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Elaboration (2) ACDSEH050

recognising that the medieval manuscripts of monastic scribes contributed to the survival of many ancient Greek and Roman literary texts

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH047

investigating the construction of longboats and their role in exploration, including innovations in keel and sail design.

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH048

investigating the remains of Viking settlements (for example, Dublin (Ireland) and Jorvik (York))

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH065

describing the increasing exposure to Western technology and ideas (for example, the establishment of a naval school with Dutch instructors, the translation of Western books)

distinguishing between fact (for example, ‘The Moai were constructed on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)’) and opinion or interpretation (for example, ‘The Moai on Easter Island (Rapa Nui) are representations of gods’)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS150

posing a key question such as: ‘Why did Easter Island (Rapa Nui) society decline?’ and identifying related questions to inform the inquiry (for example, ‘What evidence is there?’ ‘What theories have been developed?’)

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH065

evaluating the significance of the Meiji Restoration of 1868 AD (CE) that restored imperial rule to Japan

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH068

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

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH049

comparing the artefacts discovered at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland (Canada) with Viking artefacts as possible evidence that the Vikings had discovered America 500 years before Christopher Columbus

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH078

describing the way of life in Mongolia and its incorporation into Chinese life (for example, agriculture – domestication of animals such as horses, camels and cattle; food – dried meat and yoghurt; and housing – yurts)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH007

describing the way of life of the Vikings (for example, living in a cold and harsh environment; the importance of farming and raids; the significance of honour in Viking warrior society)

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

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH068

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

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH054

explaining the tolerance of the Ottomans towards Christians and Jews

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH047

outlining the key role of gods such as Odin, Thor, Frey and Freyja in Viking religion and the adoption of Christianity during the Viking period

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH013

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

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH050

researching inventions and developments in the Islamic world and their subsequent adoption in the Western world

Elaboration (1) ACHHS153

designing a table to list sources and the aspects of the past about which they provide information (for example, social structure, economy, governance)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH056

investigating learning in the Renaissance period (for example, humanism, astrology, alchemy, the influence of ancient Greece and Rome)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH048

explaining the survival of a heroic Iron Age society in Early Medieval Ireland, as described in the vernacular epics, and its transformation by the spread of Christianity; the influence of the Vikings; the Anglo-Norman conquest

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