World History, Weeks 4-5

    We wrapped up the final two weeks of block 1 with a study of the Hebrew people and the beginning of our study on Ancient Greece. Chapters 2-3 of our text, Western Civilization, by: Spielvogel, were covered during this time. We continued using the same resources mentioned in previous posts.

Lesson 7
 

1. Maps:

• The Descendants of Noah
• Called out of Ur
• Abraham's Journey
• Exodus From Egypt
• The Promised Land
• 12 Tries of Israel
• Israel's Golden Age

2. Watch: The Bible Homeland (Netflix)
3. Homework:

• Read and take notes on pages 33-44.
• Watch: The Bible: Kingdom, Survival (Netflix)

Lesson 8

1. Maps:

• Solomon's Kingdom
• Israel's Divided Kingdom
• Neo-Babylonian Empire
• Assyrian Empire
• Persian Empire Under King Darius

2. Read and take notes on rest of chapter.
3. Homework:

• Complete chapter outline
• Chapter summary
• Timeline
• Study for exam on Monday

Movies and videos to watch:
Mankind, The Story of us All: Iron Men
From Bronze to Iron
The Book of Daniel (Netflix)
The Ten Commandments (YouTube)
Esther (Netflix)

Lesson 9 

1. Videos:

2. PowerPoint: Geography and Early People of Greece
3. Maps:

• Early Greece
• Greco-Persian War

4. Homework: Read and take notes, pages 54-68
Movie Suggestions:
Troy
300 Spartans (Netflix)

Lesson 10

1. Power Point: The Persian Empire and Persian Wars
2. Handouts:

• The Making of a Spartan Soldier
• Comparing Athens and Sparta
• Persian Wars

3. Finish reading chapter 3.
4. Homework

• Timeline
• Outline
• Summary
• Watch:
• The Rise of Greek Civilization
• Greek Thought

D.T.