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Brighter thinking for a better future. Cambridge Humanities for Victoria 8 has been developed by experienced and passionate Victorian Humanities teachers, and is strongly aligned with the Victorian Curriculum, covering the History, Geography, Economics and Business, Civics and Citizenship subject areas. The engaging delivery of the curriculum features a visually appealing design and a wide range of activities to engage and challenge students across each topic and offer opportunities for teachers to differentiate for individual learners. Unparalleled digital resources, compiled by a digital learning expert, provide today's students with carefully chosen digital content and support teachers through a powerful Learning Management System.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- About the authors
- Introduction
- How to use this resource
- 1 History
- Unit 1: The Middle Ages: Europe and the Mediterranean world
- Chapter 1: Medieval Europe (C.590–C.1500)
- Chapter 2: The Vikings (C.790–C.1066) – available in the digital versions of the book
- Chapter 3: The Ottoman Empire (C.1299–C.1683) – available in the digital versions of the book
- Unit 2: The Middle Ages: the Asia-Pacific world
- Chapter 4: Japan under the shoguns (C.794–1867)
- Chapter 5: Mongol expansion (C.1206–C.1368) – available in the digital versions of the book
- Chapter 6: Angkor/Khmer Empire (C.802–C.1431) – available in the digital versions of the book
- Chapter 7: The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific (C.700–1756) – available in the digital versions of the book
- Unit 3: Early exploration: expanding contacts – discovery and exploration
- Chapter 8: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas (C.1492–C.1572)
- Chapter 9: Renaissance Italy (C.1400–C.1600) – available in the digital versions of the book
- 2 Geography
- Unit 1: Landforms and landscapes
- Chapter 10: Landforms and landscapes
- Chapter 11: Landforms and landscapes case study: coastal landscapes
- Chapter 12: Landforms and landscapes case study: volcanic landscapes– available in the digital versions of the book
- Chapter 13: Landforms and landscapes case study: forest landscapes – available in the digital versions of the book
- Chapter 14: Geomorphic hazards
- Unit 2: Changing nations
- Chapter 15: Urbanisation
- Chapter 16: Migration
- 3 Economics and Business
- Unit 1: Introduction to Economics and Business
- Chapter 17: The business environment
- Chapter 18: Work and work futures
- Chapter 19: Enterprising behaviors and capabilities
- 4 Civics and Citizenship
- Unit 1: Justice and democracy
- Chapter 20: Laws, citizenship, diversity and identity
- Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgements
| ISBN | 9781108782531 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Product Type | Student Books, |
| Year Level | Year 8, |
| Author(s) | Michael Adcock, Adrian De Fanti, Brady Driscoll, Ben Hoban, Samuel Koehne, Yvonne Middlebrook, Damien Osborne, Despina Polatidis, Ashley Keith Pratt, Danielle Raffaele, James St Julian |
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