empathetic understanding
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The capacity to enter into the world of the past from the point of view of a particular individual or group from that time, including an appreciation of the circumstances they faced, and the motivations, values and attitudes behind their actions.
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empire
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A collection of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government.
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Enlightenment
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An eighteenth-century European and American cultural, scientific and philosophical movement of thinkers. Using reason, they proposed changes to traditional society and the spread of knowledge.
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evidence
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The information contained within a source that tends to support an historical argument or provides information for a specific historical inquiry.
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Federation
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The voluntary union of the six Australian colonies which came into being on
1 January 1901. It involved the colonies transferring certain powers to the Federal or Commonwealth Government (eg defence, foreign affairs, immigration) while retaining control over other responsibilities (eg education, health, transport) under a written Constitution.
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franchise
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The right to vote.
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Gallipoli
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The anglicised name of the peninsula in Turkey where the ANZAC and other Allied troops fought against Turkish forces. It was the first land battle fought by Australian soldiers in World War I and lasted from April to December 1915.
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globalisation
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The process of bringing together all the world’s economies for the purposes of trade in a worldwide culture.
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