obook assess: a cloud-based obook that students can use anywhere, anytime, on any device. obook assess provides students with access to:
a complete digital version of the Student book with added note-taking and bookmarking functionality
targeted instructional videos by some of Australia's most experienced Ancient History teachers designed to help students prepare for assessment tasks and exams
a range of interactive, auto-correcting, multiple-choice assess quiz questions.
The Antiquity series has been updated for the 2018 Ancient History Stage 6 syllabus. This two-volume series, Antiquity 1 and Antiquity 2, offers complete support for teachers and their students in 2018 to Year 11 2026 / HSC 2027.
Series Features
Explicit alignment to the Ancient History Stage 6 syllabus.
In-depth and appropriately levelled content developed by trusted expert teachers.
Simplified chapter structure with content organised into manageable double-page topics.
Clear, unambiguous language supported by plenty of visuals.
obook assess provides comprehensive student and teacher digital support, including answers to every question in the book, videos, teacher notes, exam preparation support and more.
New content includes the latest scientific developments in the field, up-to-date case studies and source material, and a unique focus on ethics – including the contestability of history: 'Who owns the bones?'
Innovative and intuitive chapter features such as 'Focus questions', 'Key concepts and skills', 'Learning goals' and
'Understanding and using the sources'
'Check your learning' questions for each topic allow students to review and expand on what they have learned.
A 'Profile' feature included for each chapter allows for more in-depth learning about a historically significant person, event or phenomenon.
Table of Contents
PART A: CORE STUDY Chapter 1: Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum
PART B: ANCIENT SOCIETIES Chapter 2: New Kingdom Egypt society to the death of Amenhotep III [obook only chapter] Chapter 3: Bronze Age: Minoan Crete Chapter 4: Spartan society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BC
PART C: PERSONALITIES IN THEIR TIMES Chapter 5: Hatshepsut Chapter 6: Akhenaten Chapter 7: Xerxes Chapter 8: Agrippina the Younger
PART D: HISTORICAL PERIODS Chapter 9: New Kingdom Egypt to the death of Thutmose IV Chapter 10: New Kingdom Egypt from Amenhotep III to the death of Ramesses II [obook only chapter] Chapter 11: The Greek World 500–440 BC Chapter 12: The Augustan Age 44 BC–AD 14 [obook only chapter] Chapter 13: The Julio-Claudians AD 14–69