History Transformed NSW Stage 4 2e (print & digital) [Due Oct 2026]

Pre-order: due Oct 2026 (Cambridge University Press release date). Orders will be supplied on release.

History Transformed NSW Second Edition delivers dynamic, syllabus‑aligned lessons to empower confident, practical, real‑world learning.

For the new History 7-10 Syllabus (2024) for 2027 implementation

History Transformed Stage 4 2ed provides the right balance of source-rich accessible content, embedded skills development and strong writing instructions for the new NSW History 7-10 syllabus, supported by rich and innovative digital resources. Historical concepts and skills taught are in context, an extended historical inquiry task is included in every chapter, and every lesson provides opportunities for scaffolded skill development, supporting deep understanding. Explicit writing instruction embedded in every chapter transforms the way students communicate and learn.

Components

Print Textbook
The text delivered in print format.

Access Code (found on the inside cover of the Print Textbook)
The 16-character code gives Cambridge GO access to:

• PDF Textbook: The downloadable PDF version of the student text enables students to take notes, highlight key passages, and bookmark pages.
• Interactive Textbook - 2 year access: The online version of the student text delivers a host of interactive features to enhance the teaching and learning experience of the student text. The Interactive Textbook is available as a "two-calendar-year subscription" which is defined as follows: if activation occurs between January and July of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December in the following year. If activation occurs between August and December of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December in the year after the following.

Features

• A range of visual and written primary and secondary sources for every topic provide truly engaging and wide-ranging connections to history. Starter activities in every chapter engages and focuses student attention.
• Content is structured to reduce student cognitive load with clear learning intentions and success criteria, easily digested amounts of texts and a visually appealing layout including images, timelines and diagrams.
• A site study in every depth study chapter provides valuable context for students. An extended historical inquiry task for each chapter deepens understanding and allows students to apply their skills.
• Cambridge's evidence-based approach to building writing skills, developed with NSW-based literacy experts, makes use of high-impact writing strategies in every lesson including 'Writing focus' worksheets, a range of activities that gradually increase in language and cognitive verbs, digital quizzes, and chapter review activities with model answers.
• The chapters on First Nations history in each stage book have been co-authored by First Nations author, Aria Ritz ensuring authentic coverage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content
• Innovative digital resources familiar to NSW students include source-based videos, Scorcher competitions, auto-marked quizzes and workspaces for written response questions.

Stage 4 Table of Contents

FOCUS AREA: THE ANCIENT PAST
1 The ancient past
2 Ancient Egypt
3 Ancient India [digital]
4 Ancient China
5 Ancient Greece [digital]
6 Ancient Rome

FOCUS AREA: THE MEDIEVAL WORLD
7 The medieval world (c. 500–c. 1600)
8 Medieval Europe (c. 590–c. 1600)
9 Expansion of Islam (c. 610–1258) [digital]
10 Polynesian expansion across the Pacific (c. 700–1756)
11 The Vikings (c. 790–1066)
12 The Angkor/Khmer Empire (c. 802–c. 1431) [digital]
13 Japan under the Shoguns (c. 794–1867)
14 Mongol expansion (c. 1206–1368) [digital]
15 The Ottoman Empire (c. 1299–c. 1683) [digital]
16 The Black Death in Asia, Europe and North Africa (c. 1347–c. 1351)
17 Renaissance Italy (c. 1400–c. 1600) [digital]
18 The Spanish conquest of the Americas (c. 1492–c. 1572)

FOCUS AREA: THE ERA OF COLONISATION
19 The era of colonisation
20 Aboriginal Peoples' experiences of colonisation in Australia (1788–c. 1901)