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Term I There are 6 tasks for you this term. Task 1 Definitions For a study of History the following terms are very important. ( If you come across a better definition let me know) || undeniable statement, believed to be true || || someone's point of view || || An original document- something written at the time studied || || something written later and interpreted, sometimes using primary sources || || an event that can cause other events to follow || || the result of a previous action || || looking at an artefact and finding out information || || something man-made like a tool or weapon || || discovering artefacts or ruins and learning about past societies || || a study of coins || || an item that is based on a faith or religion people believe in. A special or holy item. || || a method of working out how old an item or artefact is || || something from the past that is regarded as worth preserving || || a period of 100 years || || a period of 10 years || || Children live in a different time to their parents. A son is a different generation to a father. Lifetimes can be measured in generations || || a period of 1,000 years || now open a new Excel file and copy the examples below into a column. (See me if you don't know how to do this .) This can be done at home or at school on a school computer.
 * Terms || Definition ||
 * fact
 * opinion
 * primary source
 * secondary source
 * cause
 * effect
 * interpreting sources
 * artefact
 * what archaeologists do
 * numismatics
 * religious artefact
 * dating
 * heritage
 * century
 * decade
 * generation
 * millennium

EXAMPLES

|| || The number 1,000 was regarded as significant. || || || || || || || lived at a site || || || right next door to Serbia || || || ||
 * A letter from an Australian Prime Minister Curtin to the President of the USA about the start of WWII
 * Austria declares war on Serbia
 * Some people in the year 1000 AD thought the world would end.
 * Studying documents from the past and learning how people lived and felt at the time
 * Your parents generation did not have mobile phones but their parents may not have had colour television
 * The years from 1960 to 1969 are called the "Swinging Sixties".
 * The years from 1801 to 1900 are called the 19th century. We are now in the 21st century
 * The Wests Tigers are the best team in the NRL
 * A school history book discussing how Australia depended on the USA when war broke out
 * Using a variety of methods to clearly establish the time an item or artefact was made or when people
 * A hand made axe ,using specially worked flint and a carefully carved wooden handle
 * President Obama is the 44th President of the United States
 * A politician from Austria is assassinated on a visit to Austrian controlled Bosnia ,a land full of Serbs and
 * An important building constructed in the early years of the colony, regarded by many as worth preserving ||
 * A painted statue of the Virgin Mary, found in a small shrine in an archaeological excavation
 * A coin with the head of the ruler and his titles. Dated clearly and worth a specific value
 * The modern excavation of the city of Pompeii ,destroyed by a volcano in 79 AD
 * Copy the list of terms above (in Column 1) and carefully match them up with the Examples above.

NOTE: A Common Test for all Year 7 students will be based on these terms. Task 2- Timeline || (the years since) Christ was born. || || (Before the) Birth of Christ || || The earliest (highest number )dates BC are getting smaller.eg 501 BC is the year before 500 BC || || Before the Common Era || || An alternative version of the earlier dates ,based on the fact that not everyone in the world today is Christian || || This dating scheme was made up by Christian monks in the Dark Ages. They were not as interested in the years before the birth of Christ || || Think of these dates as MINUS numbers. || || This dating scheme was made up by Christian monks. || || The years after the Birth of Christ are called AD -"Anno Domini" actually means "In the Years since Our Lord has been on earth." || || Any student who calls it "After Death" will be severely punished. You have been warned. || || This dating scheme was made up by Christian monks in the Dark Ages. They thought the world was a much better place after Christianity was introduced. || || When you get to AD dates then go in normal order, from smallest (earliest) to latest. || || eg the year 500 AD is the year before 501 AD || || The Common Era. Used mainly by people trying to avoid religious connections to dates || || an alternative form of AD || || 1. Open up an Excel file and arrange the dates below in correct order in a single column. || || 2. Then arrange the cells in a second column with the correct date matching || || 3. You can Google if you wish to check on some of these || || event ( Note these are all in the WRONG position ) Your task is to re-arrange them correctly || || || || Death and mummification of Tutankhamen || || || || Australia celebrates Bicentennial of European settlement || || || || 300 Spartans hold off a Persian army of 250,000 for 3 days || || || || First reptiles lay eggs on land || || || || possible date for eruption of Thera Volcano-destroying Cretan culture || || || || First bony fish appears in Devonian Period || || || || Romans defeat Hannibal at Battle of Zama || || || || Gold discovered at Bathurst NSW starting Gold Rush || || || || birth of Alexander the Great || || || || Construction of Stonehenge || || || || Capture of Constantinople by Ottoman Turks || || || || Captain James Cook lands on the east coast of Australia || || || || Australopithecus -an ape-like ancestor of modern man in East Africa || || || || End of American Civil War || || || || Inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States || || || || Giant asteroid hits earth and wipes out the dinosaurs || || || || Death of Julius Caesar || || || || American astronaut Neil Armstong sets foot on the Moon || || || || Sparta defeats Athens in Peloponnesian War || || || || Clive wins Battle of Plassey and takes over much of India || || || || Genghis Khan's empire at its greatest extent || || || || Columbus discovers the Americas.He thinks he has reached Asia and calls the natives "Indians" || || || || Hammurabi becomes King of Babylon || || || || First Aboriginals reach Australia from Asia || || || || Anzacs land at Gallipoli || || || || start of World War I || || || || Federation of colonies forms new nation of Australia || || || || Great Pyramid at Giza built || || || || Storming of Bastille in French Revolution || || || || William of Normandy wins Battle of Hastings and takes over Saxon England ||
 * When you have correctly done so __**Print a Hard Copy**__ and glue this sheet into your books.
 * Tell me AT ONCE if you are having any difficulties with this task.
 * BC dates
 * BCE
 * AD dates
 * AD dates
 * CE
 * || Think of these dates as POSITIVE numbers . ||
 * To Do
 * date
 * date
 * 44 BC
 * 404 BC
 * 1914 AD
 * 1901 AD
 * 1915 AD
 * 480 BC
 * 65 million years BC
 * 2560 BC
 * 1789 AD
 * 1227AD
 * 202 BC
 * 1851 AD
 * 1325 BC
 * 1453 AD
 * 1988 AD
 * 60,000 BC
 * 315 million years BC
 * 1492 AD
 * 1066 AD
 * 336 BC
 * 1969 AD
 * 1792 BC
 * 1757 AD
 * 2300 BC
 * 1770 AD
 * 3,000,000 BC
 * 500,000,000 BC
 * 1865 AD
 * 1600 BC
 * 2009 AD
 * If you get stuck you can open up
 * [[file:timeline exercise answers.xls]]


