Lycurgus - Man or Myth?

Hi Year 12. The half-yearly is coming up very soon - Monday - so here is a list of what you should study:

Pompeii - everything in the syllabus, making sure you have plenty of detailed knowledge of large topics such as: public buildings, everyday life (religion, politics, leisure, commerce), and archaeology/conservation.

Sparta - everything in the first two syllabus areas: Sparta's geography, society and government (including areas such as the agoge, the army, women, and Lycurgus).

On that note - here is the PowerPoint we did on Lycurgus...

Lycurgus

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The Agoge

Hi Year 12. Here is the PowerPoint we did in Friday's class, on the Agoge:

The Agoge

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Year 12 Ancient - Spartan Society

Hi Year 12...here is the PowerPoint on Spartan Society I promised to put up. Make sure you know the Kings, Ephors, Gerousia, and Apella, as well as the Spartiates, Inferiors, Periokoi and Helots. Happy revising!

Spartan Society

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Class of 2010 - Welcome!

Hi guys...sorry it has taken me a while to get back onto the blog. Term 1 has been rather hectic. Anyhow, welcome to your last year of high school, and a very fun three terms of Ancient History. I will be uploading powerpoints, resources and links onto this blog, so please feel free to access it whenever you want for revision/study/extension purposes.

I wish you all the best this year, and look forward to sharing some historical knowledge with you. First up: the PowerPoint on archaeology at Pompeii...you can watch it here, or download it from this link.

Archaeology in Pompeii

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Year 12 Modern - End of WW2 PowerPoint

As promsied, here is the PowerPoint we watched on Tuesday. It summarises the last few years of the war, from Stalingrad to Berlin:

The End of World War Two

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Year 12 Ancient - Delian League PowerPoint

Hi Ancients. Here is the PowerPoint on the Delian League. It's a bit text-heavy, but has lots of info.

The Delian League

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Year 12 Ancient - Delian League/Athenian Democracy Powerpoint

Hi folks. Here is the PowerPoint we did last week, outlining the main points for the rest of the Greek World syllabus:

Delian League/Athenian Democracy

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Year 12 Ancient - Xerxes PowerPoint

Hi folks. Here is the Xerxes PowerPoint from class. Make sure you look at the last four slides or so, as we didn't get to them the other day.

I will be posting some resources up soon to help you with your upcoming assessment...

Xerxes

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Year 12 Modern - Conflict in Europe PowerPoint

As promised, here is the PowerPoint from last week which provides an overview of the whole topic.

Conflict in Europe 1935-1945

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Year 12 Ancient - Miltiades and Marathon

Below is the PowerPoint on the life of Miltiades, and his part in securing the Greek victory at Marathon in 490BC.

Miltiades – Hero of Marathon

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Year 12 Ancient - Persian Wars Powerpoint

Ancient Historians - here is our first PowerPoint on the Greek World 500-440BC, a summary of the Persian Wars, with some brief info on each of the six battles:

Marathon
Thermopylae
Artemisium
Salamis
Plataea
Mycale


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Year 12 Modern - Terror and Control

Once again, schoolhistory.co.uk has some useful resources on Nazi Germany. This is a simple, easy-to-follow PowerPoint by Mr. Huggins, on how the Nazis used terror to control the German population.

Year 12 Modern - From Democracy to Dictatorship

Hitler was a very canny operator. He became Chancellor in January 1933, supposedly the puppet of Hindenburg and von Papen...but by April, he was able to pass any law he liked, and by mid-1934, he was the total ruler of Nazi Germany. How did this transformation occur?

Here is today's presentation, listing the 8 steps (Rigged German Election Leads To Psychopath Nazi Fuhrer):


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And here is the Youtube video, posted by mrjportman, on the 4 steps that took Hitler from Chancellor to dictator:

Year 12 Ancient - Spartan Beliefs Powerpoint

Hi Ancient Historians. Here is the powerpoint on Spartan mythology and religion, which gives an overview of that topic:


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Year 12 Modern - Weimar Germany 1924-29

Hi Modern students...here is the powerpoint we did this week on Germany 1924-29:


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I will post some assessment stuff up in the next few days, ready for next Thursday's exam.

Year 12 Ancient - What You Need To Study...

Hi guys, here is the powerpoint we did today listing the dot points you will need to revise for your first assessment on Tuesday.


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You can view the HSC syllabus for Ancient History here. The relevant pages are p.32 (Pompeii) and p.43 (Sparta).

Year 12 Ancient - Agoge Powerpoint

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Year 12 Modern - Weimar 1919-1923 Powerpoint

This is the presentation we did today in class. It covers Weimar Germany from 1919 to 1923...


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Year 12 Modern - Versailles Powerpoint

Here is the Versailles powerpoint from last week's lesson.