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        Listed under:  History
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        Where and why did the first cities appear?

        • TLF-IDM021191

        This 10 minute video in three parts offers an overview of the development of the agrarian civilisations in the ancient world. Part 1 looks at how, as peasant villages spread, farmers developed more productive methods of farming, particularly the use of large animals for ploughing and transport, and irrigation. Part 2 looks ...

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        Systems of Exchange and Trade

        • TLF-IDM021200

        This short (4 minute) video offers an overview of the history of world trade, focusing on the beginnings during the time of agrarian civilisations. The four great civilisations of the Romans, the Kushans, the Parthians and the Han Chinese were the key players, with their development of roads, ports and coin systems. The ...

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        Transition to Agriculture

        • TLF-IDM021198

        This 6 minute video explains how agriculture drove change and why humans took the risk of abandoning foraging. As farming technologies improved, populations increased, which led to the growth of villages and then cities. This in turn enabled collective learning, so that farming regions got a head start on other regions. ...

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        Thomas Keneally – Lachlan Macquarie

        • TLF-IDM016592

        In this resource Thomas Keneally assesses Macquarie’s role in development of NSW.

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        Telling the truth in history

        • TLF-IDM016503

        In this resource Thomas Keneally addresses the issue of fictionalising history and the difference between novels and histories.

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        Peter FitzSimons: Research process 2

        • TLF-IDM016746

        In this resource Peter FitzSimons talks about how he researches history. Learncast video.

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        Face2Face: Thomas Keneally

        • TLF-IDM016734

        This resource is an interview with Thomas Keneally on his book, 'Australians: Origins to Eureka'.

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        Belonging

        • TLF-IDM016236

        In this resource Thomas Keneally addresses the issues of belonging and of marginalised peoples.

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        The significance of Bennelong

        • TLF-IDM016731

        In this resource Thomas Keneally speaks about the significance of Bennelong and contrasts him with Pemulwuy.

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