Here’s our resource link buffet for World History: Ancient to Modern Times. As I come across new and improved resources, I will update this webpage to reflect those discoveries, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back often!
(Note: For Classical Conversations users, this list may be used with Cycle 1 Foundations – 4th and 5th edition.)
World History: Ancient through Modern
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Topic,Resource
Ancient,Ancient Civilizations Learning Printable
,Dave Raymond’s Antiquity (2 Free Lessons)
,History of Ancient Times Notebooking Pages
,Ancient Civilizations (Select “Learn” mode on drop-down under map)
,Story of the World Timeline Notebook Figures
,Story of the World Activities
,Torchlighters Heroes of Faith Videos
,Torchlighters Study Guides
,Kids of Courage Downloadable Teaching Resources
,Discussion points and Tapestry of Grace Correlation
,Ancient History Videos
,World History on Khan Academy
,World History Lesson Plans Powerpoints and Games
,Ancient Civilizations Lesson Ideas
,Dynamic2Moms’ Ancient Civilizations lap books
,Core Knowledge Lessons on Ancient History (These usually contain worksheets and activities in the appendix.)
,The Ancient Eras Timeline
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Ten Commandments,I am Pharaoh [Craft & Writing Prompt]
,Dave Raymond’s Antiquity (Moses)
,Old Testament Hands-On History Study
,Ten Commandments File Folder Game
,Memorize the Ten Commandments Finger Play
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Greek/Roman Gods,Draw and Write Through History Trojan Horse Activity
,A Wonder Book Tanglewood Tales by Nathanial Hawthorne
,Exploring Ancient Greece with Timelines | Maps | Projects
,Myths and Legends Explained by Philip Neil (DK Publishing)
,The Children’s Homer: the Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
,Memorize Poetry: “Laocoon’s Warning” from The Aeneid
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7 Wonders,About the Seven Wonders of the World
,Discovering Wonders of the World
,Exploring Ancient Egypt with Timelines | Maps | Projects
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Roman Empire,Free Colosseum Chalk Pastel Art Lesson from Ancient History Video Art Lessons (scroll down)
,Perpetua Student Activity Book from Torchlighters
,Perpetua Teacher Guide from Torchlighters
,Famous Men of Rome by John Haaren
,Exploring Ancient Rome with Timelines | Maps | Projects
,The Aeneid For Boys And Girls by Alfred J. Church
,Memorize Poetry: “Laocoon’s Warning” from The Aeneid
,Primary History Romans (with games & photos & videos)
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Ancient Greek Empire,Ancient Greece Unit Study
,“Digging Up Ancient Greece” (a multi-level board game)
,“The Nutshell History of Ancient Greece” (music-video and lyric sheet)
,Olympic Torch Video Art Lesson (scroll down)
,Famous Men of Greece by John Haaren
,Homer the Greek Poet (Britannica)
,Socrates (Ancient History Encyclopedia)
,Pythagoras (Story of Mathematics)
,History of Ancient Greece – Information and Interactive Quiz
,Ancient Greece Study Packet (from above website)
,Ancient Greece Crafts and Geography Projects
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Hinduism & Buddhism,Kids of Courage India
,Ancient India Study Packet & Tests
,Western Religions Study Packet
,History of Ancient Times Notebooking Pages
,Early Hinduism: 600 BCE – 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations
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Age of Imperialism/Gandhi,PBS Story of India: British Attitudes towards India
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Lao-Tzu & Confucius,Free Confucius Notebook Pages
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Byzantine Empire,History Channel: Byzantine Empire
,Byzantine Empire Reading & Worksheet
,Byzantine Medallion Art Project
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Muslim Empire,Islam- worksheet & mp3,
,Navigate Jerusalem: Jew | Christian | Muslim,
,Learning about Islam Activities
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Kush (Nubians) & Berbers,Kush National Geographic Video (<3 minutes)
,Kingdom of Kush – New World Encyclopedia
,History of Ancient Nubia (aka Kush)
,Trade in West Africa Mini-Lesson PDF
,Kush Art Project – African Masks – bottom of page (symmetry review)
,Kush Art Project Idea – Soap Sculpture
,Lost Kingdoms of Africa: Nubia (BBC Video 58 minutes)
,Lost Kingdoms of Africa: the Berber (BBC) Video (58 minutes)
,Berber Symbols – Use for Sand Paper Art Petroglyphs Project
,Paper Weaving Craft (Berbers)
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Trade in Africa,Ancient Africa Trade Routes
,The Songhai Video (5 minutes)
,Western Africa Hands-on Activities & Ideas (Lots of great ones!)
