• Develops literacy, vocabulary!
• Introduces & explores key historical civilizations & events!
• Fun, hands-on activities!
• Develops critical thinking skills!
• Works well for any-aged student developing literacy!
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My son and I just completed History III lesson 12, Understanding Life- Biology, Darwin, Theophrastus, Linnaes, and Vavilov. What struck me during the time my son and I read and understood the lesson was, the number of children being educated these days that study subjects, that seem to exist by themselves and that have little relevance to each other. It is no wonder why history, math or science is boring to most children. What my son and I just experienced was a vocabulary, geography, history and science lesson with a lab, all rolled into one! We learned what biology is, but we learned it in terms of the first scientists, and so we now know something about the passion they had for their subjects. Imagine being a scientist and guarding a seed vault from starving people in St Petersberg during a 900 day siege during WWII or as the Russian's call it, the great patriotic war. That is history and science coming alive! My son concluded his lesson by going outdoors, into the world to catalog and record the life he found around the house. He didn't leave anything out. A is getting a REAL education, thanks to your insight and effort to produce the best curriculum available today.  Thanks    R.P/, "Father of A."
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The second course in year two History for Step 2, students ages 7-8, and for students of any age who are developing literacy, this course covers four important civilizations; Ancient Greece and the start of western civilization; Ancient Rome, the longest-lived and most powerful of all western civilizations; France, the height of art and royal power; and Spain, an empire that discovered the Americas.

The young student is introduced to each civilization, along with its art and political ideas.  Vocabulary is expanded, and writing skills are challenged by exercises in every lesson plan.  Reading skills is constantly worked as well.  The student is asked in every lesson to think for him or herself, and to decide what about each of these civilizations they appreciate or disagree with.  The student again meets great conquerors - Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte, as each builds an empire.  Many photos and links to the Internet are provided to give the student an educational experience.  20 lesson plans, about 7 weeks of study.

Subjects covered in this course include:

• The land of Greece
• Greece and Troy, the Trojan War
• Athen's Golden Age
• Greek Democracy
• Greek Theater
• Democritus and Atomic Theory
• Thales, the first scientist
• Hippocrites, the first doctor
• Archimedes, Pythagoras and math
• Socrates
• Plato
• Aristotle
• Alexander The Great
• The Land of Rome
• The Roman Republic
• Julius Caesar
• Augusts Caesar
• The Fall of Rome
• Rome and Christianity
• The land of France
• Joan D'Arc
• The French Empire
• Louis XIV, the Absolute King
• Versailles
• The French Revolution
• The execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
• Napoleon
• Great French Impressionist Painters Monet, Renoir, Degas, Van Gogh
• The land of Spain
• The Spanish Empire
• Christopher Columbus discovers the New World
• The Spanish Armada
• Spanish Artists
• Cervantes
• Valazquez
• Picasso