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    General Thoughts - Ancient History

    building policy for 15 would have been brilliant - that's what i prepared for, in fact. hatshepsut built at seventeen individual sites from avaris to cummeh; the three main ones were deir el-bahri, karnak and speos artemidos, all of which can be spoken about at length; she used her buildings as...
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    What did you write for the short response, 5 marker?

    i also talked about how, exactly, the dispossession has affected them. high unemployment, infant fatalities and crime rates, low literacy and life expectancy.
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    Question 8?

    whoops. put (a), meant to say (b). forgot that this referred to question 8.
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    Section II - Societies

    coming from the class point of view - which is what i was arguing - it's like cutting out two thirds of the female society in sparta if you don't bother to mention that they even existed. even just a throwaway 'yep, there were perioikoi and helot women too, and they did... i dunno, stuff' would...
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    Section II - Societies

    role and status of women in spartan society not spartan women. see the difference? did i say 2008? i'm not. spartiate women did no household tasks (ie cleaning, cooking, sewing) like other greek women - instead delegating that to perioikoi women - and helot women worked the fields with...
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    Multiple Choice Analysis

    they're just trying to confuse you. i agree with (b), though.
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    Multiple Choice Analysis

    1. What is a totem in Aboriginal spirituality? a. A symbol of unity among all Aboriginal people. b. A burning stick that is carried between Aboriginal camps. c. A wooden pipe used to create musical sounds at ceremonies. d. A fish, plant or animal that represents a spirit ancestor in a region. 2...
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    Multiple Choice Analysis

    obligation to the land. (ie. B)
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    Section II - Societies

    every time the markers have asked about spartan women, in the notes for the exam they've specifically said you couldn't get full marks unless you talked about women from all the classes. my teacher does hsc marking for sparta and that's one of the guidelines they always get.
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    Multiple Choice Analysis

    kinship, though, refers to the "complex system of obligation between members of a tribe" or something like that. [/LIST]this means they're taught about the group. like about its laws. still supporting (a) here.
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    4 Multiple Choice

    4. What is the main purpose of initiation for young Aboriginal people? (A) To ensure continuation of the law (B) To celebrate kinship relationships (C) To train the leaders of the Land Rights Movement (D) To enable them to resist the effects of dispossession
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    Multiple Choice Analysis

    seconded.
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    Ancient History exam too long?

    my school doesn't let us leave early, which, i have to say, is a relief. it's something to do with affecting the other students if you leave before they do - they'll be too focused on worrying if you've gone good or bad compared to them to do the proper work, or something something something...
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    The pompeii short answer questions

    hyperbolic language ("unbelievable", "all", "whole")(DAMN YOU ENGLISH) and the extent of the dust cloud ("Africa, Syria and Egypt", "Rome").
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