,Lost Kingdoms of Africa: Zimbabwe (BBC Video – 51 minutes)
,Craft – Homemade Mbira (thumb piano) for Children
Henry the Navigator,About Prince Henry the Navigator
,Printable Activities for Navigation Studies
,Who Was Henry the Navigator? Bio
,John Newton Student Activity Book from Torchlighters
,John Newton Teacher Guide from Torchlighters
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Mesoamerican Civilizations,Aztec and Incan Empires with printables
,Ancient Americas on Khan Academy
,Maya Aztec and Inca at Khan Academy
,Maya Aztec and Inca Civilizations
,Ancient Mesoamerica Coloring Sheets
,Aztec Art Project Ideas
,Aztecs and Incas
,Ancient Mayan Indian Unit: God’s Eye Yarn Craft
,Maya Art Project
,Teotihuacan Inspired Mask
,Ancient Mayan Indian Unit: Wood Animalitos – Oaxacan (Mexican) Folk Art
,Ancient Mayan Indian Unit: Rugs
,Ancient Mayan Civilization Study
,History & Agriculture of Mesoamerica
,Ancient Mesoamerica Lapbook
,Mayan Civilization Videos
,The History of Chocolate from the Mayans and Aztecs… to Today!
,Lost Kingdom of the Maya (PBS website)
,Machu Picchu – Lost Civilization of the Inca Mini Book
,Aztec & Incas Notebooking Pages
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Aztecs,(See above)
,Hernando Cortes Biography & Interactive voyage map
,Aztecs and Spanish Conquistadors
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Mound Builders,Mound Model
,History of the Mound Builders Video
,Hopewell Indian Copper Cut-outs
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Anasazi,Anasazi and Mound Builders Lesson Plan
,About the Anasazi
,Mystery of the Anasazi Video (History Channel – 45 minutes)
,Art Project Idea – Talking Rocks
,Design your own Anasazi Pottery
,How to Make an Adobe Dwelling Diorama Video
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Mexican Revolution,Mexican Independence Coloring Pages
,Mexico Lapbook
,Mexican Revolution on History.com
,Mexico Flag Coloring Page
,Pancho Villa Bio Video (45 minutes – more for parents and teens than children)
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Exploration of Canada,Explorer Report
,Canada Country Study Notebooking Pages
,Samuel de Champlain Biography – map – images
,Draw Canada
,Americas Countries & Capitals Flashcards (with Canada)
Geography – General,Continental Blob Maps
,Map Tracing: A Geography Plan with Printable Atlas
,Learn to draw the world freehand ($)
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British North American Act,Canada Flag Coloring Page
,Canada Country Study Notebooking Pages
,Exploration of Canada
,Canadian Independence Day
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Liberation of South America,Simon Bolivar and the Spanish Revolution
,Gauchada (Argentina) Lapbook & Unit Study
,World Geography Unit Study: Venezuela
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Napoleon & Brazil’s Independence,Portuguese Empire for Kids
,The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte Video Lesson
,Napoleon PBS Online Interactive
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Now… on to geography (although some of the geography topics are the same as history).
If you’re planning to memorize how to draw the world freehand, we highly recommend the entire Draw the… [Continent] books by Kristin Draeger.
We use Draw the World and Draw the USA in our Mission: Great Commission curriculum.
Draw the World
Learn to draw the world from memory! Draw the World provides students with a simple method of committing a continent outline map of the world to memory. Through simple, step-by-step instructions, students learn to draw each continent as it connects to neighboring continents. This resource is also used in the Mission Pacific Peacemakers Six-Week Unit Study.
Suggested grades: Elementary through High School
Price: $19.95
Format: Paperback.
Fortunately, we’ve already memorized all the countries of the world through Kathy Troxel’s Audio Memory Geography Songs CD/Bookletwhich is used in our Mission: World Wonders and Mission: Faith Forgers curriculum.
