PDF Resources (Economics & Business)
Resource PDFs provide the basic materials for our curriculum implementation. Our teacher and student materials refer to these. You can also use them to create your own lesson plan. We also include Activities here.
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Free for SubscribersActivity: Trade & Barter
$25.00An educational (card) activity exploring the origins of trade & barter with the origins of agriculture.
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Resource: Aboriginal People and European Diseases
$5.00European diseases had an enormous impact on the Aboriginal people of Australia, when they were introduced in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Resource: Aboriginal People in the 18th and 19th centuries
$14.00This resource provides information about Aboriginal society before, and at time of, contact with Europeans.
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Resource: Australia and the Boer War
$10.00Part of our Federation series, this resource looks at the relationship between the growing ‘Australian’ identity and the Boer War.
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Resource: Australian Goldrushes
$5.00This resource examines the gold rushes of the 19th century in different states of Australia and considers how these impacted on society in general, as well as the demography and economics of the continent.
The resource aligns with Australian Curriculum History, Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business and HASS for years 5 and 6.
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Resource: Dutch East India Company
$5.00The Dutch East India Company played a critical role in putting the continent of Australia on European maps. It was Dutch East India Company explorers that first mapped parts of the Australian coastline. The reasons for this are examined in this resource.
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Resource: Economies of Asia in History
$16.00This resource (16 page colour illustrated PDF) complements the resource Politics of Asia in History by examining the economic factors that influenced the History of Asia. Once again focussing on India, Arabia, China, Mongolia, Japan and Russia, this resource compares and contrasts the economies of these different regions from about 10,000 years ago to the 19th and 20th centuries, whilst examining the importance of long-distance trade in particular.
The resource explores how economics influenced politics and vice versa and provides a useful context for any examinations of Asian History. Specific explorers and travellers are placed within this context, allowing for a broader understanding of the reasons for the interactions that occurred at different points in history.
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Resource: Spain in the ‘Age of Discovery’
$3.00The rivalry between England and Spain in the 15th to 18th centuries is fundamental to an understanding of how England came to establish colonies in other parts of the world, such as Australia. This resource explains how Spain followed Portugal in the voyages of exploration and their contribution to the conditions in Europe at the time.
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