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Elaboration (1) ACDSEH063

explaining reasons for Japan’s closure to foreigners under the Tokugawa Shogunate and the impact of US Commodore Perry’s visit in 1853

outlining the attempts by the Tokugawa Shogunate to curb deforestation (for example, imposing heavy regulations on farmers; managing the harvesting of trees; and using new, lighter and more efficient construction techniques)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH013

outlining different theories about the expansion (for example, west/east and east/west movement, the expansion as accidental versus intentional)

Elaboration ACDSEH066

describing the way of life of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) society (for example, fishing by the men, links between the household and the extended clan through the exchange of goods, wives and labour; the use of stone tools)

Elaboration ACDSEH067

investigating the construction of the moai (giant statues) on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), the techniques used to make and transport them, and theories about their meaning (for example, representations of dead ancestors or chiefs)

Elaboration ACDSEH068

researching the extinction of the moa in New Zealand as a result of hunting and habitat decline

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH068

explaining the significance of Rahui as a way of prohibiting the collection of resources, to ensure their sustainability

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH068

evaluating the evidence for theories about the deforestation of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Elaboration ACDSEH015

investigating living conditions in London in the fourteenth century (for example, the lack of sanitation, crowded housing); the extent of medical knowledge (for example, based on Hippocrates’ theory); and beliefs about the power of God (for example, that …

Elaboration ACDSEH016

describing the social organisation of the Aztecs (for example, nobility, slaves); their beliefs (for example, worship of a number of gods and the need to make human sacrifices to appease these gods); life in the capital city Tenochtitlan

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH080

investigating changes to the cities and landscape in European countries and Australia as the Industrial Revolution continued to develop, using photos (for example, those that were taken as the Eiffel Tower was being constructed using iron)

Elaboration ACDSEH082

describing the impact of factories, mines and cities on the environment, and on population growth and distribution

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH082

outlining the growth of trade unions as a response to the impacts of the Industrial Revolution

Elaboration ACDSEH083

investigating sources that record the reactions of new arrivals to other countries in this period (for example, responses to the natural environment and climate)

Elaboration ACDSEH093

investigating the key aspects an Asian society at the beginning of this period (for example, identifying the territorial extent of Qing China, the role and influence of the Emperor, and the nature of literature, art and architecture)

Elaboration ACDSEH091

explaining the factors that contributed to federation and the development of democracy in Australia, including the role of key individuals, defence concerns, the 1890s depression, nationalist ideals and egalitarianism

Elaboration (1) ACHHS173

examining different accounts of eighteenth-century journeys to Australia (for example, ships’ logs; diaries; recorded testimonies of male and female convicts, and officers; and explaining the variations in perspective which can lead to different historical …

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