. But it certainly wasn't the only religious belief in Persia. This source-based homework task is designed for 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 Historical Societies Option D: Persia in the time of Darius II and Xerxes

This worksheet accompanies the 2012 BBC documentary resented by Neil Oliver, Vikings Episode 2. The documentary focuses on the pre-Christian period of Viking culture through an examination of archaeological evidence. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World The Vikings

Skalds were the bards or professional entertainers of Viking society. They specialised in entertaining the paying public: the aristocracy. But they also taught children, gave public recitations of history and mythology and made formal speeches at funerals and important ceremonies. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World The Vikings

This is a source-based activity consisting of drawings, primary and secondary documentary evidence and a photograph of an archaeological find. Students examine the evidence to answer short-response questions. the last activity is to write a half-page report on the weapons Viking used in battle. This activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World The Vikings

This unit of work is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 1: Making a Better World? The Industrial Revolution This bundle includes: + Source-based activity: How did the Industrial revolution affect the working conditions of Australians? + Source-based activity: What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on Australians in the 1800s? + Source-based activity: What were the living conditions of Australians in the 1800s? Source-based activity: Growth or decline. How did the population of Australia change in the 1800s? Video: Children of the Revolution. The Children who Built Victorian Britain Worksheet for video: Children of the Revolution. The Children who Built Victorian Britain Newpaper article: James Watt and the sabbath stroll that created the industrial revolution Video: Crash Course World History: The Industrial Revolution Worksheet for video: Crash Course World History: The Industrial Revolution Video: The Industrial Revolution Comes to Australia Worksheet for video: The Industrial Revolution Comes to Australia Video: Great Britons: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Worksheet for video: Great Britons: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Video: Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here Worksheet for video: Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here Internet article: Australia and the Industrial Revolution - Impact of the first railways Metalanguage mix and match Word Search: The Industrial Revolution

This resource includes a worksheet and answers to accompany the BBC documentary, Conquistadors: Episode 1 - The Fall of the Aztecs presented by Michael Wood. It covers the arrival of the first Spanish under Hernan Cortez, Cortez's journey to Tenochtitlan, conflict with the Aztecs under Montezuma and defeat of the Aztec forces.

Worksheet and answers for the video Australia: the Story of Us. Part 4 - New Nation at War.

This episode of First Australians focuses on understanding the British Colony of Van Diemen's Land/Tasmania through the eyes of Truganninni, a woman of the Oyster Bay Nation and George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector of the Aborigines. The video looks at the Black War, the Black Line and bounties placed on the heads of Aboriginal peoples, various missions/settlements, the impact of European disease and harsh treatment by European settlers. This film is a great example of Contact History in all its forms. The resource includes a worksheet and answers.

The 3 primary sources analysed in this set of activities are: 1. The Argus newspaper reports on Australians reaction to Britain declaring war on Germany (1914) 2. Keith Murdoch writes to P.M. Fisher about the Dardanelles debacle (1915) 3. E. J. Dempsey writes an anti-conscription poem - first conscription plebiscite (1916)

Newspaper front page activity requiring students to report on the Mongol invasion of China including reasons for the invasion, the Battle of Wild Fox Ridge, the siege of Zhongdu (Beijing) and the leadership of Genghis Khan. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: The Mongol Expansion

Set of activities that include a passage to read to the class on Mongol tactics and strategies, matching the key word/concept with its definition, short answer questions on selected Mongol tactics and a long narrative response: Imagine you are an arlok (commander) in the Mongol army. You have laid siege to the great walled city of Beijing. Write a narrative of the day you succeed in gaining entry. Don’t forget to use all your senses (what you see, smell, taste, hear and touch) as well as your feelings and emotions. A summary of the features of a narrative text type are provided for students to be able to scaffold their response. The lesson is designed for Year 8 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: The Mongol Expansion.

This resource includes 3 separate primary sources from eyewitnesses to events in the topic Australian involvement in the Vietnam War and activities based on the source including who wrote the source, what we know about the writer, how their presence at the historical incidents impacts their writing, whether the information is reliable and the purpose of the writing. The 3 sources are: + Allen May recounts a battle with the Viet Cong at Long Tan, 1966 CE + Bob Gibson explains why he enlisted for the Vietnam War, c.1967 CE + Bill White speaks to the Sydney Moratorium Marchers, 1970 CE Each source and analysis questions are on a single page. This task is designed for NSW students of the Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate Course Peace & Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina, 1954-1989. The outcome being developed is: NSW HT4-5 identifies the meaning, purpose and context of historical sources.

Documentary and archaeological evidence testify to the domestic and familial role of Celtic women, their rights and responsibilities, occasional leadership of tribes, women slaves and their role in religious observance. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Preliminary HSC course Case studies from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Celtic Europe Topic A8: The Celts

This bundle covers the requirements of the Stage 6 Higher School Certificate course for the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Historical Periods - Option G: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BCE It includes: Metalanguage Video: The Spartans documentary series Worksheet: The Spartans documentary series Presentation: Leonidas Presentation: Secondary sources + Source-based activity: Horses and hunting. How did the Spartans spend their leisure time? + Source-based activity: What happened at the Hyakinthia Festival? + Source-based activity: Were the helots slaves? + Source-based activity: Was the agoge a school or a military bootcamp? + Source-based activity: What was so unusual about Spartan marriage customs? + Source-based activity: Who was Tyrtaeus? What were the themes of his poetry? + Source-based activity: Why was the krypteia so bloodthirsty? + Source-based activity: Why was the Battle of Leuctra so important? + Source-based activity: Why did the Spartans revere the Menelaion? + Source-based activity: How much freedom was given to Spartan girls? + Source-based activity: What was so important about the Temple of Apollo at Amyklai? + Source-based activity: What happened at the Gymnopediae Festival? + Source-based activity: What contribution did the perioikoi make to Spartan society? + Source-based activity: Was Spartan cultural life Spartan? + Source-based activity: What did Sparta gain in the Messenian Wars? Source-based activity: What was Alkman’s contribution to Spartan literature? Source-based activity: Who was Lycurgus, really? Source-based activity: What was Brasidas’ role in the Peloponnesian War? Source-based activity: What was the role of the Spartan kings? Source-based activity: What happened at the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia? Source-based activity: Was Cleomenes I a great Spartan leader? Source-based activity: What happened at the House of the Bronze Athena? Source-based activity: Why did Spartiates eat at a syssitia? Source-based activity: What happened at the Festival of Karneia? Source-based activity: Why did the Spartans win the First Battle of Mantinea? Source-based activity: What were the main features of the Spartan economy? Source-based activity: What was the Spartan contribution to the Battle of Thermopylae? Source-based activity: Why did the Spartans found a colony at Taras? Source-based activity: Why did the Spartans allow old men to rule the state? + Spartans at the Gates of Fire worksheet + Activity: 3 Primary sources Revision: Who Am I? Word search Sequence the events Exposition assessment task Revision: True or false?

This is an assessment task on Celtic Society that includes assessed course outcomes, rubric, marking guideline and student feedback sheet. The task is an essay: Many of the classical writers (Romans and Greeks) believed that the Celts were barbarians, lacking in the refinements of civilisation. Do you agree with them? Use supportive evidence from the sources to help explain your view. The task is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Preliminary course Investigating Ancient History – Case Studies List A: Case studies from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Celtic Europe A8. The Celts

Live too far from the Dordogne to organise a class visit to the Lascaux Cave? Fret no more. Let Lonely World Travel take you on a tour through the Palaeolithic Lascaux Cave complex. This Powerpoint presentation is a great way to introduce students to prehistoric Europe and the problems and issues of conservation and the impact of tourism.