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Elaboration ACDSEH068

researching the extinction of the moa in New Zealand as a result of hunting and habitat decline

investigating living conditions in London in the fourteenth century (for example, the lack of sanitation, crowded housing); the extent of medical knowledge (for example, based on Hippocrates’ theory); and beliefs about the power of God (for example, that …

Elaboration ACDSEH071

using studies of church records from the period to identify the effect of the Black Death on human populations and to consider the reliability of these statistics

Elaboration ACDSEH055

investigating the achievements of individuals (for example, Selim I in establishing the empire and capturing Jerusalem; or Suleiman the Magnificent in expanding the empire to Belgrade in Europe)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH056

investigating learning in the Renaissance period (for example, humanism, astrology, alchemy, the influence of ancient Greece and Rome)

Elaboration ACDSEH062

exploring theories about the decline of the Khmer civilisation (for example, the development of an unstable climate such as drought and monsoons; the rise of Theravada Buddhism; the breakdown of Angkor’s water management system)

Elaboration ACDSEH064

investigating the demand for available land and the patterns of land use in the period

Elaboration ACDSEH054

outlining the millet system that regarded non-Muslim people as subjects, but as not being subject to Muslim law

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH048

explaining the survival of a heroic Iron Age society in Early Medieval Ireland, as described in the vernacular epics, and its transformation by the spread of Christianity; the influence of the Vikings; the Anglo-Norman conquest

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH064

outlining the attempts by the Tokugawa Shogunate to curb deforestation (for example, imposing heavy regulations on farmers; managing the harvesting of trees; and using new, lighter and more efficient construction techniques)

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH068

evaluating the evidence for theories about the deforestation of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Elaboration ACDSEH077

outlining Genghis Khan’s use of decimal organisation in his army and his policies for governing his empire (for example, codifying laws, banning the killing of animals in the breeding season, supporting religious freedom and expanding trade)

Elaboration ACHHS153

creating categories to organise the information obtained from sources

Elaboration ACDSEH051

investigating different types of crime and punishment (for example, trial by combat as a privilege granted to the nobility; being hung, drawn and quartered as a punishment for heinous crimes such as treason, and the use of the ducking stool as a punishment …

Elaboration ACDSEH075

investigating the impact of conquest on the indigenous populations of the Americas (for example, the introduction of new diseases, horses and gunpowder) and the wider world (for example, the introduction of crops such as maize, beans, potatoes, tobacco …

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