History: NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Year 8
To access your resources Log in
or
create your Cambridge GO account
Activate your resources by entering the access code found in the front of your print textbook,
sealed pocket or supplied via email.
PDF Textbook
To view a sample chapter, please click on the chapter below in blue.
PDF Textbook chapters
Preliminary pages [PDF 1.3Mb]
Chapter 1 - Overview: the ancient to the modern world [PDF 1.2Mb]
Chapter 2 - The Vikings [PDF 1.6Mb]
Chapter 3 - Medieval Europe [PDF 2.2Mb]
Chapter 4 - The Ottoman Empire [PDF 1.7Mb]
Chapter 5 - Renaissance Italy [PDF 1.2Mb]
Chapter 6 - Angkor/Khmer Empire [PDF 3.7Mb]
Chapter 7 - Japan under the shoguns [PDF 1.7Mb]
Chapter 8 - The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific [PDF 2.7Mb]
Chapter 9 - Mongol expansion [PDF 2.0Mb]
Chapter 10 - The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa [PDF 1.7Mb]
Chapter 11 - The Spanish Conquest of the Americas [PDF 2.0Mb]
Chapter 12 - Aboriginal and Indigenous peoples, colonisation and contact history [PDF 5.5Mb]
Glossary and Index [PDF 0.1Mb]
You are entitled to download and store these PDFs. However they may not be transferred to another party, including other students, as electronic or print versions.
To use the enhanced PDF functions, such as note taking, you must download these PDFs to your computer and open them with Adobe Reader 9 or later.
The PDF Textbook is designed for full functionality using the latest version of Adobe Reader. The markup function is available in selected PDF readers for the iPad and other devices using iOS. Check your PDF reader specifications. At the time of publication, Adobe Reader, Good Reader and PDF Expert were viable options.
Note that some PDF file names may comprise the ISBN and chapter number.
You must have Adobe Reader installed to view the PDF files.

To view a sample chapter, please click on the chapter below in blue.
PDF Textbook chapters
Preliminary pages [PDF 1.3Mb]
Chapter 1 - Overview: the ancient to the modern world [PDF 1.2Mb]
Chapter 2 - The Vikings [PDF 1.6Mb]
Chapter 3 - Medieval Europe [PDF 2.2Mb]
Chapter 4 - The Ottoman Empire [PDF 1.7Mb]
Chapter 5 - Renaissance Italy [PDF 1.2Mb]
Chapter 6 - Angkor/Khmer Empire [PDF 3.7Mb]
Chapter 7 - Japan under the shoguns [PDF 1.7Mb]
Chapter 8 - The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific [PDF 2.7Mb]
Chapter 9 - Mongol expansion [PDF 2.0Mb]
Chapter 10 - The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa [PDF 1.7Mb]
Chapter 11 - The Spanish Conquest of the Americas [PDF 2.0Mb]
Chapter 12 - Aboriginal and Indigenous peoples, colonisation and contact history [PDF 5.5Mb]
Glossary and Index [PDF 0.1Mb]
You are entitled to download and store these PDFs. However they may not be transferred to another party, including other students, as electronic or print versions.
To use the enhanced PDF functions, such as note taking, you must download these PDFs to your computer and open them with Adobe Reader 9 or later.
The PDF Textbook is designed for full functionality using the latest version of Adobe Reader. The markup function is available in selected PDF readers for the iPad and other devices using iOS. Check your PDF reader specifications. At the time of publication, Adobe Reader, Good Reader and PDF Expert were viable options.
Note that some PDF file names may comprise the ISBN and chapter number.
You must have Adobe Reader installed to view the PDF files. |
![]() |
Electronic WorkbookFor iPad users, full PDF functionality is now available via the free Adobe Reader app.
To view a sample chapter, please click on the chapter below in green.
