World History: Week 1

Chapter 1: The Ancient Near East:: The First Civilizations

     Our first week of World History was spent learning about the first people of the earth. We studied various creation stories of man and the universe.  Of course this all led to some deep and wonderful discussions as they each worked through their thoughts and personal beliefs about the stories of our beginnings. It is all so fascinating to see your children grow from sponges, seeking only to take in info that is presented, into thinking children who have their own views. 

Resources we used to cover this weeks lessons:

• Reading:
• Western Civilization, 8th Edition, Chapter 1, pages 1-4
• The Holy Bible, Genesis 1-4
• The Holy Koran, Al-Baqarah 2:1-2:36

• Online Resources:
• Khan Academy and the Big History Project 
• What is Big History
• Early Humans

• Handouts:
• Students of History: Prehistory Unit Bundle 

• Videos:
• Annenberg: The Dawn of History
• CC: Agricultural Revolution
• Mankind, The Story of All of Us: Inventors

• Mapping:
• Map Trek: Ancient World 
• World Map