Ancients Lesson Plans—5000 BC-AD 400 WEEK STORY OF THE WORLD, VOL 1 HISTORY READ ALOUDS READERS NOTES Intro: How Do We Know What Happened? 1 • What is History? • What is Archaeology? Ch 1: The Earliest People 2 • The First Nomads • The First Nomads Become Farmers Ch 2: Egyptians Lived on the Nile River 3 • Two Kingdoms Become One • Gods of Ancient Egypt Ch 3: The First Writing 4 Ch 4: The Old Kingdom of Egypt • Making Mummies • Egyptian Pyramids Ch 5: The First Sumerian Dictator 5 Ch 6: The Jewish People • God Speaks to Abraham • Joseph Goes to Egypt Ch 7: Hammurabi and the Babylonians 6 Ch 8: The Assyrians • Shamshi-Adad, King of the Whole World • The Story of Gilgamesh www.barefootmeandering.com Ancients Lesson Plans—5000 BC-AD 400 WEEK STORY OF THE WORLD, VOL 1 HISTORY READ ALOUDS READERS NOTES Ch 9: The First Cities of India 7 • The River-Road • The Mystery of Mohenjo-Daro Ch 10: The Far East — Ancient China 8 • Lei Zu and the Silkworm • The Pictograms of Ancient China • Farming in Ancient China Ch 11: Ancient Africa 9 • Ancient Peoples of West Africa • Anansi and Turtle • Anansi and the Make-Believe Food Ch 12: The Middle Kingdom of Egypt 10 • Egypt Invades Nubia • The Hyksos Invade Egypt Ch 13: The New Kingdom of Egypt 11 • The General and the Woman Pharoah • Amenhotep and King Tut Ch 14: The Israelites Leave Egypt 12 • The Baby Moses • The Exodus from Egypt www.barefootmeandering.com Ancients Lesson Plans—5000 BC-AD 400 WEEK STORY OF THE WORLD, VOL 1 HISTORY READ ALOUDS READERS NOTES Ch 15: The Phoenicians 13 • Phoenician Traders • The Founding of Carthage Ch 16: The Return of Assyria 14 • Ashurbanipal’s Attack • The Library of Nineveh Ch 17: Babylon Takes Over Again! 15 • Nebuchadnezzar’s Madness • The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Ch 18: Life in Early Crete 16 • Bull-jumpers and Sailors • King Minos and the Minotaur • The Mysterious End of the Minoans Ch 19: The Early Greeks 17 • The Mycenaeans • The Greek Dark Ages Ch 20: Greece Gets Civilized Again 18 • Greece Gets an Alphabet • The Stories of Homer • The First Olympic Games www.barefootmeandering.com Ancients Lesson Plans—5000 BC-AD 400 WEEK STORY OF THE WORLD, VOL 1 HISTORY READ ALOUDS READERS NOTES Ch 21: The Medes and the Persians 19 • A New Empire • Cyrus the Great Ch 22: Sparta and Athens 20 • Life in Sparta • Life in Athens Ch 23: The Greek Gods 21 Ch 24: The Wars of the Greeks • Greece’s War with Persia • The Greeks Fight Each Other Ch 25: Alexander the Great 22 • Philip and His Son • Alexander’s Invasions • The Death of Alexander Ch 26: The People of the Americas 23 • The Nazca Drawings • The Heads of the Olmecs • Rabbit Shoots the Sun Ch 27: The Rise of Rome 24 • Romulus and Remus • The Power of Rome www.barefootmeandering.com Ancients Lesson Plans—5000 BC-AD 400 WEEK STORY OF THE WORLD, VOL 1 HISTORY READ ALOUDS READERS NOTES Ch 28: The Roman Empire 25 • The Roman Gods • The Roman Builders • The Roman Gladiators • The Gladiator School Ch 29: Rome’s War with Carthage 26 Ch 30: The Aryans of India • Life on the Ganges River • The Castes of Ancient India • Siddhartha Ch 31: The Mauryan Empire of India 27 • The Empire United • The Jakata Tales Ch 32: China — Writing and the Qin 28 • Calligraphy in China • Warring States • The First Emperor and the Great Wall • The First Emperor’s Grave 29 Ch 33: Confucius Ch 34: The Rise of Julius Caesar 30 • Caesar is Kidnapped • The Consuls of Rome • Caesar and the Senate www.barefootmeandering.com Ancients Lesson Plans—5000 BC-AD 400 WEEK STORY OF THE WORLD, VOL 1 HISTORY READ ALOUDS READERS NOTES Ch 35: Caesar the Hero 31 • Caesar Fights the Celts • Caesar Crosses the Rubicon • Caesar and Cleopatra • The Death of Caesar Ch 36: The First Roman Prince 32 Ch 37: The Beginning of Christianity • The Birth of Jesus • Jesus Crucified and Resurrected Ch 38: The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation 33 Ch 39: Rome and the Christians • Nero, the Evil Emperor • Christians in the Catacombs • The Emperor Is a Christian! Ch 40: Rome Begins to Weaken 34 • The British Rebellion • Rome Divided In Two Ch 41: The Attacking Barbarians 35 • Attila the Hun • Stilicho, Roman and Barbarian • The Coming of the Visigoths Ch 42: The End of Rome 36 • The Last Roman Emperor • The Gifts of Rome www.barefootmeandering.com.