Electronic Workbook
Preliminary pages [PDF 3.2Mb]
Chapter 1 - Overview: the ancient to the modern world [PDF 16.7Mb]
Chapter 2 - The Vikings [PDF 8.2Mb]
Chapter 3 - Medieval Europe [PDF 8.0Mb]
Chapter 4 - The Ottoman Empire [PDF 11.0Mb]
Chapter 5 - Renaissance Italy [PDF 6.4Mb]
Chapter 6 - Angkor/Khmer Empire [PDF 13.4Mb]
Chapter 7 - Japan under the shoguns [PDF 14.9Mb]
Chapter 8 - The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific [PDF 15.3Mb]
Chapter 9 - Mongol expansion [PDF 11.1Mb]
Chapter 10 - The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa [PDF 21.0Mb]
Chapter 11 - The Spanish Conquest of the Americas [PDF 13.0Mb]
Chapter 12 - Aboriginal and Indigenous peoples, colonisation and contact history [PDF 13.3Mb]
You are entitled to download and store these PDFs. However they may not be transferred to another party, including other students, as electronic or print versions.
To use the enhanced PDF functions, such as note taking, you must download these PDFs to your computer and open them with Adobe Reader 9 or later.
The PDF Textbook is designed for full functionality using the latest version of Adobe Reader. The markup function is available in selected PDF readers for the iPad and other devices using iOS. Check your PDF reader specifications. At the time of publication, Adobe Reader, Good Reader and PDF Expert were viable options.
Note that some PDF file names may comprise the ISBN and chapter number.
You must have Adobe Reader installed to view the PDF files.

For iPad users, full PDF functionality is now available via the free Adobe Reader app.
To view a sample chapter, please click on the chapter below in green.
Electronic Workbook
Preliminary pages [PDF 3.2Mb]
Chapter 1 - Overview: the ancient to the modern world [PDF 16.7Mb]
Chapter 2 - The Vikings [PDF 8.2Mb]
Chapter 3 - Medieval Europe [PDF 8.0Mb]
Chapter 4 - The Ottoman Empire [PDF 11.0Mb]
Chapter 5 - Renaissance Italy [PDF 6.4Mb]
Chapter 6 - Angkor/Khmer Empire [PDF 13.4Mb]
Chapter 7 - Japan under the shoguns [PDF 14.9Mb]
Chapter 8 - The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific [PDF 15.3Mb]
Chapter 9 - Mongol expansion [PDF 11.1Mb]
Chapter 10 - The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa [PDF 21.0Mb]
Chapter 11 - The Spanish Conquest of the Americas [PDF 13.0Mb]
Chapter 12 - Aboriginal and Indigenous peoples, colonisation and contact history [PDF 13.3Mb]
You are entitled to download and store these PDFs. However they may not be transferred to another party, including other students, as electronic or print versions.
To use the enhanced PDF functions, such as note taking, you must download these PDFs to your computer and open them with Adobe Reader 9 or later.
The PDF Textbook is designed for full functionality using the latest version of Adobe Reader. The markup function is available in selected PDF readers for the iPad and other devices using iOS. Check your PDF reader specifications. At the time of publication, Adobe Reader, Good Reader and PDF Expert were viable options.
Note that some PDF file names may comprise the ISBN and chapter number.
You must have Adobe Reader installed to view the PDF files. |
![]() |
Teacher Resource PackageThe complete Teacher Resource Package is now available.
Note: The Teacher Resource Package does not include access to the PDF textbook. Please use the 16-character code in the front of your textbook to access the PDF textbook.
The complete Teacher Resource Package contains:
- Teaching programs
- Research exercises and suggested solutions
- Powerpoints
- Textbook activity solutions
- Workbook activity solutions
To view sample materials, click on the preview files below.
Preview files
PowerPoint: Chapter 1 [2.0Mb PowerPoint]
Additional research activity 1.1 [0.1Mb Word doc]
Textbook responses: Chapter 1 [0.1Mb Word doc]
Workbook responses: Chapter 1 [0.2Mb Word doc]
The complete Teacher Resource Package is now available.
Note: The Teacher Resource Package does not include access to the PDF textbook. Please use the 16-character code in the front of your textbook to access the PDF textbook.
The complete Teacher Resource Package contains:
- Teaching programs
- Research exercises and suggested solutions
- Powerpoints
- Textbook activity solutions
- Workbook activity solutions
To view sample materials, click on the preview files below.
Preview files
PowerPoint: Chapter 1 [2.0Mb PowerPoint]
Additional research activity 1.1 [0.1Mb Word doc]
Textbook responses: Chapter 1 [0.1Mb Word doc]
Workbook responses: Chapter 1 [0.2Mb Word doc]