Jarls were local chieftains who possessed particular social, military and religious powers. But they had clear responsibilities towards their supporters that could be questioned at the Thing. 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 set of activities around the topic of Viking trade. Students analyse a variety of documentary and archaeological primary sources to make decisions on where the Vikings traded and the goods they traded. 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

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 activity involves students reading the brief biography of a personality or group within the topic Iran 1953-1989 and identifying who is being described from the person or group is from the pictures provided. Students must then imagine they are the compere of an awards show and allocate trophies to: 1. Most popular with the Iranian people; 2. Most influential in the West; 3. Most impact on the life of everyday Iranians; 4. Strongest supporter of traditional Shia beliefs and values. Each award must come with justification why this personality or group was chosen. This activity is designed for students studying the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course National Studies Option H: Iran 1953-1989

Tom Roberts' 1890 painting 'Shearing the Rams' provides key insights into the working and living conditions of pastoral workers in the regional and outback Australia in the period 1900-1914. This set of activities deconstructs the elements in the painting, looks at their historical significance and gives students the opportunity to mind-map what they have learned. it is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 2: Australia and Asia Making a Nation: Australia 1900-1914.

Revision activity for the topic Making a Nation: Australia 1900-1914. Students use the decoding key to decode the 6 questions. They then answer the questions from their class notes to answer the questions. The activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 2: Australia and Asia Making a Nation: Australia 1900-1914

Worksheet and answers for the video Barbarians: The Mongols. This video is available on YouTube. It is part of the unit of work on The Mongol Expansion for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts The Mongol Expansion

Revision activity for the topic Spanish Conquest of the Americas. Students use the decoding key to decode the 6 questions. They then answer the questions from their class notes to answer the questions. The activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts Spanish Conquest of the Americas

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

Revision activity for the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms. Students use the decoding key to decode the 6 questions. They then answer the questions from their class notes to answer the questions. The activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms 1945-present

Revision activity for the topic The Vikings. Students use the decoding key to decode the 6 questions. They then answer the questions from their class notes to answer the questions. The 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

Revision activity for the topic The Mongol Expansion. Students use the decoding key to decode the 6 questions. They then answer the questions from their class notes to answer the questions. The activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts The Mongol Expansion

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

Three cloze activities on the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms: 1. U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2. The Aboriginal Protection Board 3. The 2008 Apology to Indigenous People. The activity is to accompany the unit of work on Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms in the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms 1945-present

Sequencing activity for the topic Australia in World War I.

Sequencing activity for the topic Spanish Conquest of the Americas.

Sequencing activity for the topic The Vikings.

This is an analysis of the Archaeology magazine 2012 article 'The Truth Behind the Tablets'. The article discusses the evidence of daily life in the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Students analyse the article and then look at 3 critical thinking issues: 1. Ownership of the tablets as historical artefacts. 2. Why has ownership of the ancient tablets become a modern legal issue? 3. Reliability of the information recorded on the tablets given their purpose and location when discovered. The resource is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Ancient Periods Option D: Persia - From Cyrus II to the death of Darius III

Acrostic poem and mix and match activity for the topic Spanish Conquest of the Americas. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding contacts Spanish Conquest of the Americas

Acrostic poem and Mix and match activity for the topic The Mongol Expansion. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding contacts The Mongol Expansion