HSC Ancient History

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Pascal Press, 2006 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 386 pages

This comprehensive study guide covers everytopic in the last two sect ions of the HSC Ancient History course and has been specifically created to maximise exam success. This guide has been designed to meet all stud y needs, providing up-to-date information in an easy-to-use format. This is the second of the two new Ancient History study guides.

E xcel Ancient History Book 2 contains:

  • a chapter on eve ry topic available in the last two sections of the HSC course: Section I II - Personalities in their Times, and Section IV - Historical Periods
  • an introductory section on how to use the book, with an explanat ion of exam requirements
  • revision questions in each chapter wit h answers and guidelines
  • comprehensive bibliography and further reading lists
  • key terms defined in each chapter, plus a glossa ry of terms
  • cross-referencing between chapters for further info rmation

Also available is Excel Ancient History B ook 1 which covers comprehensive coverage of Sections I and II of the HS C course: Section I - Personalities in the Times and Section II - Ancien t Societies.

 

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Contents

Introduction iv
14
ROME
19
Ramesses II
33
Hannibal
57
Xerxes
79
Pericles
97
Cleopatra VII
117
Julius Caesar
139
GREECE
193
The Development of the Greek World from 800500BC
210
The Greek World from 500440BC
237
The Greek World from 446399BC
253
The Augustan Age 44BCAD14
273
The JulioClaudians and the Roman Empire AD1469
361
Select Bibliography
375
Index
381

Agrippina the Younger
156
New Kingdom Egypt from Amenhotep III to
180
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Common terms and phrases

administration Agrippina Akhenaten Alexander alliance allies Amarna Amenhotep Amenhotep III Amun Amun-Re ancient Antony army Asia Minor Assyrian Aten Athenian Athens Augustus Babylon Battle became Caligula campaign Carthage Carthaginian cavalry century BC city-states Claudius Cleopatra command Corinth culture Darius death defeated Delian League democracy Dynasty Egypt Egyptian emperor empire father fleet forces Gaius Gaius Marius Germanicus gods Greece Greek Hannibal Hannibal's Hatshepsut Herodotus Hittites hoplites Horemheb imperial influence Italy Julius Caesar Karnak king land leader Livia Macedonia Marius Mediterranean military Nero Octavian organise peace Peloponnesian Pericles Persian pharaoh Philip political Pompey priests provinces Ptolemy Punic queen Ramesses Ramesses II reforms reign religious Revision Questions revolt role Roman Rome Rome's royal rule ruler Senate Sennacherib Seti Sicily social sources Sparta successful Syria temple terms and concepts Thebes throne Thutmose Thutmose III Tiberius tion trade traditional tribute troops Tutankhamun tyrants victory wealth worship Xerxes

Bibliographic information

TitleHSC Ancient History
Book 2 of Excel HSC Ancient History, Peter Roberts
Excel HSC
AuthorPeter Roberts
Editionrevised
PublisherPascal Press, 2006
ISBN1741251796, 9781741251791
Length386 pages
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