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You should be able to give examples from a range of houses and villas from both cities. Choose houses that show a variety of themes. Eg House of the Vetti shows social structure, freedment, commerce, wealth, religion.

This is pretty good for an overview http://www.roman-emperors.org/tiberius.htm

Look at to what extent geopolitical events led to detente. The USA and USSR each had different reasons for detente, both policical and economic. You'd need to look at each for both sides. Eg: Vietnam. USA economy going into recession, massive military spending, unpopular war at home...

Don't make up quotes. Quoting presidents is a good idea, but only if it's relevant. Other historians: Tindall and Shi JK Galbraith Brogan

Re: makin up historians?? Markers are not stupid and do teach the options we mark, so avoid making up quotes. And, some markers will bring books with us to check facts. Don't forget that markers been teaching this for years and know the content pretty well. Also, we'd ask the people around us...

They are not the same, however, they do both ask you to make a judgement. Evaluate means to judge on a hierachy. What was the most important factor? Discuss the most important factors first and then scale your way down. You do need to say why one factor was more important than another.

which texts have you read?

It doesn't matter which options you are doing. Quotes, if used well, do add something to your essays. But, too many students use descriptive rather than evaluative quotes. There's no point quoting a fact, quote (or paraphrase) an opinion instead. If the question begins with evaluate/asses/...

If you're really desperate and short of time, read Peter Bastian's Bearing any Burden. It covers all of the syllabus points and is written for students.

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history? Sarajevo to Versailles is pretty good too. There are so many options for each of the studies (National, personality and Modern world) that you'll need to ask your teacher. They should be able to tell you what you're doing next year by now.

Source comprehension from Vitruvius' On Architecture. 3 Economy for 4 (pic of bakery) Tourism for 10 Private houses for 8

Churchill wrote a number of books himself, so you be expected to refer to them. And, you may need to narrow your focus a bit. Are you referring to World War II? Don't forget that 2500 words is quite short once you get going. You won't be able to write about everything. I can't remember the...

Yes, Caesar does overlap, as does the Fall of the Republic (which was in this year's HSC paper. If you're interested in Marxism and Ancient History, have a read about the revolt of Spartacus, there are definately some communist overtones there (although it's an anachronism). I agree that...

Antonia Fraser wrote a biog on Marie Ant. It's quite comprehensive. Fraser takes a more sympathetic stance than some other historians.

Like most topics, it depends on what you want to do with it. I like Catherine the Great as there is lots of scope for assessment and interpretation. You could also look at Eleanor of Aquitaine (wife of Henry II and one of the most powerful/influential women in the middle ages). The best...