Table of Contents

How to use this book. Preface. About the authors. Coverage of syllabus. About eBookPLUS. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Investigating history. 1.1 What is history? 1.2 What is history? 1.3 What is history? 1.4 Investigating the past - using sources. 1.5 Investigating the past - interpreting sources. 1.6 Investigating history - digging up the past. 1.7 Investigating the past ? deciding how old something is. 1.8 Why is conserving our heritage important? Working historically ICT activities. Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt. 2.1 The origins of ancient Egypt. 2.2 The gift of the Nile. 2.3 The pharaoh: lord of the two lands. 2.4 Everyday life in ancient Egypt. 2.5 Ruling in her own right - ?His Majesty? Hatshepsut. 2.6 Religion and the gods. 2.7 Death, magic and mummies. 2.8 Contact with other peoples. 2.9 The mystery of the Rosetta Stone, c.196 BC. 2.10 Egypt?s legacy to our world cultural heritage. Working historically. ICT activities. Chapter 3 Ancient Greece. 3.1 Early civilisations in the Mediterranean. 3.2 The mountains, the islands and the sea. 3.3 The Olympic Games. 3.4 Religion and the Greeks. 3.5 Athens and the birth of democracy. 3.6 Daily life in Athens. 3.7 Sparta: a military state. 3.8 Wars on land and sea. 3.9 Two battles of the Second Persian War. 3.10 Our cultural heritage: writing and theatre. 3.11 Our cultural heritage: mathematics and science. 3.12 Alexander the great. Working historically. ICT activities. Chapter 4 Ancient Rome. 4.1 Roman origins and the overthrow of the Etruscans. 4.2 Roman expansion and the Punic Wars. 4.3 Government during the Roman Republic. 4.4 The Roman army. 4.5 Daily life of the Romans. 4.6 Julius Caesar. 4.7 The Roman Empire. 4.8 Religion during the Republic and Empire. 4.9 Roman holidays: festivities and games. 4.10 Heritage of the Romans. Working historically. ICT activities. Chapter 5 Early Imperial China. 5.1 The origins of Imperial China. 5.2 The first emperor. 5.3 Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism. 5.4 The people of the Han. 5.5 Society, home and family. 5.6 The world of work. 5.7 Contact along the Silk Road. 5.8 The cultural legacy of Early Imperial China. Working historically. ICT activities. Chapter 6 Medieval Europe. 6.1 Into the world of medieval Europe. 6.2 The feudal system _ a place for everyone. 6.3 Castles for protection and control. 6.4 Defending the castle under siege. 6.5 The knight in shining armour. 6.6 Beliefs and values: the Catholic Church. 6.7 Crime and punishment. 6.8 Living as a peasant. 6.9 A man?s world and a woman?s place in it. 6.10 Two key individuals: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II. 6.11 Food and feasting. 6.12 Games and leisure time. 6.13 Health, hygiene, disease and death. 6.14 Contacts with other people: towns and trade. 6.15 The cultural legacy of medieval Europe. Working historically. ICT activities. Chapter 7 The Islamic world to 1600. 7.1 Islam _ a religion arising out of Arabia. 7.2 Islamic religion and its influence. 7.3 Islamic civilization. 7.4 The call for a crusade. 7.5 The Crusades begin. 7.6 The first Crusaders? attack on Jerusalem. 7.7 Life in a new land. 7.8 Saladin and Richard. 7.9 Cultural contact after the Crusades. 7.10 Islamic world to 1600. Working historically. ICT activities. Chapter 8 The Renaissance. 8.1 The origins of the Renaissance. 8.2 Art and architecture. 8.3 A key individual: Leonardo da Vinci. 8.4 Humanist values and beliefs. 8.5 Changed medical beliefs and values. 8.6 A key individual: Copernicus. 8.7 Martin Luther and the Reformation. 8.8 Culture contact: exploring unknown worlds. 8.9 The cultural legacy of the Renaissance. Working historically. ICT activities. Chapter 9 Early modern Japan. 9.1 Japan: land of earthquakes and many beliefs. 9.2 Emperors and shoguns. 9.3 The feudal structure of the shogunate. 9.4 Castles and the samurai. 9.5 Murasaki Shikibu - the first novelist. 9.6 Ceremonies, literature and theatre. 9.7 A rich legacy in arts and crafts. 9.8 Contact and isolation. Working historically. ICT activities. COLONISATION AND CONTACT. CHAPTER 10 Australia 1788 - 1900: colonisation and contact. 10.1 Life and death at Lake Mungo. 10.2 Land, Dreaming and law. 10.3 First contact. 10.4 Invasion. 10.5 Battling to survive. 10.6 The Black War. 10.7 ?Protected? lives. 10.8 Pioneers of reconciliation. 10.9 Site studies: appreciating and protecting our heritage. Working historically. ICT activities. CHAPTER 11 Colonisation and contact in North America. 11.1 Life before the Europeans. 11.2 The Europeans in North America. 11.3 European conquest and settlement. 11.4 The Trail of Tears. 11.5 The great wars of the resistance. 11.6 A new beginning. Working historically. ICT activities. CHAPTER 12 Colonisation and contact in Central America. 12.1 Aztec land and legend. 12.2 Building belief. 12.3 Rulers of an empire. 12.4 Aztec life and leisure. 12.5 Hernan Cortes and the conquistadors. 12.6 New Spain and the end of the Aztec empire. 12.7 The Mexican War of Independence. Working historically. ICT activities. CHAPTER 13 Colonisation and contact in South America. 13.1 Contact and conquest: the Spanish in South America. 13.2 Life in the land above the clouds. 13.3 Inca gold and Spanish glory. 13.4 Blood, sweat and tears: the Inca struggle. 13.5 Rebellion and revenge. 13.6 Sunset in the city of gold: the legacy of the Incas. Working historically. ICT activities. Glossary. Index.

About the Author

Maureen Anderson taught history for over 25 years, including periods as head of history at Kambala, Rose Bay, and Rosebank College, Five Dock. She contributed to syllabus writing for the NSW Board of Studies, and worked as a consultant to the Powerhouse Museum and as a lecturer for the teacher education program at Macquarie University. Maureen is co-author of Medieval Quest; Challenge, Change and Continuity; Retrospective: Year 11 Modern History; Retroactive 1 and Retroactive 2 - all for the New South Wales syllabus - as well as history texts for the Victorian curriculum. Maureen has a BA (Hons) in History and an MA (Education). Ian Keese, a history teacher for 30 years, with several years as head teacher of history, is a co-author for Retroactive 1; Retroactive 2; Retrospective: Year 11 Modern History and Medieval Quest for the New South Wales syllabus. Ian has also contributed to the Macquarie Study Dictionary and published journal articles and books on a range of history topics. He is currently State Secretary of the Australian College of Educators and National President of the Independent Scholars Association of Australia. Anne Low has taught history and English for over 25 years, including two years in Papua New Guinea, and is currently at Freshwater Senior Campus. She has worked on secondment to Training and Development for the Department of Education. Anne is co-author of Ancient Quest; Modern Quest; Retroactive 1; Retroactive 2; Challenge, Change and Continuity and Retrospective: Year 11 Modern History; as well as history texts for the Victorian curriculum.