Welcome to Our Homeschool World History Curriculum

Course Sample for Our Homeschool History World History Curriculum

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World History: A Two-Thousand-Year Tour
By Tammie Bairen

Introduction

This particular high school world history course is different than many others available. It takes advantage of the students’ ability to research and learn as they are digging into history to find the answers to the discussion questions and to formulate their own opinions. Those students who are not accustomed to researching will, hopefully, gain a new skill that will serve them throughout their lives.

Instead of the typical textbook-style course, students will be directed to specific websites, books, videos, and other media during this course. No extra purchase is required. Many resources will be referenced so that students can use what is available to them. Study should not be limited by the resources provided in the lessons, however. Further exploration is highly encouraged! It is my hope that students will be intrigued by the events that have taken place during the last 2,000 years and the fascinating way in which so many events are connected and will desire to further their understanding of history by reading more, watching more, and listening more.

Though we could begin our study at the very beginning of time as we know it, this course will begin with the establishment of the Roman Republic. We simply do not have enough time in a thirty-six-week course to cover eight millennia, so we will cover slightly more than two. While not every topic will be or can be covered, major events on each continent will be discussed. Some topics will cover more than one week due to their historical importance.

Students should have a globe or a large map of the world to which they can refer. Though many areas of the world have changed drastically over the course of 2000 years, the geographical position of those areas has remained the same. Historical maps will be provided in the lessons as available.

Questions will be scattered throughout the lessons, so I recommend using a notebook or typing your answers on the computer. Remember to save the file.

Answer keys will be provided as a separate download on the site.