Story of the World Chapter Resources: Chapters 25 - 34
Chapter 25: Alexander the Great (p. 180-187)
336-323 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 98-101) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 160-161) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 56) (listen) Mystery of History, Lessons 85-87 Greek News, The (KCLS) J938 POW Great Alexander the Great, The (KCLS) JB ALEXANDER Online Socrates Plato Aristotle The Colossus of Rhodes Activities Map: Alexander the Great (SP 76) Color: Alexander the Great and Bucephalus (SP 77) Compare The Colossus and the Statue of Liberty Make Pharos Lighthouse (AB 100-101; SP 79, 80) Play Alexander the Great Game (AB 101; SP 81) Chapter 27: The Rise of Rome (p. 198-204)
Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 107-110) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 184) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 34-35) (listen) Mystery of History, Lesson 43 I Wonder Why Romans Wore Togas (KCLS) E937.06 MAC Online Etruscans Roman Patricians Plebeians and Patricians Romulus and Remus (story version) Romulus and Remus (historical view) Fasces of Rome old dime National Guard Seal U.S. Senate Seal Lincoln Memorial; Lincoln Memorial Colorado State Seal Power Point Presentation Etruscan Art Videos Patricians and Plebeians (6:15) Activities Map: The Rise of Rome (SP 84) Color: Wolf Finds Romulus and Remus (SP 85) Write your name using Etruscan Alphabet Chapter 29: Rome’s Wars With Carthage (p. 217-221)
254-202 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 116-119) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 185-187) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 62, 63) Going to War in Roman Times (KCLS) J355.00937 BUT Hannibal (KCLS) J937.04 GRE Online Story of Regulus, The Videos Punic Wars (10:32) Activities Map: Rome's War with Carthage (SP 89) Color: Hannibal and Hannibal's War Elephant (SP 90 & 91) Maze: Help Hannibal Cross the Alps (SP 92) Dress a Roman Soldier Chapter 31: The Mauryan Empire of India (p. 233-238)
321-233 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 124-126) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 175) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 57/96-97) (listen) Mystery of History, Lessons 88-89 Ancient India (KCLS) J934 ALI Activities Map: The Mauryan Empire of India (SP 95) Color: The Jakata Tales (SP 96) Make Indian Curried Rice (AB 125-126) Chapter 33: Confucius (p. 251-253)
551-479 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 132-133) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 76) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 39/73) (listen) Mystery of History, Lesson 65 Eyewitness: Ancient China (KCLS) J931 COT Life and Times of Confucius (KCLS) J CONFUCIUS Made in China: Ideas and Inventions from Ancient China (KCLS) J608.751 WIL Empty Pot, The (KCLS) J398.20951 DEM Online History of the Kite History of Mahjong Confucius Activity Map: Additional Work on "Writing and the Qin" (SP 97) Color: Great Wall of China (SP 98) Color: China's Wise Teacher (SP 99) Go kite flying Play Mahjong online Make a Tangram Make Mint Tea (AB 133) |
Chapter 26: The People of the Americas (p. 188-197)
Note: The earliest evidence for Native Americans in the far north is from about 900AD. Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 102-106) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 176-181) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 32, 76, 77) (listen) Mystery of History, Lesson 48 Ancient America (KCLS) J970.01 WOO Machu Picchu (KCLS) J985.37 MAN Incas (KCLS) J985.019 WOO Anasazi (KCLS) J979.01 FIS Inuit (KCLS) J971.900497 STR Jabuti the Tortoise (KCLS) J398.209811 MCD Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back (KCLS) J811.5 BRU Dancing Drum: A Cherokee Legend (KCLS) J398.2089 COH Online Olmec Art (start half way down page at "About the Art") Olmec Colossal Heads Interactive: First Nations and Inuit Videos Nazca Lines (1:39) Nazca Lines Mystery (6:24) Inuit: What is an Inukshuk? (4:02) Activities Map: The People of the Americas (SP 82) Color: Rabbit Shoots the Sun (SP 83) Color: Nazca Lines art (let each girls select 1-2 images to print & color) Make Fry Bread (AB 106) Chapter 28: The Roman Empire (p. 205-216)
Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 111-115 ) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 188-191) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 62-63) What the Romans Did for the World (KCLS) J938 HAW Top 10 Worst Things About Ancient Rome (KCLS) E937.63 ENG Roman Colosseum, The (KCLS) J937.6 MAN Roman Roads and Aqueducts (KCLS) Y388.10937 NAR Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Rome (KCLS) J292.07 ASH You Wouldn't Want to be a Roman Gladiator (KCLS) J796.0397 MAL Androcles and the Lion (KCLS) J398.2452 NOL Online Janus Interactive: Roman Mosaics Roman Mosaics (click to enlarge) Roman Numerals Interactive: Roman Gods Interactive: Roman House Activities Map: The Roman Empire (SP 86) Color: Gladiators in the Arena (SP 87) Janus mask Roman Numerals mini book Make a mosaic step stone (like this kit) Chapter 30: The Aryans of India (p. 222-232)
563-483 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 120-123 ) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 174) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 33) (listen) Mystery of History, Lessons 63-64 Sacred River (KCLS) E954.1 LEW Ganges, The (KCLS) J954.1 CUM Buddha (KCLS) J294.363 DEM Online Listen: Music of India (10:54) Interactive: Buddhist Art Activities Map: The Aryans of India (SP 93) Color: The Buddha (SOW - SP 94) Chapter 32: China: Writing and the Qin (p. 239-250)
230-212 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 127-132) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 166, 167) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 58-59) (listen) Mystery of History, Lessons 90-95 Ancient China (KCLS) J951 WIL Great Wall of China (KCLS) J951 FIS My First Book of Chinese Calligraphy (KCLS) J745.619951 HE Emperor Qin's Terra Cotta Army (KCLS) J931.04 CAP Da Wei's Treasure (KCLS) J398.20951 CHA Online Legend of the Shadow Puppets Terracotta Warriors Terracotta Warriors (for pictures) Chinese Paper Cutting Great Wall of China Videos Secrets of the Dead: China's Terracotta Warriors (53:00) China's Great Wall (KCLS) DVD 951 CHI Activities Map: Writing and the Qin (SP 97) Color: Great Wall of China (SP 98) Write a story using Chinese characters Make a scroll Practice Chinese calligraphy (purchase: calligraphy pen) (AB 129) Chapter 34: The Rise of Julius Caesar (p. 254-262)
100 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 134-136) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 87) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 63/115) Julius Caesar: Great Dictator of Rome (KCLS) JB CAESAR Great Pirate Activity Book (KCLS) J790.1922 ROB Famous Men of Rome (KCLS) J920.037 HAA Online Julius Caesar Cicero Activities Map: Rise of Julius Caesar (SP 101) Make a Roman Mosaic (AB 136) Play Ransom Caesar Game (AB 136; SP 102) |