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Elaboration ACDSEH074

describing encounters between Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs, as well as the siege of Tenochtitlan

Elaboration ACDSEH059

outlining the spread of Renaissance culture to England (for example, the rise of literature through Shakespeare)

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH048

investigating the remains of Viking settlements (for example, Dublin (Ireland) and Jorvik (York))

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH065

describing the increasing exposure to Western technology and ideas (for example, the establishment of a naval school with Dutch instructors, the translation of Western books)

describing the way of life in Mongolia and its incorporation into Chinese life (for example, agriculture – domestication of animals such as horses, camels and cattle; food – dried meat and yoghurt; and housing – yurts)

Elaboration ACDSEH079

explaining the role of the Mongols in forging connections between Europe and Asia through conquest, settlement and trade (for example, the use of paper money and coinage; the growing number of European merchants travelling to China)

Elaboration ACDSEH073

explaining the arrival of Spanish conquistadores in Mexico and Peru from 1510 AD (CE) (Balboa) to 1531 (Pizarro), and their reasons (for example, seeking wealth, claiming land for their king, converting the local populations to Christianity, sense of …

Elaboration ACDSEH049

outlining Erik the Red’s development of Viking settlements in Eastern and Western Greenland in 985 CE

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 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 (2) ACDSEH047

investigating the construction of longboats and their role in exploration, including innovations in keel and sail design.

Elaboration (3) ACDSEH047

describing evidence of Viking trade between Russia (Kiev) and the east (through Constantinople)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH049

comparing the artefacts discovered at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland (Canada) with Viking artefacts as possible evidence that the Vikings had discovered America 500 years before Christopher Columbus

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH050

researching inventions and developments in the Islamic world and their subsequent adoption in the Western world

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH050

recognising that the medieval manuscripts of monastic scribes contributed to the survival of many ancient Greek and Roman literary texts

Elaboration (4) ACDSEH050

listening to the Gregorian chants of Western Christianity and exploring how they reflect the nature and power of the Church in this period

Elaboration ACDSEH011

describing the way of life in the Khmer Empire through stone carvings and the writings of the Chinese Ambassador Zhou Daguan (for example, in relation to fishing, trading in markets, temple construction)

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

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