Studying an Ancient Civilisation

2 dot points, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.

How do historians reconstruct the social and economic structures of an ancient society from fragmentary evidence?

Reconstruct the social and economic structures of an ancient society from the surviving evidence

How to reconstruct the social and economic structures of an ancient society from texts and archaeology, covering hierarchy, labour, trade and the bias of the record.

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How did geography shape an ancient society, and how do historians trace continuity and change over its history?

Assess the influence of geography and trace continuity and change in an ancient society

How geography shaped ancient societies and how to apply continuity and change over time, with examples from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and China and their sources.

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