Welcome to Our History of Ancient Civilizations Homeschool History Course

Course Sample for Our History of Ancient Civilizations Homeschool History Course

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Introduction to This Course

Ever wondered how history began or where Noah and his sons migrated to? Or where language and writing came from? Why did the Egyptians build the great pyramids, and were they really the first advanced civilization in the world? What about the other regions of the world? How did so many cultures take shape? Who were the Hyksos? When was the Bronze Age, and was it an age as we understand that word to mean?

Welcome to the Ancient Civilizations middle school homeschool history course! In this course, you will learn about the history of the ancient world and how civilization began. You will discover the cultures, legends, and agricultural and societal developments of several major civilizations, as well as those seldom mentioned. You will learn how we study history, how we know what we know, and why history is so important.

Layout of the Course

This course is broken down into lessons. A lesson consists of text, links to applicable videos and websites, questions, and the weekly activity. The activities are broken down into two lists: Activity A and Activity B. If you wish to make this a one-semester course, you only need to complete Activity A. If you wish to extend this into a full-year course, complete both Activity A and Activity B.

An occasional test (Test A) will be presented, by which you will be able to see what material you have mastered and where you need to improve. You are encouraged to review all areas where improvement is necessary and retake the test (Test B) a day or so after studying the material.

Materials

For this course, we are going to put together a notebook so you can keep all your material in one place. You will need a 2-inch binder and some stick-on tabs. Or you can use notebook divider sheets with tabs already on them and simply label the tabs as follows:

1. Lesson Text
2. Activities
3. Written Work
4. Vocabulary
5. Maps
6. Timeline
7. Articles

Day 1 Assignment: Go ahead and put your notebook together.

Course Outline for Our History of Ancient Civilizations History Course

One semester and full year options in our History of Ancient Civilizations homeschool history course explores the globe and discovers the history of ancient civilizations.

• Lesson 1: Introduction
• Lesson 2: The Beginning of History
• Lesson 3: Post-Flood and the Cradle of Civilization
• Lesson 4: Early Nations of Mesopotamia
• Lesson 5: Early Egypt – The Old Kingdom
• Lesson 6: The Indus River Valley
• Lesson 7: Old Babylon and the Hittites
• Lesson 8: The People of Canaan
• Lesson 9: The Phoenicians
• Lesson 10: Israel
• Lesson 11: Persia
• Lesson 12: China
• Lesson 13: Africa
• Lesson 14: South America and Australia
• Lesson 15: North America
• Lesson 16: Early Europe
• Lesson 17: The Early Greeks
• Lesson 18: The Romans
• Lesson 19: Early and Medieval Africa
• Lesson 20: Early and Medieval Africa: Kingdom of Ghana
• Lesson 21: Early and Medieval Africa: Kingdom of Songhai

More About Our History of Ancient Civilizations Homeschool History Course

Have you ever wondered how history began or where Noah and his sons migrated to? Or where language and writing came from? Why did the Egyptians build the great pyramids, and were they really the first advanced civilization in the world? What about the other regions of the world? How did so many cultures take shape? Who were the Hyksos? When was the Bronze Age, and was it an age as we understand that word to mean?

Welcome to History of Ancient Civilizations! In this homeschool history course, you learn about the history of the ancient world and how civilization began. You discover the cultures, legends, agricultural, and societal developments of several major civilizations, as well as those seldom mentioned. You also learn how we study history, how we know what we know, and why history is so important.