In the late 60s and early 70s a group of Australian mothers agitated for an immediate end to conscription of young Australian men. They waged a very successful public campaign that contributed to the anti-war movement. This source-based homework task is designed to increase student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 6: School-developed topic Australia in the Vietnam War Era. You may never think of mothers the same way again!

Strong willed and highly protective of her children, Alexander's mother Olympias had a strong influence on his upbringing and continued regular contact with him following his invasion of the Persian Empire. 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 examine a range of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to determine how influential Olympias was on Alexander. Olympias is in her own right is a very interesting historical character.

It is the stuff of legend: 300 Spartans battling the Persian army to their deaths at Thermopylae in 480 BCE. The Spartans led the Greek defence and despite their loss, their heroics are remembered today. This source-based homework task is designed to support student learning 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 and/or Part IV - Historical Periods Option H - The Greek World 500-440 BCE The Greek loss at Thermopylae bears many similarities with the Anzac loss at Gallipoli. Both sparked legends of heroics, remembrance events and a respect for a worthy enemy. Can students think of more examples? How exactly do military defeats become a matter of pride? Why does the same not apply to other defeats e.g. Singapore in 1942?

This is a source-based homework task for the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History Syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra. It examines archaeological and written evidence relating to Fifth Century BCE Spartan religious practices at the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, just north of the modern city of Sparta.

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

US withdrawal from the Vietnam War is attributed to: + Increasing US casualties; + War crimes/atrocities; + The 1968 Tet Offensive; + The Vietnamisation Policy; + Heavy financial costs of the war; + Increasing opposition to the war in the US; + Inability of US troops to counter the guerrilla tactics of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces; & + Poor morale of US forces compared to the opposing forces. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus. Higher School Certificate course Peace & Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina

Modelled on the US Moratorium Marches, the Australian Moratorium Marches of 1970-71 brought together a number of anti-Vietnam War groups in the staging of massive shows of public anti-war feeling. However, they were not effective at all in changing the views of the federal Liberal-National Party Government or conservative groups such as the Returned Services League. But they were a key factor in showing the general public that majority support was behind withdrawing Australian troops from the Vietnam conflict and were a step towards the Labor Party winning the 1972 federal election. This source-based homework task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina

This Powerpoint presentation supports the teaching of the History Australian Curriculum Syllabus Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Vikings. It is, however, adaptable to other education systems. I have used it with a regular class but it can also be used with Gifted and Talented classes and various specialised classes e.g. classes for students with emotional disturbances, by modifying the activities in the last slide.

Described by 19th and 20th century historians as a mysterious Persian priesthood, the Magi can be easily misunderstood. However, more recent research reveals them to be a religious order whose religious and non-religious (e.g. medical) functions changed over the time of the Achaemenid period to become the Zoroastrian priests that we recognise in the later period. This source-based homework task is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus Higher School Certificate course Historical Periods Option D: Persia from Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III It can also be used as part of Historical Societies Option D: Persian society at the time of Darius and Xerxes.

The city of Sparta in the 8th to 4th centuries BCE had a magnificent temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It sat on the acropolis overlooking the city and was one of the focal points for public worship and a sanctuary for criminals and the less fortunate to seek refuge. This source-based homework task is designed to increase student understanding of the public life of Spartans and is part 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. Until the 20th century historians have focused on Sparta as being a wholly militaristic society, devoid of a cultural life. This is certainly untrue. This task reveals the Spartans to value religion and public art and architecture.

A surprise defeat to the professionally trained Spartan army, Leuctra heralded an end to the Spartan state as a dominant force in Greek politics. The city-state of Thebes dismantled the Spartan military so that it no longer posed a military threat. This source-based homework task is designed to support the NSW Ancient History Syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra. It can be used without modification to support the Queensland Ancient History Syllabus Theme 5 Studies of Power - The Military Elite in Sparta.

The Ionic (not Doric) Temple of Apollo at Amyklai contained an enormous statue of Apollo with a raised spear in front of a large throne. The temple was ornately decorated by architects and tradesmen from other Greek states. Spartans would travel to the temple for the annual 3-day Festival of the Hyakinthia. They also travelled out from the city of Sparta to Amyklai for picnics. 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 The Temple of Apollo at Amyklai was known throughout Greece as one of the oldest temples (it dated back to Mycenaean times) and one of the most beautiful. It tells us much about Spartan religious practices and their social world.

We get the impression that because the Spartans did not have their own coins that their economy was a depressed backwater. Far from it! The Perioieki produced a variety of goods and traded these goods within the Spartan state and further afield with the other Greek states and foreign nations. This source-based homework task is designed to assist 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 perioikoi were the craftsmen, businessmen, traders, nurses and childcare workers of Spartan society. Without them the Spartan military state would not have existed and the military machine that was the Spartan army could not have been as successful as it was. This source-based homework task is designed to develop 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 role of Vietnamese women (both North and South) in supporting the war effort was crucial, yet is barely recognised. They were guerrilla fighters, nurses, agricultural workers, merchants as well as continuing to support their families in the absence of their partners. This source-based homework task is designed to increase student understanding of the NSW Modern History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Option C: Conflict in Indochina 1945-1975 Students will come to an understanding that the Vietnam War affected every aspect of everyone's life during the time period. Sometimes our misfortunes are simply due to the time and place in which we live.

Cyrus II expanded a small empire to become a multi-cultural empire through leadership of a highly successful army. He also gained support of conquered peoples through his respect for local customs and use of existing leadership. He initiated the satrapal system of government, established religious tolerance and economic reforms. 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

This Powerpoint presentation is Presentation 3 of a series on The Holocaust and is designed for Stage 5 students studying Depth Study 6 School Developed Topic: The Holocaust. It is part of the History Australian National Curriculum. It provides an overview of the nature of genocide and Gregory Stanton's eight stages of genocide. This provides a context to the depth study on the Jewish Holocaust in Nazi Germany in the 1920s-1940s. The embedded videos won't operate. However, you can modify the slides and embed your own videos or locate the ones that I have used on YouTube. An important part of this presentation is coming to an understanding of the good and evil in us individually and collectively and how we can live with past injustices.

This Powerpoint presentation supports the teaching of the History Australian Curriculum NSW Syllabus Stage 5 Depth Study 6: School Developed Topic - The Holocaust. It provides students with an understanding of the concept of Anti-Semitism and traces the history of Anti-Semitism from Roman times to the 1930s and assists them to understand the mindset that resulted in the appalling events of the Holocaust. There are activities in the last two slides that are suitable for students in Gifted and Talented and regular mixed-ability classes. The presentation can also be used to support the teaching of the NSW Stage 6 Modern History Higher School Certificate course Part II National Studies Option C - Germany 1919-1939.

Minority ethnic and religious peoples were generally treated well by the Persian administrations, provided they submitted to the Persian rule. As a case in point, the Jewish people were permitted to return to their homeland (following exile imposed by the Assyrians) and even supported in their rebuilding of towns and cities. This source-based homework task is designed to support students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus of the Australian Curriculum Higher School certificate course Historical Periods: Option D: Persia - Cyrus II to the death of Darius III

Deconstruction of a visual image- the mural ‘The Conquest or Arrival of Hernan Cortes in Veracruz’ to reveal a twentieth-century view of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Includes student activities.