Retroactive 1 Stage 4 World History

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Retroactive 1 Stage 4 World History 3rd edition 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? I 1.2 What is history? II 1.3 What is history? III 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? 1.9 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 2.11 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 3.13 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 4.11 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 5.9 Working historically ICT activites 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 seige 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 6.16 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 civilisation 7.4 The call for a crusade 7.5 The Crusade's 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 7.11 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 medial 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 8.10 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 isoltion 9.9 Working historically ICT activities Chapter 10 - Australia 1788-1900: colonisation and contact Colonisation and contact: an overview 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 proctecting our heritage 10.10 Working historically ICT activities Chapter 11 - Colonisation and contact in North America Colonisation and contact: the America's 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 11.7 Working historically ICT activites 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 12.8 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 13.7 Working historically ICT activities Glossary Index EndPapers