History: NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Year 7
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Historical skills toolkit [PDF 522Kb]
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Chapter 3 Ancient Egypt [PDF 17.3Mb]
Chapter 4 Ancient Greece [PDF 14.9Mb]
Chapter 5 Ancient Rome [PDF 13.2Mb]
Chapter 6 Ancient India [PDF 13.4Mb]
Chapter 7 Ancient China [PDF 15.2Mb]
Glossary and Index [135Kb]
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Preliminary pages [PDF 5.4Mb]
Historical skills toolkit [PDF 522Kb]
Chapter 1 Overview: the ancient world [PDF 5.4Mb]
Chapter 2 The ancient past [PDF 17Mb]
Chapter 3 Ancient Egypt [PDF 17.3Mb]
Chapter 4 Ancient Greece [PDF 14.9Mb]
Chapter 5 Ancient Rome [PDF 13.2Mb]
Chapter 6 Ancient India [PDF 13.4Mb]
Chapter 7 Ancient China [PDF 15.2Mb]
Glossary and Index [135Kb]
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Preliminary pages [PDF 951Kb]
Chapter 1: Overview: the ancient world [PDF 4.95Mb]
Chapter 2: The ancient past [PDF 740Kb]
Chapter 3: Ancient Egypt [PDF 678Kb]
Chapter 4: Ancient Greece [PDF 7.39Mb]
Chapter 5: Ancient Rome [PDF 590Kb]
Chapter 6: Ancient India [PDF 1.41Mb]
Chapter 7: Ancient China [PDF 4.13Mb]
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Preliminary pages [PDF 951Kb]
Chapter 1: Overview: the ancient world [PDF 4.95Mb]
Chapter 2: The ancient past [PDF 740Kb]
Chapter 3: Ancient Egypt [PDF 678Kb]
Chapter 4: Ancient Greece [PDF 7.39Mb]
Chapter 5: Ancient Rome [PDF 590Kb]
Chapter 6: Ancient India [PDF 1.41Mb]
Chapter 7: Ancient China [PDF 4.13Mb]
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