Year 8 History: Home

Watch documentaries on a variety of topics.

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

"Find and get over 469,787,402 Australian and online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more."

UNdata provides "useful features like Country Profiles. Advanced Search and Glossaries are also provided to aid research. The numerous databases and tables containing over 60 million data points cover a wide range of themes including Agriculture, Crime, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Development, Industry, Information and Communication Technology, Population, Refugees, Tourism, Trade as well as the Millennium Development Goals Indicators."

The National Archives of Australia is responsible for "collecting and preserving Australian Government records that reflect our history and identiy. The collection traces events and decisions that have shaped the nation and the lives of Australia.

"Eternal Egypt brings to light over five thousand years of Egyptian civilization. Eternal Egypt is a living record of a land rich in art and history, people and places, myths and religions. The stories of Eternal Egypt are told using the latest interactive technologies, high-resolution imagery, animations, virtual environments, remote cameras, three-dimensional models and more."

"Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives. Select a country, territory or international organisation from the menus"

Search this site for information on Australia's social and political history.