"PEARSON history 7 has been created for the Australian Curriculum History course. It provides a fully integrated approach to teaching the two strands of Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. Through both classroom learning and independent research and work, students will explore these key inquiry questions: How do we know about the ancient past? Why are where did the earliest societies develop? What emerged as the defining characteristics of ancient societies? What have been the legacies of ancient societies? "--Page x.