Chapter 1 Introduction to history
Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt— land of the Pharaohs
Chapter 3 Ancient Greece
Chapter 4 Ancient Rome
Chapter 5 The rise of Islam
Chapter 6 The Middle Ages
Chapter 8 The age of exploration
Chapter 9 The Spanish conquest of the Americas
Chapter 10 The conquest of Native America
Chapter 11 Our land— dreaming to Federation
K.J. Mason taught in New South Wales and Queensland for 40 years and has written numerous history textbooks, most notably Experience of Nationhood and Republic to Reich. In 2006 James was awarded an OAM in the General Division for services to secondary education and in particular the teaching and writing of history.
Written for the revised NSW 7-8 History syllabus, addressing all inquiry-based questions
Produced by a team of renowned authors writing on speciality topics
Includes a wide range of unique sources such as maps, diagrams, photos and documents
Offers graded activities to cater for a range of student abilities, including extension, research and ICT activities
Includes a free student CD-ROM