History Odyssey: Ancients Lev 3

From first civilizations to the fall of Rome, Ancients Level Three is a complete one-year curriculum guide that combines history with literature, world geography, and writing activities. This comprehensive course covers the successes and failures of Ancient civilizations from all parts of the world such as the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Mayans, the Hittites, the Persians, the Mesopotamians, and many others.

Ancients Level Three is a student guide that provides step by step lessons to teach world history from 6000 BCE to CE 500. Level 3 History Odyssey guides are written to be used independently by students with the parent/teacher assisting when necessary with lessons and assessing the student’s completed work.

Literature and writing instructions and assignments found in the course include how to read classic literature, how to write a thesis statement, defining epic literature, essay writing, literature matrixes, literary analysis, logic and rhetoric as applied to literature and history readings, producing critical biographies, comprehending literature through storyboards, advanced outlining of history readings, and more.

Critical thinking with history studies found in this course include identification of connections and cause/effect relationships, compare and contrast ancient civilizations, timeline analysis, thorough analysis of primary sources including historical speeches and historical political writings, and decertification of connections between geography and history through extensive map work.

This guide includes: -21 ancient history blackline maps -Worksheets -How to Read a Book Study Guide (applicable parts) -Recommended resource list 165 detailed lessons covering: -Literature -Writing -Map work -Timeline instructions -Research

The following books and literature are required to complete this course: -The History of the World by J.M. Roberts -The World’s Great Speeches edited by Copeland, Lamm, & McKenna -A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston -How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren -The Epic of Gilgamesh translated by N.K. Sandars -The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems translated by R.B. Parkinson -The Iliad by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles -The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Robert Fagels -The Boys’ and Girls’ Herodotus by John S. While, LL.D. -The Life of Alexander the Great by Plutarch, translated by John Dryden -Callias: The Fall of Athens, A Story of the Peloponnesian War by Alfred J. Church -The Last Days of Socrates by Plato, translated by Tredennick & Tarrant -Lives of Famous Romans by Olivia Coolidge -Classical Ingenuity by Charles F. Baker & Rosalie F. Baker -The Classical Companion by Charles F. Baker III & Rosalie F. Baker

Recommended Resources: -The History Odyssey Timeline -A world history atlas