The Mystery of History Volume 1 is written from a Christian, young-earth, perspective, teaching children to see God's hand throughout history...and how the Gospel of Jesus is the mystery behind all of history! Written in a conversational style, many lessons are presented in the form of mini-biographies, integrating fascinating stories with the events of the time. Covering creation to the resurrection, students will learn about famous biblical characters, ancient peoples, and well-known men such as Aesop, Buddha, Pythagoras, Confucius, Emperor Asoka, Herodotus, Caesar, Hannibal, and Herod.

Arranged by quarters and weeks, each quarter begins with an "Around the World" summary of events to introduce the time period; lessons progress chronologically with each week having 3 lessons, a pretest, review, and exercise or quiz. The 108 lessons will take a year to complete if you follow a traditional 36 week school year.

Activities are broken down by age group and reinforce the material just learned through fun ideas that engage all learning styles; they're based upon the classical grammar/logic/rhetoric stages. Review exercises cover the timeline and map work exercises; quizzes are cumulative reviews that go over material from the very beginning of the course; the semester-long tests are similar (though longer), covering materials from 2 quarters (one major time period). Quarter-end worksheets help students synthesize what they've learned and keep everyone straight! Suggested Schedules for different age groups are included, as well as plenty of reproducibles. Line-listed answers included. 636 pages, activity pages reproducible, softcover, three-hole-punched and perforated pages. Grades 4-8, but adaptable for the family.

This second edition features the following updates & improvements:

Over 140 new pages that enrich the lessons; broaden the scholarship level of the text; develop new activities; enhance the mapping exercises; and simplify the timeline directions.

The Table of Contents has not changed, but has been improved with better chronological detail, based on the work of James Ussher.

The layout has been changed to a cleaner, more-readable style, and features upgraded artistry, photos, font, and cover; an expanded reading list; Answer Key maps for all the mapping exercises; a pronunciation guide; a Bible reading list; and more.

I can still remember the day when my high school history teacher called a young lady to the front of the class to find Egypt on the big wall map . . . of South America! Flustered, she finally gave up and returned to her seat amidst the laughter of the other students. She just couldn’t “get it” and, like so many of us, probably grew up thinking history was tedious or dull. Well, it’s never too late to form new opinions as we learn along with our children.

The Mystery of History is a chronological study of God’s intervention in human events from creation to the resurrection. The heart of this course is a well-researched and lively text ideally suited to be read aloud and discussed. Timeline projects, study questions, vocabulary, maps, quizzes, tests, and numerous activities for a broad range of ages are included. Bite-sized weekly lessons cover the entire school calendar. Students will learn who walked the earth when and what was going on in other parts of the world at the same time as major biblical events. Some amazing and fun facts are thrown in just to keep us on our toes. Additionally, this book shows that studying history reveals a beautiful picture of God’s sovereignty in which there is never a “dull” moment. Grades 4 to 8; adaptable for older or younger students. 672 pages, softcover.

—Dean

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