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Elaboration (1) ACDSEH044

explaining the social structure of India, including the role of Brahmins – priests, teachers; Kshatriyas – kings, warriors; Vaishyas – merchants, artisans; Shudras – labourers, peasants

investigating the significant beliefs, values and practices of Indian society associated with death and funerary customs (for example, cremation, the use of professional mourners, the construction of stupas)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH041

outlining the rights and responsibilities of women (for example, in the areas of marriage, family life, work and education)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS206

defining and using concepts such as slavery, divine right, source (where a historian finds information) and evidence (the information that is used by the historian)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS207

posing questions of sources such as: ‘Where does it come from?’ ‘How do we know?’ ‘What information does it provide?’ ‘What other sources might be needed?’

Elaboration (1) ACHHS208

using web search techniques to refine a search for information/images related to a historic site (for example, use of place names, dates and search words such as ‘photo gallery’)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS209

discussing the difficulties in identifying the origin and purpose of some sources (for example, the Kimberley Bradshaw paintings)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS210

identifying a range of archaeological sources (for example, the physical remains of the Colosseum, gladiatorial equipment such as helmets, mosaics showing gladiatorial combat, written accounts of what happened in the Colosseum)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS211

distinguishing between a fact (for example, ‘some gladiators wore helmets’) and an opinion (for example, ‘all gladiators were brave’)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS212

identifying the perspective in a historical source, such as the saying of Confucius, ‘women and underlings are especially difficult to handle’, and discussing the values and attitudes of the society that produced it

Elaboration (1) ACHHS213

describing the social structure of the ancient society, using evidence from sources such as artwork and written accounts

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH054

explaining the tolerance of the Ottomans towards Christians and Jews

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH056

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

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) 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) 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

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) ACDSEH050

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

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) ACDSEH064

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)

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