§-Ancient History Q&A
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Ancient History Q&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every WA Ancient History syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Unit 3: Study of an Ancient Society
The identification, analysis and evaluation of written and archaeological sources for reliability, perspective and usefulness
The economy of New Kingdom Egypt, including agriculture, the redistributive system, trade, tribute and the temple estates
The expulsion of the Hyksos, the foundation of the New Kingdom, and the nature of power and authority from Tetisheri to Tuthmosis III
The rise, reign, building, religion and assessment of Hatshepsut as a significant individual in New Kingdom Egypt
The social structure and administration of New Kingdom Egypt, including the role of the pharaoh, the vizier, officials and the bureaucracy
Religion in New Kingdom Egypt, the rise of the cult of Amun-Ra and the growing power of the Theban priesthood
The organisation of the New Kingdom army and the imperial expansion of Egypt, especially the campaigns of Tuthmosis III
The economy of late Republican Rome, including slavery, the latifundia, provincial revenue and the social effects of empire
The career, methods and impact of Julius Caesar as a significant individual in the late Republic
Roman religion, priesthoods and the state cult, and the use of religion to legitimise political authority in the late Republic
The social structure and political organisation of late Republican Rome, including the Senate, magistracies, assemblies, the orders and the patron-client system
The organisation and reform of the Roman army in the late Republic and the link between military command and political power
The political, social and military forces that destroyed the Republic and the establishment of Augustan power and authority
The planning, structuring and evidencing of extended-response essays that argue a thesis using ancient evidence and historiography
Unit 4: Study of an Ancient Period
The religious revolution of Akhenaten, the cult of the Aten, the new capital at Akhetaten and the Amarna art style
The peak of empire, the Amarna religious revolution under Akhenaten, and the restoration of order from Tutankhamun to Horemheb
The reign of Horemheb, the restoration of administration and order, and the erasure of the Amarna kings
The restoration of traditional religion under Tutankhamun and the historical significance of his reign and intact tomb
The leadership of Pericles, the working of Athenian democracy, and the nature of the Athenian empire on the eve of and during the war
The causes, key phases and consequences of the Peloponnesian War and the role of leaders such as Pericles, Alcibiades and Lysander
The Sicilian Expedition, the role of Persia and Lysander, and the final defeat and surrender of Athens in 404 BC
The analysis and evaluation of competing historical interpretations and the contestability of the ancient past
The nature and exercise of power and authority, the role of religion and ideology, and the significance of key individuals
The role and influence of imperial women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty, including Livia and Agrippina the Younger
The establishment of the Augustan Principate, the settlements of 27 and 23 BC, and the nature of Augustus' power and authority
The consolidation of the Principate, the nature of imperial power, and the role of the army, Senate and imperial family under the Julio-Claudians
The role of the army and the Praetorian Guard in imperial succession and the exercise of power under the Julio-Claudians