Geography Songs CD, Book, & Map Kit
Memorize the world through song! Divided by geographical regions, these echo-style songs make it simple to memorize the countries of the world. The audio CD includes 34 songs that teach the names of 225 countries, the continents & oceans, and the planets of the solar system. This resource is used in
Suggested grades: Elementary through Middle School
Price: $22.95
Format: Kit consists of an audio CD, a 25″ x 36″ world map with items to label and song lyrics, and a family-reproducible workbook with lyrics and maps.
Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Geography
For more resources for world geography, world missions, and world cultures, visit the geography section of our website.
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, World,Drawing World Map Freehand: the Major Circles of Latitude
, ,Draw the World Freehand using Chalk Pastels $
, ,World Exploration through History
, ,Map Tracing: A Geography Plan with Printable Atlas
, ,Learn to draw the world freehand ($)
, ,Seterra Online (Printable & online learning maps & quizzes!)
, ,Printable World Maps & Notebooking Pages from Productive Homeschooling
, ,Country Reports (Scroll towards bottom for download links listed by region)
, ,Cycle 1 Geography Cards – Printables
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,Fertile Crescent,Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson on Khan Academy
, ,Mesopotamia Reading & Worksheet
,Teach the Fertile Crescent with a Croissant (with Flocabulary Rap)
, ,Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson Plan – includes a booklet activity covering inventions of the different civilizations of Mesopotamia
, ,Ancient Mesopotamia Powerpoints
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,Assyrian Empire,,
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,Hebrew Empire,Navigate Jerusalem: Jew | Christian | Muslim
, ,Mapping Jerusalem’s Old City
, ,Tent Templates
, ,Color the Passover Seder Plate & The Story of Passover and Other Activities
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,Hittite Empire,Egyptian and Hittite Empires
, ,The Hittites
, ,The Hittite Empire and the Battle of Kadesh
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,Egyptian Empire,Ancient Egypt Unit: Creating the Nile River Valley
, ,Draw the Nile River Video Lesson
, ,Ancient Egypt Unit on Khan Academy
, ,Ancient Egyptian Online Games
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, Ancient Greek Empire,Ancient Greece Unit Study
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,Roman Empire,Ancient Rome Lapbook
,,Roman Empire in the 4th Century Map
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,Indus River,Indus River Valley Clay Model
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,China,Great Wall of China Styrofoam Craft
, ,Chinese History Reading and Worksheet
, ,Great Wall of China Reading and Worksheet
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,Eastern Asia,Southeast Asia Coloring Map
, ,Draw Asia Freehand using Chalk Pastels (Monthly Membership) $
, ,Asia Country Printable Maps/Quizzes
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,Japan,Japan Map Project
, ,Asia Country Printable Maps/Quizzes
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,Byzantine Empire,Byzantine Empire & Paul’s Missionary Journeys
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,Muslim Empire,Spread of Islam Interactive Map
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,Western Africa,Western Africa Kingdoms Info
, ,Africa Map Printables/Quizzes
, ,Western Africa Lesson Ideas
, ,West African Folk Tales Audiobook
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,Ancient Africa,Ancient Africa History Study Packet
, ,Web version of above
, ,Kente Cloth Simple (Ghana) Art Project
, ,Mansa Musa and Ancient Mali
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,Middle East,Middle East Coloring Map
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,Africa Waters,African Geography Map Quiz (Click on Rivers Tutorial or Game)
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,African Countries,African Geography Map Quiz (Click on Countries Tutorial or Game)
, ,Africa Map Printables/Quizzes
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,Mesoamerica,Mesoamerica Unit Study
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,Canada,Canadian Provinces Map
, ,Canadian Geography Interactive Tutorials and Quizzes
, ,Canadian Provinces Coloring Pages
, ,Canada Country Study Notebooking Pages
, ,Draw Canada Freehand using Chalk Pastels (Monthly Membership) $
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,Canadian Waters,Canadian Geography Interactive Tutorials and Quizzes
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,South America, South America Map
, ,South America Map Printables/Quizzes
, ,Draw South America Video Lesson
, ,Draw South America Freehand using Chalk Pastels (Monthly Membership) $
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