Ancient History study guides

A complete overview of OCR's GCSE Ancient History Greek depth study, Athens in the Age of Pericles 462 to 429 BC (Component 01). Covers the reforms of Ephialtes and Pericles, how the radical democracy worked and who was excluded, the Delian League and the Athenian empire, the leadership of Pericles, the prescribed sources (Thucydides, Aristotle and Plutarch), and the depth-study question types.

A complete overview of the exam skills for OCR GCSE Ancient History (J198): the structure and assessment objectives, the AO3 source questions (inference, comparison and usefulness), the second-order concepts behind AO2, the period-study and depth-study essays, and how to revise and manage the time in the two-hour papers.

A complete overview of OCR's GCSE Ancient History Roman depth study, Hannibal and the Second Punic War 218 to 201 BC (Component 02). Covers the causes of the war, the crossing of the Alps and the invasion of Italy, Cannae and the war in Italy, Scipio's recovery and the victory at Zama, the prescribed sources (Polybius and Livy), and the depth-study question types.

A complete overview of OCR's GCSE Ancient History period study, The Foundations of Rome 753 to 440 BC (Component 02). Covers the foundation legends and Romulus, the seven kings and Etruscan influence, the fall of the monarchy and the birth of the Republic, the Conflict of the Orders and the Twelve Tables, the prescribed sources (Livy, Dionysius and archaeology), and the Section A question types.

A complete overview of OCR's GCSE Ancient History period study, The Persian Empire 559 to 465 BC (Component 01). Covers the rise of Cyrus, Cambyses and the accession of Darius, the administration of the empire, the Ionian Revolt and Marathon, Xerxes' invasion of Greece, the prescribed sources (Herodotus and the Persian material evidence), and the Section A question types.