History

level HISTORY Component 1J JUNE 2024 QUESTION PAPER The British Empire, c1857–1967

What caused the great depression and the problems that followed

BATE’S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION & HISTORY

Nazism and the rise of hitler

These notes provide a detailed and exam-oriented summary of Mesopotamian Culture. Topics include the geography of the Fertile Crescent, rise of cities like Ur and Babylon, social hierarchy, polytheistic religion, major gods, ziggurats, and phases of Mesopotamian belief. The notes also cover key inventions such as the wheel, time division, maps, mathematics, ceramics, cylinder seals, and mass-produced bricks. Additional sections include cuneiform writing, Edubba schools, the Epic of Gilgamesh, Ha...

These notes provide a clear, structured and exam-focused summary of Chinese Civilization. Topics include the geography of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Mandate of Heaven, Qin unification, Han Empire, Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, writing system, centralized bureaucracy, social structure, art, literature, and the Four Great Inventions (paper, printing, compass, gunpowder). Also covers agriculture, Silk Road trade, achievements in science and medicine, archite...

These notes give a clear and exam-oriented summary of Egyptian Civilization. Topics include the rise of ancient Egypt along the Nile, the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, pharaonic rule, social structure, economy and trade, religion and major deities, pyramids, temples, hieroglyphic writing, the Rosetta Stone, achievements in mathematics, medicine, calendar and irrigation, as well as the Sphinx and reasons for the decline of the civilisation. Suitable for BA History, Ancient History, World Civilisa...

These notes explain the major causes behind the crisis and decline of Ancient Rome. Topics include political instability after Marcus Aurelius, the Crisis of the Third Century, corruption, economic decline, heavy taxation, currency debasement, collapse of trade, social tensions, spread of Christianity, and increasing class divisions. External pressures such as Germanic invasions, the Huns, Persian wars, the Battle of Adrianople, the sack of Rome (410 & 455 CE), and the fall of the Western Empire...

These notes provide a detailed overview of the development of science and technology in Ancient Rome. Topics include Roman engineering (roads, bridges, aqueducts, sewers), architecture (arches, domes, concrete), military technology, transportation, communication systems, medicine (Galen), natural sciences (Pliny the Elder), mathematics, astronomy, daily-life technologies (hypocausts, glassmaking), mining, metallurgy, and major Roman innovations. Suitable for BA History, Ancient History, Archaeol...

These notes provide a detailed overview of Roman society, culture, and the institution of slavery. Topics include the social hierarchy (patricians, plebeians, equestrians, freedmen, slaves), the Roman family and paterfamilias, citizenship, patron–client system, housing, religion, art, architecture, literature, entertainment, law, education, and science. The document also explains the nature of slavery, roles of slaves, manumission, and revolts such as Spartacus. Ideal for BA History, Ancient H...