HSC Ancient History Year 12 Notes

These are the 20 revision notes inside the HSC Ancient History Mastery Pack. Open any note to see what it covers before you buy.

1. Campania, Vesuvius and AD 79: Setting, Eruption and Impact12 · Year 12 Section I — Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum

   Survey — Campania and the AD 79 eruption

2. From 1748 to Today: Excavation History and Changing Representations12 · Year 12 Section I — Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum

   Survey — excavation history and representations

3. Forum, Trade and Decuriones: Economy and Politics in the Two Cities12 · Year 12 Section I — Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum

   The economy and local political life

4. Men, Women, Freedmen and Slaves: Social Structure and Daily Life12 · Year 12 Section I — Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum

   Social structure and everyday life

5. Conserving Pompeii: New Technologies, Ethics, Custodianship and Tourism12 · Year 12 Section I — Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum

   Reconstruction, conservation, ethics and tourism

6. Locating Your Society: Geography, Resources and Significant Sites12 · Year 12 Section II — Ancient Societies

   Survey — context and significant sites

7. Who Held Power: Social Structure and Political Organisation12 · Year 12 Section II — Ancient Societies

   Social structure and political organisation

8. Land, Labour and Exchange: The Economy of Your Society12 · Year 12 Section II — Ancient Societies

   The economy

9. Gods, Festivals and the Dead: Religion, Death and Burial12 · Year 12 Section II — Ancient Societies

   Religion, death and burial

10. Everyday Life and the Evidence Problem: Sources for Your Society12 · Year 12 Section II — Ancient Societies

    Cultural and everyday life plus source problems

11. The World That Made Them: Historical Context of Your Personality12 · Year 12 Section III — Personalities in their Times

    Survey — historical context

12. Background and Rise to Prominence: Family, Claim and Early Career12 · Year 12 Section III — Personalities in their Times

    Background and rise to prominence

13. Titles, Images, Policy and Programs: The Career in Detail12 · Year 12 Section III — Personalities in their Times

    Key features and developments

14. Allies, Rivals and Institutions: Key Relationships12 · Year 12 Section III — Personalities in their Times

    Relationships with individuals and groups

15. Evaluation and Legacy: Ancient and Modern Images, and Your Key Source12 · Year 12 Section III — Personalities in their Times

    Evaluation, legacy and one particular source

16. Setting the Scene: Chronology, Geography and Regional Powers12 · Year 12 Section IV — Historical Periods

    Survey — chronological and geographical context

17. The Nature of Power and Authority in Your Period12 · Year 12 Section IV — Historical Periods

    Power and authority

18. Internal Developments: Political, Religious and Economic Change12 · Year 12 Section IV — Historical Periods

    Internal developments

19. Warfare, Expansion and the Administration of Empire12 · Year 12 Section IV — Historical Periods

    Foreign relations, warfare and empire

20. Contested Interpretations and Building the 25-Mark Extended Response12 · Year 12 Section IV — Historical Periods

    Historiography and the 25-mark essay