History 2

Continuing a program that, spanning the elementary grades, explores world geography and history from the Stone Age to the Space Age, this course focuses on the time from ancient Rome to the later Middle Ages. Through lively stories and activities, students will:

• Explore ancient Rome and meet Julius Caesar.
• Learn about the beginnings of Christianity during the Roman Empire.
• Hear stories of the raiding and trading Vikings.
• Appreciate the achievements of early Islamic civilization.
• Meet medieval knights in armor, and hear stories of St. George, Robin Hood, and Joan of Arc.
• Visit the medieval African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
• Travel the Silk Road across China, and meet the powerful emperor, Kublai Khan.
• Learn about the fighting samurai and the growth of Buddhism and Shintoism in feudal Japan.

Standard Curriculum Items

• US/World Map (K–2)
• Inflatable Globe (K–2)

• Knights in Shining Armor by Gail Gibbons (Little Brown, 1998)
• Pompeii: Buried Alive by Edith Kunhardt (Random House, 1987)
• Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda (Simon & Schuster Children’s Books, 1998)
• The Hundredth Name by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim (Boyds Mills Press, 1997)
• St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges (Little Brown, 1990)
• Sundiata: Lion King of Mali by David Wisniewski (Clarion Books, 1999)

Total lessons: 108

Lesson time: 60 minutes

You might choose to split the lessons into smaller segments, for example, from 20 to 25 minutes. The K¹² online lesson tracking system allows you to pick up wherever you left off in any given lesson.