 * Print out a hard copy in correct chronological order and glue it into your books

> look at   Task 3 This coin was issued by the emperor Augustus after he defeated the forces of Marc Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 29 BC. __**Aegypto Capta**__ is Latin for "Egypt has been captured". It was a great triumph as the land of Egypt was very wealthy and it made Rome and the Emperor Augustus very rich. The Crocodile represented Egypt.
 * Only if you get confused, really confused have a

Draw this coin in your book BUT -**What is wrong with this coin ?** Explain your reasons in your own words. Task 4- Family Tree The Julio-Claudians were the first family of Emperors to rule in Ancient Rome. Study it carefully and you can answer the questions in your book. The Emperors are marked in Yellow. 20 questions below based on this family tree

> Family Tree Activities 1) List the Emperors in order and the dates they ruled. 2) List the Emperors in order of the number of years they ruled 3) What relationship was Julius Caesar to Octavian, later known by another name ? What was that name ? 4) Who was the father of Tiberius ? 5) Who were Augustus' grandchildren? What happened to them?
 * Answer these questions in **full sentences** in your book.
 * If you are having ANY other trouble whatsoever ask me immediately.
 * If too many students are having difficulty I'll put it up on an overhead.

6) How was Mark Antony related to Germanicus?

7) What relationship was Claudius to Caligula? 8) Who were Germanicus' children ?

9) Who were Claudius' children ? Did he have a step-son? Who was he? 10) Who was Augustus' sister?

11) How old were each of the emperors when they took power?

12) Augustus and Agrippa were best friends. Who died first at what age?

13) What relationship was Nero's wife to him, (apart from being married to him)?

14) How closely related was Claudius and Agrippina II ?

15) How many years after her husbands death did Agrippina I die?

16) What happened to the first 2 sons of Germanicus?

17) Which Roman emperor was in power at the time of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Palestine in about 33 AD?

18) Would the emperor Tiberius have seen Nero's 2nd Birthday party? Why/Why not?

19) What two major Roman families were united with the marriage of Germanicus and Agrippina I ?

20) How many relatives would have attended Augustus' last birthday party ? Who were they?

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Task 5 - THE ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - yep another timeline Answer these questions in full sentences in your books. There are 6 Questions below. || People left Africa || || ≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠ || || Proto Indo European -the basis of most European and some Asian languages || || (early extinct language) || || ≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠ || || || || "Proto" Germanic || || (early form of German) || || Early Celtic spoken by Britons || || They lived on the Island known as Britannia to the Romans and Gauls || || ≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠ || || Roman Conquest - Latin spoken by conquerors || || Celtic language pushed to furthest extremities of north and west || || || ||  || || German tribes invade -Angles, Saxons and Jutes || || term Angleland (England) first used || || Old English- sometimes called Saxon || || || || Vikings Invade- Scandinavian spoken by new settlers || || Old English written || || Norman Conquest - French spoken by ruling elite || || || || Middle English || || Chaucer writes Canterbury Tales || || Renaissance || || || || Modern English || || Shakespeare writes his plays || || British Empire spreads to || || many other parts of the world || || Our English || 1) List the different languages that contributed to the development of the English language. 2) What is the difference between the terms __**Britannia**__ and **__England__**? 3) How many years did the **__Romans, Saxons and Vikings dominate?__** 4) Why are the dates for the **__Viking__** and **__Norman__** invasions known so exactly? 5) What countries that formed the **__British Empire__** contributed to the English language? 6) Give examples from each one you listed. Task 6 - What is wrong with 2 of these pictures? A
 * 65,000 years ago
 * 5000 BC
 * 2000 BC
 * 1000 BC
 * 43 AD
 * 100 AD
 * 250 AD
 * 400 AD
 * 500 AD
 * 750 AD
 * 793 AD
 * 1000 AD
 * 1066 AD
 * 1250 AD
 * 1380 AD
 * 1500 AD
 * 1750 AD
 * 2000 AD

media type="file" key="Alien get away bitch.wav" width="300" height="50" soundbyte from Alien B C 2 of these pictures are from an old movie called "//__1,000,000 BC__//." One of them may have happened but you need to check on the dates for Pterodactyls, Mammoths and Apatosaurs and see which may have lived at the same time as Man. Explain the meaning of an "**__Anachronism__**." Have you come across any other movies that showed examples of this ?