History focuses on the key people and events through which we see God’s Hand and purpose. Students read and take notes with an emphasis on understanding the ideas and movements behind the events. We begin with the beginnings of history as recorded in Genesis and move through the Renaissance. Instruction about research and organizing a research paper is given, and each student researches and writes a research paper on a topic of their interest. Map work is also a significant part of the program as the students learn the geography associated with each historical period studied.
History focuses on the key people and events through which we see God’s Hand and purpose. Students read and take notes with an emphasis on understanding the ideas and movements behind the events. We begin with the beginnings of history as recorded in Genesis and move through the Renaissance. Instruction about research and organizing a research paper is given, and each student researches and writes a research paper on a topic of their interest. Map work is also a significant part of the program as the students learn the geography associated with each historical period studied.
Textbook: Streams of Civilization Vol. 1, Christian Liberty Press
The Odyssey, Homer, unabridged, Dover Thrift Edition recommended, translated by George Herbert Palmer, 1999
The Conquest of Gaul, Caesar, Penguin Books, translated by S. A. Handford
Life in Ancient Rome, F. R. Cowell, A Perigree Book
