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Oxford History Stage 4 Essential Access (Student)

NSW Curriculum

Third Edition

Bernie Howitt, Rachael Riley, Alexandra Neave, Mark Anderson, Sam Rae, Carla Killen

$59.95 AUD

ISBN:
9780190355081
Published:
1 Sep 2026
Availability:
Coming soon
Series:
Oxford History

An accessible and engaging Junior History resource that provides comprehensive coverage of all options in the new NSW Syllabus, supported by a student book and a robust digital platform with an extensive resource library designed for mixed‑ability classrooms.

Subjects are kept distinct for flexible teaching, with new and revised topics such as Aboriginal Peoples' experiences of colonisation in Australia (1788–c. 1901) and Rights and freedoms of Australian women.

Table  of contents:  Stage 4  (years 7-8)

Module 1: The historian’s toolkit: Concepts and skills

Module 2: The ancient past: an overview

Module 3: Ancient Egypt

Module 4: Ancient Rome

Module 5: Ancient Greece [online-only module]

Module 6: Ancient China

Module 7: Ancient India [online-only module]

Module 8: The medieval world: an overview

Module 9: Medieval Europe

Module 10: The expansion of Islam [online-only module]

Module 11: The Polynesian expansion across the Pacific

Module 12: The Vikings

Module 13: The Angkor/Khmer Empire [online-only module]

Module 14: Japan under the Shoguns

Module 15: Mongol Expansion [online-only module]

Module 16: The Ottoman Empire [online-only module]

Module 17: The Black Death in Asia, Europe and North Africa

Module 18: Renaissance Italy [online-only module]

Module 19: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas

Module 20: The era of colonisation: an overview

Module 21: Aboriginal Peoples’ experiences of colonisation in Australia (1788 – c. 1901)

Bernie Howitt
Rachael Riley
Alexandra Neave
Mark Anderson
Sam Rae
Carla Killen