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Ancient History - H407
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Free Ancient History - H407 study notes for Cambridge OCR A Level students. Each chapter below covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take into the thinka app.
Greek period study: Relations between Greek states and non-Greek states, 492-404 BC
The challenge of the Persian Empire, 492-479 BC
Greece in conflict, 479-446 BC
Peace and conflict, 446-431 BC
The Archidamian War, 431-420 BC
The end of the Peloponnesian War and its aftermath, 419-404 BC
Historical debates: Persian defeat, causes of the Peloponnesian War, Athenian failure
Greek depth study: The Society and Politics of Sparta, 478-404 BC
Education in Sparta
The social structure of Sparta
The political structure of Sparta
Spartan military culture and its importance
Other states' views of Sparta and the effect of the Spartan system on policy
Greek depth study: The Culture and Politics of Athens, c. 460-c. 399 BC
Athenian political and social culture
The influence of new thinking and ideas on Athenian society
Art and architecture and their significance in the culture of Athens
Drama and dramatic festivals
Religion and its significance in the culture of Athens
Greek depth study: The Rise of Macedon, c. 359-323 BC
The growth in Macedonian power and the role of Philip
The major events of Alexander's career and their significance
Change and continuity in the aims of Philip and Alexander
The character and beliefs of Philip and Alexander
Relationships with the army, Greek states and conquered peoples
Roman period study: The Julio-Claudian Emperors, 31 BC-AD 68
Augustus, 31 BC-AD 14
Tiberius, AD 14-37
Gaius, AD 37-41
Claudius, AD 41-54
Nero, AD 54-68
Historical debates: restoration of the Republic, imperial characters, benefits of imperial rule
Roman depth study: The Breakdown of the Late Republic, 88-31 BC
The form of the Constitution
The challenges to the Constitution
How politicians achieved success and its importance in the breakdown
Social and economic relationships and their importance in the breakdown
The roles and importance of individuals in the breakdown of the Republic
Roman depth study: The Flavians, AD 68-96
The Year of the Four Emperors and the establishment of the Flavian dynasty, AD 68-69
The nature of the Principate: the role and power of the princeps
The personalities of Vespasian, Titus and Domitian and their relations with citizens and non-citizens
Propaganda and the support of the dynasty
Religion: its role in the principate and Roman society
Roman depth study: Ruling Roman Britain, AD 43-c. 128
Roman military policy towards Britain: conquest and expansion
Frontier policy: consolidation and retrenchment, AD 85-c. 128
Resistance to Roman rule
Roman control: governors, procurators and client rulers
Effects of Roman rule: economy, urbanisation and Romanisation
Source and interpretation skills
Assessing the utility of a set of ancient sources
Types of evidence: literary, epigraphic, numismatic and archaeological
Analysing and evaluating modern historians' interpretations
Building source-based essay arguments and judgements
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