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HTA Ancient History Study Guide 220 pages, HTANSW 2007, ISBN: 978 0 85854 038 5 Available from HTANSW: |
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The HTA Ancient History Study Guide is written specifically for the NSW Ancient History HSC syllabus first examined in 2006.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Core Study
Chapter 1:Cities of Vesuvius - Pompeii and Herculaneum
Chronology and Key Terms
Background (non-examinable)
Geographic context
The nature of sources and evidence
Investigating, reconstructing & preserving the past
Resources
Ancient Societies
Chapter 2: Society in Old Kingdom Egypt, Dynasties III-VI
Chronology and Key Terms
Geographical environment
Social structure and political organisation
Economy
Religion, death and burial
Cultural life
Everyday life
Resources
Chapter 3: Society in Minoan Crete
Chronology and Key Terms
Geographical environment
Social structure and political organisation
Economy
Religion, death and burial
Cultural life
Everyday life
Resources
Chapter 4: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BC
Chronology and Key Terms
Geographical environment
Social structure and political organisation
Economy
Religion, death and burial
Cultural life
Everyday life
Resources
Personalities
Chapter 5: Akhenaten
Chronology and Key Terms
Historical context
Background and rise to prominence
Career
Evaluation
Resources
Chapter 6: Ramesses II
Chronology and Key Terms
Historical context
Background and rise to prominence
Career
Evaluation
Resources
Chapter 7: Julius Caesar
Chronology and Key Terms
Historical context
Background and rise to prominence
Career
Evaluation
Resources
Chapter 8: Agrippina the Younger
Chronology and Key Terms
Historical context
Background and rise to prominence
Career
Evaluation
Resources
Historical Periods
Chapter 9: Fall of the Roman Republic 78-31BC
Chronology and Key Terms
Features of the Roman political system
Political developments in the late Republic
Wars and expansion
Fall of the Republic
Resources
Chapter 10: The Julio-Claudians and the Roman Empire AD 14-69
Chronology and Key Terms
Development of the Principate
The Empire under the Julio-Claudians
Resources
Exam Questions
Chapter 11: Exam Questions
General advice
Exam questions and answers
CONTRIBUTOR DETAILS
Brenden Barnes teaches History at Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest. He is the author of Chapter 6, Ramesses II.
Sherryl Bremner is Head of History at Brigidine College, St Ives. She is author of Chapter 10, The Julio-Claudians and the Roman Empire 78-31 BC.
Isobel Forrester teachers History at Redeemer Baptist School. She is author of Chapter 9, Fall of the Roman Republic 78-31 BC.
Andrew Gallagher teaches History at SCEGGS Darlinghurst. He is the author of Chapter 2, Society in Old Kingdom Egypt, Dynasties III-VI.
Maria Geracitano teaches Histor at the Scots College, Bellevue Hill. She is author of Chapter 3, Bronze Age Society in Minoan Crete and Chapter 8, Agrippina the Younger.
Tibor Lendvai teaches History at Meriden School, Strathfield, and is a member of the HTANSW Executive. He is the author of Chapter 4, Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BC.
Denis Mootz is recently retired from classroom teaching. He continues his involvement in the History fraternity as a lecturer in History Method at the University of NSW and as an Education Officer at the Museum of Ancient Cultures at Macquarie University. He is author of Chapter 7, Julius Caesar.
Virginia Stonehas recently retired from teaching. She taught History for many years at North Sydney Girls' High School. She is author of Chapter 5, Akhenaten.
Alan Wheatland teaches History at Mackillop Senior College, Port Macquarie. He is the author of Chapter 1, Cities of Vesuvius - Pompeii and Herculaneum.
