The video Spartans at the Gates of Fire gives a brief overview of Spartan society before concentrating on the narrative of the Battle of Thermopylae and in particular, the role of Sparta in the defence of the southern Greek city-states. This worksheet helps students to focus on problems and issues in Sparta and the Battle of Thermopylae. The answers are also provided. It is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Preliminary course Ancient Societies Option G: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra

Word Search to accompany the topic Celtic Society.

The Celts Episode 2: Heroes in Defeat covers La Tene culture, various sites including La Tene, the Celtic invasions into the Mediterranean world, Celtic influence on Iberia, western China, Ireland and Britain, and the defeat of Celtic armies under the chieftains Vercingetorix and Boudicca. This worksheet assists students to focus on the key issues in the film.

What were the experiences of young people during the Holocaust? This worksheet accompanies the excellent film, I'm Still Here. Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust. The film is highly recommended high school students.

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?

The Celts. Iron, Blood and Sacrifice is an outstanding 2015 BBC series on the Celts that goes into the usual finds at Hallstatt and Hochdorf but extends our understandings of the Celtic peoples with explanations of more recent discoveries. But what will really appeal to high school students is the back story of Celtic chieftain, Brennus' invasion of Italy, defeat of the Romans and sack of Rome. This video is a balance of academic content and a great narrative. This worksheet focuses student understandings on the archaeological finds that gives evidence of Celtic society. It 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

Crash Course World History: The Persians and the Greeks gives an overview of the causes of conflict between the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the Greek city states in the 5th century BCE, the results of Greek victory the resulting squabble between the Greek states that was the Peloponnesian War. Presenter, John Green gives an interesting argument that it may have actually been better if the Persians had won the war.

This worksheet accompanies the video The Celts Episode 1: In the Beginning. It focuses on archaeological evidence for Celtic life in Central Europe during the Hallstatt and La Tene periods. There are also worked answers to the questions.

This Word Search uses key words and concepts from the topic Celtic Society.

This word search uses key terms and phrases from the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms. It is designed to be part of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This activity asks students to interpret history through the actions, values, attitudes and motives of the Nazis and the Jewish citizens of Europe. Students must examine the competing world views of National Socialism and Judaism so that they can understand the actions and responses of both persecutor and persecuted.

This activity requires students to read a single-page summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. They must then make a mind map using the proforma. From this proforma students then prepare a brief speech for students for students at a local primary school. There is a scaffold to assist students to prepare their speech. The task is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This is a unit of work designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. It includes: + Teaching program for unit of work The Holocaust + Worksheet for video - Prisoner Number A26188 - Henia Bryer + Worksheet for video - Auschwitz - The Forgotten Evidence + Worksheet for video - I’m Still Here + Worksheet for video - Annihilation. The Destruction of European Jews. + Source-based activity - What happened at Babi Yar in September 1941? + Source-based activity - What was life like for Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto? + Source-based activity - What was the Judenrat? How did they try to protect fellow Jews? + Source-based activity - What were the experiences of prisoners and their captors on the Helmbrechts Death Marches? + Source-based activity - What were the reactions of German Jews and non-Jews to Kristallnacht? + Powerpoint - Chronology of the Holocaust + Powerpoint - Anti-Semitism The Longest Hatred + Powerpoint - Nazi Extermination Camps + Powerpoint - Living in the Warsaw Ghetto + Powerpoint - Aftermath of the Holocaust + Powerpoint - Security Police + Powerpoint - Nazi Ideology + Historical Perspectives: Anti-Semitism + Word Search - The Holocaust + Assessment Task + Newspaper front page activity + The restroom cleaners of the Lodz Ghetto activity + 3 Primary sources: the Holocaust + Terms and concepts activity + Walking in his/her shoes empathetic task Ezine article: What we must learn from Holocaust survivors, before it’s too late Ezine article: Kristallnacht surivivor Andy Factor warns antisemitism on 80th anniversary

This worksheet accompanies the video, Prisoner Number A26188 - Henia Bryer. This is a well-structured narrative of the life of Henia Bryer, a child prisoner in the Radom Ghetto, Majdanek Concentration Camp, death march to Germany and inmate at Bergen-Belsen. Henia quietly talks about all she saw, smelt and heard in all these places. She takes the viewer on the journey with her. This is an excellent video for teenagers. This worksheet focuses student's attention on the issues in the film.

This is a mix and match activity using terms and concepts in the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This worksheet accompanies the 10-minute documentary film UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It deals with the main sections in the Declaration and their application to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

Can your students walk in the shoes of both sides to the Stolen Generation issue: the Australian politicians who advocated removal of disadvantaged children from their families and families who lost their beloved children? This critical thinking activity asks students to interpret history through the actions, values, attitudes and motives of people in the context of the past. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This newspaper front page proforma gives students the opportunity to research the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the reason why Australia was one of only 4 countries to vote against the Declaration. Students must write in a report text type to complete the newspaper front page and think critically of the motives of the Commonwealth Government. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This unit of work 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 This bundle includes: + Did the Celts practice human sacrifice? + What do the remains at Maiden Castle tell us about Celtic society? + What do we know of Celtic society during the Urnfield Culture period? + What was the role of women in Celtic society? + How important was agriculture to the Celtic economy? + What do the finds at the Heuneburg hillfort tell us of Celtic society? + Did Celtic housing differ according to wealth and location? + The Celts. Blood, Iron and Sacrifice. Episode 1. Worksheet + The Celts. Episode 1 - In the Beginning. Worksheet + The Celts. Episode 2 - Heroes in Defeat. Worksheet + The Celts. Episode 3 - The Sacred Groves + Bru Na Boinne - Powerpoint presentation + Lindow Man - Powerpoint presentation + Celtic Society Word Search + Assessment task + 3 Primary sources: Celtic Society + 3 Cloze Activities: Celtic Society + Celtic Society terms and concepts + Exposition Magazine article: Rome’s forgotten battle Newspaper article: A Greek Treasure in France Ezine article: Hochdorf Princely Seat Newspaper article: Cultures of the Celts, Revisited A day in the life of an ancient Celtic druid & worksheet

This is a program to accompany a unit of work on the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms from the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms