GCSE Ancient History.DOC

Textbook GCSE Ancient History OCR GCSE in Ancient History: J151/J051 This handbook is designed to accompany the OCR GCSE Ancient History specification for teaching from September 2009. Contents 2 Introduction 3 Unit A031: The Greeks at war 4 Option 1: The Greeks defend themselves, 479 -449 BC 4 Option 2: Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC 38 Unit A032: The Rise of Rome 76 Option 1: The origins of Rome: The kings, 753 - 508 BC 76 Option 2: Hannibals invasion and defeat, 218 -146 BC 102 Unit A033: Women in ancient politics 134 Option 1: Cleopatra and her