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Studies of Political Systems. Athenian Democracy in 5th Century BCE
Kay Bishop
This is a 67 page booklet (or CD) written to address the Queensland Studies Authority's Senior Ancient History Syllabus. It explores the background to the growth of Athenian Democracy through the reforms of Solon and Cleisthenes and then examines the way the democratic system worked in Athens in the 5th century BCE. It also explores the question of how democratic the system really was. There is a wide range of primary source material with questions for students to work through and extensive text material to enhance student learning. It is a 'remake' of the earlier publication on Athenian Democracy with a much more extensive section on the strengths and weakness of sources and more textual background information. The CD has hyperlinks to take students easily from the Contents page to each chapter and there are hyperlinks to a glossary and to maps.
Studies of Conflict - Harold v William 1066
Kay Bishop
This booklet is a source based inquiry into the conflict between King Harold of England and William of Normandy, culminating in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The organisation of the material is based on the Aspects of Inquiry, as set out in the Queensland Ancient History Syllabus. There are sections on the background to the conflict, the nature of the conflict itself, the consequences of the conflict and the strengths and weaknesses of the available sources. Each Chapter has a wide range of primary sources and tasks for students based on the sources.
Studies of Power - Augustus and the Rise of One Man Power in Rome
Kay Bishop
This is a 60 page inquiry into the nature of Augustus' administration of Rome during the Principate. It has been written to meet the needs of the Queensland Ancient History Syllabus for the Senior School and is an investigation of Augustus' rise to power, how he exercised this power and what effects this had on the Roman Republic. There is an extensive range of ancient sources used in this inquiry, with student tasks throughout the book. The approach is based on the Aspects of Inquiry from the Syllabus document and there is a lenghty chapter on the strengths and weaknesses of the various sources used. The inquiry focuses on the theme of power, how it is achieved and how it is used/manipulated.

Item No. 1 Athenian Democracy - Triumph or Folly? This is a thirty page booklet of source material with questions, connected by explanatory text. It is an inquiry based approach to the development of Athenian democracy, its characteristics, and the way it functioned during the fifth century BC.
Cost: $8.80 single copy; $4.40 for 15 or more (plus postage - see below)

Item 2: The Breakdown of the Roman Republic - The path of Violence. This is a thirty page booklet of source material with questions, connected by explanatory text. It is an inquiry based approach to the problems Rome faced during the second and first centuries BC and the impact of these on the Republican government.
Cost: $8.80 single copy; $4.40 for 15 or more (plus postage - see below)

Item No. 3 The Depression Decade. This is a booklet containing a series of articles on the Depression in Australia and provides some interesting observations on various aspects of the Depression in Australia and its effects on Australian society.
Cost: $6.60 (plus postage - see below)

Item No. 4 Women in Ancient Society. This is a comparative inquiry approach booklet of about 30 pages with primary sources, connecting text and questions based on the sources. The emphasis is on Ancient Greece and Rome but there is material on Egypt and some Near Eastern Societies.
Cost: $8.80 single copy; $4.40 for 15 or more (plus postage - see below)

Item No. 5 Classical Studies for Schools. These are sets of primary source materials with an accompanying teacher's guidebook on Augustus, Alexander the Great, Roman Social Life, and Athenian Social Life. Teacher's resource on Homer's Odyssey.
Cost: $8.80 for each primary source book; $6.60 for each Teacher's Guide; $49.50 for the whole set of 9 books (plus postage - see below)

Item No. 6 La Trobe University History Series. These are primary source books with accompanying text and questions. They have suggestions for use and follow up resources in the back. The come in the following titles: Nazi Germany, Stalin's Russia, Australia's Refugee Immigrants 1954-1951, Colonial Virginia 1680-1740, The Chinese on the Australian Goldfields, Australia and Vietnam, Work and Society: The Impact of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions on Britain, The Civil Rights Movement in the American South 1945-1968, South Africa: nationalism in Conflict.
Cost: $13.20 (plus postage - see below)

Item No. 7 Family Quest 1. This is a computer simulated historical inquiry focusing on Family History. Junior students, IBC.
Cost: $71.50 (plus postage - see below)

Item No. 8 Living in Nazi Geramny. This is an interactive text for students where the reader determines the direction of the plot.
Cost: $16.50 single copy; $13.20 each for 10 or more copies (plus postage - see below)

Item No. 9 Choices for the 21st Century Series are designed to make complex international issues understandable and meaningful for students. Each Choices unit includes student readings, a framework of policy options, suggested lesson plans, and resources for structuring cooperative learning, role-plays, and simulations. They come in the following titles: Keeping the Peace in an Age of Conflict: Debating the U.S. Role, The Role of the United States in a Changing World,Ending the War against Japan: Science, Morality and the Atomic Bomb Coming to Terms with Power: U.S. Choices after World War II
Cost: $27.50 (plus postage - see below)
The Limits of Power: The United States In Vietnam, Crisis, Conscience, And Choices: Weimar Germany And The Rise Of Hitler, In The Shadow Of The Cold War: The Caribbean and Central America in U.S. Foreign Policy, After The Cold War: The U.S. Role In Europe's Transition
Cost: $38.50 (plus postage - see below)

Item No. 10 Family History Mystery This is a self contained set of print materials which allows students to work through a simulated historical inquiry at their own pace. It consists of some activity cards which can be freely copied from the web and a set of historical sources. Featuring a 'Quick Start' feature for teachers these 60 A4 pages of materials are ready to use next lesson with Years 8 or 9 students. They will motivate students and they are specifically linked to some of the new SOSE syllabus core learning outcomes. Worksheets, action cards, outcomes and assessment suggestions are available now, without cost. Sources are available in printed form for purchase.
Cost: $55.00 (plus postage - see below)

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