History for the Australian Curriculum Year 8
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Preliminary pages
Chapter 2: The Vikings
Chapter 3: Medieval Europe
Chapter 4: The Ottoman Empire
Chapter 5: Renaissance Italy
Chapter 6: Angkor/Khmer Empire
Chapter 7: Japan under the shoguns
Chapter 8: The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific
Chapter 9: Mongol expansion
Chapter 10: The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa
Chapter 11: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas
Glossary and index
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Full PDF Textbook
Complete textbook [PDF 58.7Mb]
PDF Textbook chapters
Preliminary pages
Chapter 2: The Vikings
Chapter 3: Medieval Europe
Chapter 4: The Ottoman Empire
Chapter 5: Renaissance Italy
Chapter 6: Angkor/Khmer Empire
Chapter 7: Japan under the shoguns
Chapter 8: The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific
Chapter 9: Mongol expansion
Chapter 10: The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa
Chapter 11: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas
Glossary and index
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Electronic Workbook chapters
Preliminary pages
Chapter 2: The Vikings
Chapter 3: Medieval Europe
Chapter 4: The Ottoman Empire
Chapter 5: Renaissance Italy
Chapter 6: Angkor/Khmer Empire
Chapter 7: Japan under the shoguns
Chapter 8: The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific
Chapter 9: Mongol expansion
Chapter 10: The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa
Chapter 11: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas
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Note that some PDF file names may comprise the ISBN and chapter number.
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Update 14 March 2013
For iPad users, full PDF functionality is now available via the free Adobe Reader app.
Sample chapter
To view a sample chapter, please click on the file below in green.
Electronic Workbook chapters
Preliminary pages
Chapter 2: The Vikings
Chapter 3: Medieval Europe
Chapter 4: The Ottoman Empire
Chapter 5: Renaissance Italy
Chapter 6: Angkor/Khmer Empire
Chapter 7: Japan under the shoguns
Chapter 8: The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific
Chapter 9: Mongol expansion
Chapter 10: The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa
Chapter 11: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas
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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.
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