Instructor: Ms. Heather

全书时间上是由远及近地从古代讲述到近代，空间上跨越非洲，美洲，欧洲，亚洲等由人类文明的大陆，分为四册：

• Ancient Times

• The Middle Ages

• Early Modern Times

• The Modern Age

为了适合孩子阅读，这本书没有采用深奥晦涩的文字，并且在娓娓道来史实的同时穿插大量趣味性历史故事，是一套知识性强并由非常有趣的历史读本。

Learning Objectives

This class will explore the foundations of World History from the migration of the earliest humans and first civilizations to the fall of Rome. Students will go on an incredible journey around the world while discovering the art and archeology of ancient cultures firsthand through virtual field trips with a trained historian.

Curriculum

We will be using The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child textbooks as our foundations. The curriculum and weekly presentations will be based on setting the foundation for students to participate in the US high school AP (Advanced Placement) courses and testing for college credits in world history. Through lots of visuals, primary sources and other interactive resources, this class will bring history to life while encouraging students to ask constructive and critical questions about the world around them.

Materials

Students will require a notebook or binder, a computer for research and presentation software (Google Slides or Powerpoint).

Assignments

Students will be assigned weekly research assignments and interactive presentations.

1: Plato’s Cave and The Republic- What is history and who is telling the story?

2 The Earliest People

3 Ancient Egypt and the Miracle of the Nile

4 The First Sumerian Dictator

5 Ancient Israel

6 Hammurabi and Ancient Babylon

7 The Assyrians and the Story of Gigamesh

8 Ancient India

9 Ancient China

10 Ancient Africa

11 The Middle and New Kingdoms of Egypt

12 The Phoenicians and the Return of Assyria

13 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

14 Early Crete and intro to Greek Mythology

15 Ancient Greece

16 Persia

17 This is Sparta!!!

18 Greece: Of Gods and War

19 Alexander the Great

20 Early Peoples of the Americas: Aztecs, Mayans, Incas

21 The Rise of Rome

22: The Roman Empire

23: India: The Aryans and the Mauryan Empire

24 The Emperors of China

25 The Fall of Rome/Early Christianity