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OCR GCSE Ancient History J198
42 points in 2 topics, with OCR's codes and titles.
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01 Greece and Persia
- 01.1 The Persian Empire, 559–465 BC
- 01.1.1 The rise of the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great 559–530 BC
- 01.1.2 Cambyses II, Smerdis and the accession of Darius 530–522 BC
- 01.1.3 The reign of Darius the Great 522–486 BC
- 01.1.4 Xerxes I and the Greeks 486–465 BC
- 01.2 From Tyranny to Democracy, 546–483 BC
- 01.2.1 Athens under the tyrants
- 01.2.2 Tyranny and Samos
- 01.2.3 The Emergence of Democracy in Athens
- 01.2.4 Democracy in action
- 01.3 Athens in the Age of Pericles, 462–429 BC
- 01.3.1 The workings of Athenian democracy
- 01.3.2 The relationship between Athens and Sparta and Pericles’ Foreign Policy
- 01.3.3 Pericles and the cultural and religious life in Athens
- 01.3.4 Women in Athens
- 01.4 Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
- 01.4.1 Upbringing, character, beliefs and life of Alexander
- 01.4.2 Alexander’s campaigns: The reasons for his expeditions and the main battles
- 01.4.3 Significant events in Alexander’s life
- 01.4.4 The Macedonian army under Alexander
02 Rome and its neighbours
- 02.1 The foundations of Rome: from kingship to republic, 753–440 BC
- 02.1.1 The legendary kings: Origins of Rome 753–616 BC
- 02.1.2 The Etruscan kings: 616–509 BC
- 02.1.3 Origins of the Republic: 509–494 BC
- 02.1.4 Securing the Republic: 494–440 BC
- 02.2 Hannibal and the Second Punic War, 218–201 BC
- 02.2.1 Reasons for the outbreak of the Second Punic War
- 02.2.2 The nature and dynamics of Hannibal’s leadership
- 02.2.3 The changing nature of Rome’s response to Hannibal
- 02.2.4 How did Rome defeat Carthage?
- 02.3 Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, 69–30 BC
- 02.3.1 Cleopatra’s life and character
- 02.3.2 Cleopatra as queen of Egypt, including political, domestic and foreign policies
- 02.3.3 Cleopatra, Caesar and Mark Antony
- 02.3.4 The Battle of Actium and its significance for Egypt and Rome
- 02.4 Britannia: from conquest to province, AD 43–c.84
- 02.4.1 Claudius’ invasion of Britain
- 02.4.2 Roman governors: policies and success
- 02.4.3 Cooperation between Romans and Britons and the effects of Roman rule
- 02.4.4 Resistance after the invasion