Resources by Chapter: (Intro - Chapter 8)
Introduction: How Do We Know What Happened?
(pg. 1-6) Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 1-3) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 104-105) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p.viii-ix) (listen) Mystery of History, Lessons 1-2 Part I: What is History Me and My Family Tree by Joan Sweeney (KCLS) Part II: What is Archaeology? Archaeologists Dig for Clues by Kate Duke (KCLS) I Can Be an Archeologist (KCLS) J930.1 PICK Videos Magic School Bus: Shows and Tells (Season 3, Episode 6) 25:00 What is Archeology (YouTube) 6:06 Activities Google Image Search: "archaeology dig" Create a pull-out personal timeline (SP 3) History of My Family (SP 1-2) - divide up family sides and do interviews Timeline Memorization Creation: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Gen 1:1 Chapter 2: Egyptians Lived on the Nile River (pg.14-20)
3000 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 7-10) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 114-115) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 10-11) Ancient Egypt, Eyewitness book (KCLS) Ancient Egyptians, The by Virginia Schomp (KCLS) Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile (KCLS) Egyptian Myths and Legends by Fiona MacDonald (KCLS) Tales of Ancient Egypt by R.L. Green (KCLS) Video IMAX: Mysteries of Egypt (KCLS) Secrets: The Sphinx (Netflix) A&E: The First Pharaohs and History of Egypt, Pt 1 (6:53) Websites Interactive Timeline: http://www.ancient-egypt.org/ Printables Africa map (printable) Coloring Pages & Maps (printables) Coloring Pages (printables) Ancient Egypt Map - Reference Activities Map: Egyptians Lived on the Nile (SP 6) Color: Osiris and Set Make a Pharaoh's Headdress http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Wearables/pharaohheaddress/pharaohheaddress.html Translate name and copy it: http://www.touregypt.net/ename/ (note: not accurate, but still fun) Timeline Memorization 3000-2100 BC Era of Old Kingdom of Egypt INTERLUDE: STONEHENGE (Between Chapters 4 and 5)
Circa 3100BC Books Select book from KCLS Videos Sunrise Earth: Stonehenge at Dawn (2:55) Mysterious Stones (1:34) plus diagram and photos Timeline Memorization c. 3100 BC Stonehenge built Chapter 5: The First Sumerian Dictator (p.32-34)
2334 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 20-21) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 113) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 9) (listen) Mystery of History, Lesson 8 You Wouldn't Want to Be a Sumerian Slave! (KCLS) J395.07 MOR Eyewitness: Mesopotamia (KCLS) J935 STE Ancient Agriculture (KCLS) J630.901 WOO - chapter 2 Golden Sandal (KCLS) J398.209567 HIC Isaiah 20:1 Videos The Legend of Sargon (1:53) Activities Map: Sumer (SOW - SP13) Coloring: Sargon (SOW - SP14) Word Search (SOW - SP15) Timeline Memorization 2334 BCE Sargon becomes king of the city-state of Kish 2200-1450 BCE Peak of Minoan Civilization Chapter 7: Hammurabi and the Babylonians (p. 46-50)
1792 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 25-27) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 132-133) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p.21) (listen) Mystery of History, Lessons 16-17 Babylonians: Life in Ancient Babylon by M.E.H. Rustad (Amazon - buy) Mesopotamians (KCLS) J935 KER Online Reading Hanging Gardens of Babylon Astronomers of Babylon Mesopotamian Art Audio Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (9:51) Too old - brief discussion and clip Videos Mesopotamia (KCLS) (45:00) Activities Map: Babylon (SP 23) Color: Ziggurat of Ur (SP 24) Cross Word Puzzle (SP 25) Activity: Create a Family Code (ala Hammurabi) Interactive: Mesopotamian Archeology Timeline Memorization 1792 BCE Hammurabi inherits the throne of Babylon |
Chapter 1: The Earliest People (pg. 7-13)
Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 4-6) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 108-109) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p.8) (listen) Mystery of History, Lessons 3-6 It's Disgusting and We Ate It! (KCLS) Activities Map: The Earliest People (SP 4) Color: Farmer Using a Shaduf (SP 5) Timeline Memorization Flood: "The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights." Genesis 7:12 Tower of Babel: "So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city." Genesis 11:8 Chapter 3: The First Writing (p. 21-24)
(400-3500 BCE) Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 11-14) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 110-111) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 9-10) (listen) Mystery of History, Lesson 7 Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, The (KCLS) J493.1 GIB How Writing Began by Renzo Rossi (KCLS) J411 ROSS Ancient Eygptian Jobs (KCLS) J331.70032 MAL Seeker of Knowledge (KCLS) JB CHAMPOLLION Video Birth of the Written Word (3:00) Activities Interactive: Ancient Papyrus Map Work: The First Writing (SP 8) Color: Carving Hieroglyphs (SP 9) Project: Make a Hieroglyphic Scroll (p. 13/SP 10) Timeline Memorization 2690 BC Huang Di rules China Chapter 4: The Old Kingdom of Egypt (p. 25-31)
Until 2100 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 15-19) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 116-117) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 10-11) (listen) Mystery of History, Lesson 11 Ancient Egypt by Kathleen W. Deady (KCLS) J932DEA 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle (KCLS) J LOGAN Mummies Made in Egypt (KCLS) E393.3 ALI Eyewitness: Mummy (KCLS) J393.3 PUT 100 Things You Should Know About Mummies (KCLS) J393.3 MAL Videos Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians (1:39) Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians - Mysterious Underground Tombs (3:40) Mummies: Secrets of the Pharoahs (38:00) Mystery of the Pyramids Solved? (4:51) Activities Map: The Old Kingdom of Egypt (SP 11) Color: The Pyramids of Egypt (SP 12) Scale Model: Pyramid of Giza Game: Mummy Maker Build: LEGO Pyramid Interactive: Explore an Egyptian Tomb Interactive: Egyptian Mummies (NOVA) Timeline Memorization 2550 BC Great Pyramid built (burial place of Cheops, also known as Khufu) Chapter 6: The Jewish People (p. 35-38)
Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 22-24) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 142-143) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 24-25) (listen) Mystery of History, Lessons 13-15 Bible story books (home) - Abraham to Joseph Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors (KCLS) J933.02 BRO Old Testament Days: An Activity Guide (KCLS) J372.89044 SAN Dance, Sing, Remember: A Celebration of Jewish Holidays (KCLS) E296.43 KIM Videos What's in the Bible? Volumes 2-9 (KCLS) Activities Map: The Jewish People (SP 16) Word Search A: The Jewish People (SP 17) Word Search B: The Jewish People (SP 18) Timeline 2040-1720 BCE Middle Kingdom of Egypt 2000-1750 BCE Harappan civilization at its peak 1980-1926 BCE Amenemhet becomes pharaoh of Egypt Chapter 8: The Assyrians (p.51-58)
3000 - 1200 BCE Books SOTW Activity Book (p. 28-30) Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia (p. 146-149) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (p. 22-23) (listen) Mystery of History, Lessons 9-10 You Wouldn't Want to be an Assyrian Soldier (KCLS) J935.03 MAT Gilgamesh the King (KCLS) J398.2 ZEM Revenge of Ishtar (KCLS) J398.2 ZEM Last Quest of Gilgamesh (KCLS) J398.2 ZEM Videos Captain Picard retells Gilgamesh (2:29) Epic of Gilgamesh (5:42) Gilgamesh (1:56) Read notes on video! Activities Map: Assyrians (SP 26) Color: Gilgamesh and the Lion (SP 27) Chapters 9 - 16
Chapters 17 - 24
Chapters 25 - 34
Chapters 35 - 42
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