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Elaboration (1) ACHASSK141

exploring the provision of Australian government or non-government aid to a country in the Asia and Pacific region or elsewhere in the world and analysing its effects on places in that country

Elaboration (4) ACHASSK147

exploring the experiences of people who have migrated to Australia and who have taken up Australian citizenship (for example, those of Asian heritage)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK149

exploring some national needs and wants in Australia and an Asian country (for example, access to water, education, health care) and comparing resource limitations and decisions

identifying the perspective in a historical source (for example, the saying of Confucius, ‘women and underlings are especially difficult to handle’) and discussing the values and attitudes of the society that produced it

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK166

identifying the major civilisations of the ancient world (namely Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, India, China and the Maya); where and when they existed, and the evidence for contact between them

Elaboration (3) ACHASSK166

identifying the major religions/philosophies that emerged by the end of the period (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam) and their key beliefs (through group work)

Elaboration (3) ACHASSK175

reading accounts of contacts between Rome and Asian societies in the ancient period (for example, the visit of Chinese and Indian envoys to Rome in the time of Augustus, as described by the Roman historian Florus)

Elaboration ACHASSK177

describing the significance of the Yellow River to irrigation and the impact of features such as the Himalayas on contacts with other societies, including trade

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK177

describing how harmonious relationships with the natural world were reflected in Indian belief systems (for example, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK177

creating a graphic representation of the extent of India as a political unit at this time, including for example, its diverse climatic and geographical features, types and location of food production, areas of high- and low-density population

Elaboration ACHASSK178

creating a graphic representation of the social structure of Chinese or Indian society

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK178

outlining the rights and responsibilities of women in Chinese or Indian society (for example, in the areas of marriage, family life, work and education)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK178

explaining the social structure of India, including the role of Brahmins – priests, teachers; Kshatriyas – kings, warriors; Vaishyas – merchants, artisans; Shudras – labourers, peasants

Elaboration ACHASSK179

investigating the significant beliefs, values and practices of Chinese society associated with daily life (for example, irrigation and the practice of agriculture, the teachings of Confucius, the evidence of daily life from the Han tombs)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK179

investigating the significant beliefs, values and practices of Indian society (for example, associated with rites of passage for boys and men; rites of passage for girls and women; marriage rites such as the role of the family and religious ceremon …

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK179

investigating the significant beliefs, values and practices of Indian society associated with death and funerary customs (for example, cremation, the use of professional mourners, the construction of stupas)

Elaboration ACHASSK180

explaining the rise of imperial China (for example, the use of chariot warfare and the adoption of mass infantry armies, the building of the first phase of the Great Wall of China, military strategies as codified in Sun Tzu’s The Art of War)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK180

examining the extent of Indian contact with other societies (for example, the Persians under Cyrus or the Macedonians under Alexander; the extensive trade with the Romans and Chinese; the material remains of the Mauryan Empire such as the Pillars of …

Elaboration ACHASSK181

examining the historical context, early life and achievements of a significant historical figure from China (for example, Confucius or Qin Shi Huang) or India (for example, Chandragupta Maurya or Ashoka) in this period, and how they were perceived by …

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK189

comparing transportation and accessibility in one Australian city with a city in a country of the Asia region or Europe

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