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Author:   Mark Easton ,  Maggy Saldais
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Weight:   1.390kg
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9780195522129

ISBN 10:   0195522125
Publication Date:   14 May 2013
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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What is Oxford Big Ideas Geography|History?Using Oxford Big Ideas Geography|HistoryAustralian Curriculum: Geography 8 - Scope and sequenceAustralian Curriculum: History 8 - Scope and sequenceGEOGRAPHYThe geographer's toolkitConcepts for geographical understandingPlace and spaceEnvironment and interconnectionSustainability and scaleChangeGeographical inquiry and skillsObserving, questioning and planningCollecting, recording, evaluating and representingAnalysing and concludingCommunicatingReflecting and respondingFieldwork in geographyUNIT 1 Landforms and landscapesChapter 1 Mountain landscapes1.1 How are mountains formed?1.2 How are mountain landscapes used and managed?1.3 Are mountain landscapes hazardous places?Chapter 2 Coastal landscapes2.1 What forces shape coastal landscapes?2.2 How are coastal landscapes used and managed?2.3 Are coastal landscapes hazardous places?UNIT 2 Reshaping the nationChapter 3 Life in different cities3.1 Where do people live?3.2 What are some advantages and disadvantages of cities?3.3 How does immigration change cities and nations?Chapter 4 Shaping the culture and society of different nations4.1 How do culture and society shape different nations?4.2 What changes when people move?4.3 Why do nations change?HISTORYThe historian's toolkitConcepts for historical understandingEvidenceContinuity and changeCause and effectPerspectivesEmpathySignificanceContestabilityHistorical inquiry and skillsChronology, terms and conceptsHistorical questions and researchAnalysis and use of sourcesPerspectives and interpretationsExplanation and communicationOverview AHow did societies change from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern age?Overview BWhat key beliefs and values emerged and how did they influence societies?Which significant people, groups and ideas from this period have influenced the world today?DEPTH STUDY 1 The Western and Islamic Worldo The Ottoman empire 1 How was society organised during the Ottoman Empire?2 What were the most significant achievements and developments of the Ottoman Empire?3 How did the policies and power of the Ottoman Empire change other societies?o Renaissance Italy1 How were societies in Renaissance Italy organised?2 What developments and achievements characterised Renaissance Italy?3 How did Renaissance culture spread and what is its legacy?Chapter 5 The VikingsThe Vikings: a timeline5.1 How do historians investigate the past?5.2 What methods are used to investigate the past?5.3 Why is historical conservation important?Chapter 6 Medieval EuropeMedieval Europe: a timeline6.1 How was society in medieval Europe organised?6.2 What developments and achievements influenced life in medieval Europe?6.3 How and why did society in medieval Europe change?Overview CWhat emerged as the defining characteristics of ancient societies?What have been the legacies of ancient societies?DEPTH STUDY 2 The Asia-Pacific WorldChapter 7 The Khmer EmpireThe Khmer Empire: a timeline7.1 How did the Khmer Empire come to power and what were its greatest achievements?7.2 How was society organised during the Khmer Empire?7.3 How and why did the Khmer Empire come to an end?Chapter 8 Japan under the shogunsJapan under the shoguns: a timeline8.1 What was life in Japan like before the rise of the shoguns?8.2 How did the rise of the shoguns change the way Japanese society was organised?8.3 How did life change under the rule of the shogun and why did this period come to an end?o Polynesian expansion across the Pacific 1 How did Polynesian settlers spread across the Pacific?2 What was life like in Maori societies?3 What were the most significant Maori cultural achievements?Overview DWhat emerged as the defining characteristics of ancient societies?What have been the legacies of ancient societies?DEPTH STUDY 3 Expanding contactsChapter 9 Mongol expansionMongol expansion: a timeline9.1 How was Mongol society organised?9.2 How did Mongol conquests and expansion change other societies?Chapter 10 The Black Death in Asia, Europe and AfricaThe Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa: a timeline10.1 How were societies organised at the time of the Black Death?10.2 How did the Black Death spread and what were its effects?o Spanish conquest of the Americas1 How were societies in the Americas organised before the arrival of the Spanish2 Why did the Spanish colonise the Americas?3 What were the effects of Spanish conquest in the Americas and around the world?

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Mark Easton is a full-time teacher at Saint Margaret's School in Berwick. He has taught Geography, History and English for over twenty years and has contributed to many school textbooks and atlases. Maggy Saldais brings fifteen years' experience in educational publishing to her role as a History author. Maggy has a strong academic background in the discipline of History and a long-held commitment to engaging middle-years students in learning and discovery in her field of expertise.

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