New South Wales’ most trusted Ancient History series has been updated for the 2018 Ancient History Stage 6 syllabus. This two-volume series, Antiquity 1 and Antiquity 2, offers complete support for teachers and their students in 2018 and beyond. 

Key enhancements
Teachers and students alike will experience immediate benefit from the enhancements offered in these new editions.

• All content has been explicitly aligned to the new Ancient History Stage 6 syllabus.
• Expert teachers have developed trusted, in-depth and appropriately levelled content.
• A new, simplified structure organises content into manageable spreads and topics.
• Unambiguous language is used throughout with visuals to support learning.
• obook assess provides comprehensive student and teacher digital support, including answers to every question in the book, assessment and exam preparation support, videos and more.

A pathway to success for every student
A range of new chapter features will give students of all abilities their best chance at achieving success in Ancient History.

• New: Content includes the latest scientific developments in the field, up-to-date case studies and source material, and a unique focus on ethics – including the contestability of history: ‘Who owns the bones?’.
• New: ‘Focus questions’, ‘Focus concepts and skills’, and ‘Learning outcomes’ are clearly stated at the beginning of each chapter to guide teachers and students through the content.
• New: ‘Check your learning’ questions for each topic allow students to review and expand on what they have learned.
• New: ‘Understanding and using the sources’ questions throughout each chapter enhance student understanding of how to use and critically analyse historical sources.
• New: A ‘Profile’ for each chapter allows for more in-depth learning about a historically significant person, event or phenomenon.
• New: Bolstered by a digital platform, teachers will be equipped with an array of resources to effectively deliver the course, and students will be able to interact with content using a variety of digital tools, making for an engaging and enjoyable history lesson.

PART A: INVESTIGATING ANCIENT HISTORY – THE NATURE, METHODS AND ISSUES OF ANCIENT HISTORY

Chapter 1: The investigation of ancient sites and sources
Chapter 2: Historical authentication and reliability
Chapter 3: The representation of the ancient past
Chapter 4: Preservation, conservation and reconstruction of ancient sites
Chapter 5: Cultural heritage and the role of museums
Chapter 6: The treatment and display of human remains
Chapter 7: Historical investigation

PART B: INVESTIGATING ANCIENT HISTORY – CASE STUDIES

Chapter 8: Tutankhamun’s tomb
Chapter 9: Thera
Chapter 10: Troy
Chapter 11: The Celts
Chapter 12: Ancient Australia: Lake Mungo
Chapter 13: Ashoka
Chapter 14: Persepolis
Chapter 15: Palmyra and the Silk Road

PART C: FEATURES OF ANCIENT SOCIETIES

Chapter 16: Women in ancient Greece and ancient Rome: a comparative study
Chapter 17: Death and funerary customs: Old Kingdom Egypt
Chapter 18: Weapons and warfare: Assyria

Authors Toni Hurley and Christine Murray bring their years of classroom, curriculum and academic experience to the fourth editions of Antiquity and provide unparalleled depth and coverage in an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand and easy-to-master format

Toni Hurley
Toni Hurley has 30 years of experience teaching History in NSW secondary schools. She is the current President of the NSW History Teachers Association and provides lectures for HSC students and professional learning for teachers as part of HTA’s Professional Development program. Toni teaches at Sydney University in the Teacher Education program. She was a member of the ACARA writing team who developed the Ancient History Australian Curriculum.

Christine Murray
Christine Murray is a retired secondary school history teacher, with 30 years of experience. She has been teaching at UTS in the Master of Teaching program.

obook assess is a cloud-based obook that students can use anywhere, anytime on any device.

Students can:

• access their Student book
• access rich, interactive content
• access work assigned by their teacher: reading, homework, tests and assignments.

Your Antiquity 1 obook assess will include:

• a complete digital version of the Student book with notetaking and bookmarking functionality
• targeted instructional videos by two of Australia’s most experienced Ancient History teachers designed to help students prepare for assessment tasks and exams
• interactive auto-correcting multiple-choice quizzes.

obook assess is available with the printed Student book or as a digital download.

This resource is supported by the Antiquity 1 Teacher obook assess (ISBN: 9780190303082).

Teacher obook assess is available FREE to booklisting schools or schools that purchase a class set of 25 or more copies. Contact your Oxford Education Consultant via www.oup.com.au/contact to discuss your requirements and request a demonstration.

obook assess is a cloud-based obook that teachers and students can use anywhere, anytime on any device.

Students can:

• access their Student book
• access rich, interactive content
• access work assigned by their teacher: reading, homework, tests and assignments.

Teachers can:

• set up classes
• access editable tests
• set assignments
• monitor progress and graph results
• view all available content and resources in one place.

Targeted teaching can be achieved by creating groups within classes and assigning work or tailor instructions to meet the different needs and abilities of different students.

Your Antiquity 1 obook assess will include:

• a complete digital version of the Student book with notetaking and bookmarking functionality
• targeted instructional videos by two of Australia’s most experienced Ancient History teachers designed to help students prepare for assessment tasks and exams
• interactive auto-correcting multiple-choice quizzes.

In addition to the student resources, teachers also receive:

• course planners and teacher notes
• answers to every question in the Student book
• printable (and editable) class tests with answers
• practice exams with answers.

The Teacher obook assess is only available as a digital download and is FREE to booklisting schools or schools that purchase a class set of 25 or more copies.

Contact your sales representative to see if you qualify for a free Teacher obook assess.

Antiquity 1 sample chapter