Humanities Alive 2 Second Edition is the second in a four-level series specifically written for the Victorian Essential earning Standards (VELS). This new edition of this highly successful series retains all the visual appeal and key features of the previous edition but now includes many exciting new features: * A new chapter opener, centred on an Essential Question, which relates the chapter content to students' own experience
* Greater focus on skills development with a new double-page SkillBuilder in each chapter which provides a step-by-step approach to learning a key skill * Thinking back spreads which address the Thinking, Interpersonal Development and Personal Learning domains, encouraging students to reflect on their learning in a structured and meaningful way * Clearer design and layout * Key terms defined on each spread
* Completely revised and updated text with many new diagrams and photos * A dedicated ICT activities spread for each chapter which highlights all the ICT resources in eBookPLUS
What is eBookPLUS? Humanities Alive 2 Second Edition eBookPLUS - an electronic version of the textbook and a complementary set of targeted digital resources. These flexible and engaging ICT activities are available online at the JacarandaPLUS website ( www.jacplus.com.au).
Click on the image below to watch an eLesson from the Humanities Alive 2 eBookPLUS The eBookPLUS includes: * ProjectsPLUS, a unique ICT-based project which uses an exciting new research management system featuring media, templates and videos * Interactivities and games to enhance student understanding through hands-on experience.
* Video eLessons to bring key concepts to life.
* Weblinks to useful support material on the internet.

Table of Contents

Introduction. About eBookPLUS. How to use this book. Acknowledgements. CHAPTER 1 The Vikings. 1.1 The Vikings - vicious vandals? 1.2 Going berserk. 1.3 Crusty old salts. 1.4 Community life. 1.5 Burials and beliefs. 1.6 What's in a name? 1.7 Giants, gods and creation. 1.8 End of the Viking era. 1.9 SkillBuilder: Analysing illustrations. CHAPTER 2 Medieval life. 2.1 The Middle Ages. 2.2 To the manor born. 2.3 Towns and trade 34 2.4 Feasts, fun and festivals. 2.5 SkillBuilder: Working with primary sources. 2.6 Faith and fear. 2.7 Brutal justice. 2.8 Joan of Arc - saint or 'strange'? 2.9 Plagued by the Black Death. 2.10 People power. 2.11 Feudalism in Japan. CHAPTER 3 Fortresses and fighters. 3.1 Powerful fortresses. 3.2 A medieval building site. 3.3 A virtual castle tour. 3.4 The lady of the castle. 3.5 Attack and defend. 3.6 I dub thee Sir knight!. 3.7 SkillBuilder: Taking notes. 3.8 The legend of King Arthur. 3.9 Holy wars. 3.10 Japanese castles and samurai. CHAPTER 4 New ideas and discoveries. 4.1 Europe reborn. 4.2 Why Italy? 4.3 Revolutions in art and architecture. 4.4 Leonardo da Vinci - man of the future. 4.5 Famous Renaissance inventions. 4.6 Disease and death - medicine and science. 4.7 The Church under attack. 4.8 Martin Luther and the Reformation. 4.9 In search of the Indies. 4.10 Sailing around the world. 4.11 Aztecs - found and lost. 4.12 SkillBuilder: Presenting a point of view. CHAPTER 5 Advanced geospatial skills. 5.1 Showing height on maps. 5.2 Contour lines. 5.3 Common contour patterns. 5.4 Introducing topographic maps. 5.5 Working with topographic maps. 5.6 The language of maps. 5.7 SkillBuilder: Working with cross-sections. 5.8 River patterns. 5.9 Using technology. 5.10 Geographic information systems. 5.11 Google Earth. CHAPTER 6 Living in the Asia-Pacific. 6.1 How diverse is the Asia-Pacifi c region? 6.2 Diversity in numbers. 6.3 Indigenous peoples of the Asia-Pacific. 6.4 Religions of the Asia-Pacific. 6.5 Asia-Pacifi c land use. 6.6 What is mined in the Pacific? 6.7 Fishing in the Pacific Islands. 6.8 Living conditions in the Asia-Pacific. 6.9 SkillBuilder: Drawing and interpreting a line graph. 6.10 How does AusAID assist people in our region? 6.11 What is happening in Timor-Leste? CHAPTER 7 Weather and hazards. 7.1 Weather - what is it? 7.2 The sun - the source of all our energy. 7.3 Hot and cold places. 7.4 The water cycle. 7.5 Signs in the sky. 7.6 Reading a weather map. 7.7 Too much rain - floods. 7.8 SkillBuilder: Understanding aerial photographs. 7.9 Thunderstorms. 7.10 Wild winds. 7.11 Bushfi re: Australian hazards. 7.12 Victoria's Black Saturday. 7.13 Drought in Australia. Check and challenge. Thinking about ... ICT activities. CHAPTER 8 Volcanoes and earthquakes. 8.1 Broken plates. 8.2 How volcanoes work. 8.3 Volcanic landforms. 8.4 Living with volcanoes. 8.5 Eruption at Rabaul. 8.6 How earthquakes happen. 8.7 Sichuan earthquake, 2008. 8.8 Earthquake survival. 8.9 Tsunami threat! 8.10 Indian Ocean tsunami. 8.11 SkillBuilder: Researching and presenting a topic. CHAPTER 9 Rainforests. 9.1 The rainforest biome. 9.2 The rainforest ecosystem. 9.3 Why are rainforests important? 9.4 Living in the jungle. 9.5 The amazin' Amazon. 9.6 Australia's rainforests. 9.7 Daintree River National Park. 9.8 SkillBuilder: Using latitude and longitude. 9.9 Rainforests under attack. 9.10 Highways of destruction. 9.11 Rescuing the rainforests. CHAPTER 10 Antarctica - the last wilderness. 10.1 Antarctica - the facts. 10.2 Ice, ice and more ice. 10.3 Cold, dry and windy. 10.4 Living in a freezer. 10.5 SkillBuilder: Annotating an image. 10.6 The riches of Antarctica. 10.7 Science on the ice. 10.8 Constructing an overlay map. 10.9 Australia and the Antarctic. 10.10 Australia's Antarctic hero: Sir Douglas Mawson. CHAPTER 11 Decision making. 11.1 Life decisions. 11.2 Your decisions. 11.3 Group decisions. 11.4 Becoming involved. 11.5 Federal decision makers. 11.6 Making laws. 11.7 SkillBuilder: Debating an issue. 11.8 Breaking laws. 11.9 You're under arrest. 11.10 Legal decisions. CHAPTER 12 Taking control of your money. 12.1 Earning money. 12. 2 Which job, which skills? 12. 3 Are you money wise? 12. 4 Addicted to spending! 12. 5 Stop, think and save. 12. 6 Online shopping. 12. 7 Mobile phones - stay connected. 12.8 SkillBuilder: Creating and analysing a survey. CHAPTER 13 The Australian economy & you. 13.1 Survival economics. 13.2 Economic flows. 13.3 SkillBuilder: Interpreting a line graph. 13.4 Rich and poor. 13.5 Australia's resources. 13.6 Trading with the world. 13.7 Trade with China. 13.8 From tree to lunch bag. Check and challenge. Thinking about ... ICT activities. Glossary. Index.