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  1. Kathy
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Story of the World Volume 1 Ancient Times
    March 23, 2013
    Kathy
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Story of the World Volume 1 Ancient Times "From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor" is authored by Susan Wise Bauer. She is a faculty member of the College of William and Mary, and co-author of "The Well Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home."

    Story of the World Volume 1 Ancient Times is the first volume of a four volume "Story of the World" book set. The book is divided into forty-two chapters which are comprised of the following:

    Introduction: How Do We Know What Happened? What is History? What is Archaeology?

    Ch. 1 The Earliest People: The First Nomads; The First Nomads Become Farmers

    Ch. 2 Egyptians Lived on the Nile River: Two Kingdoms Become One; Gods of Ancient Egypt

    Ch. 3 The First Writing

    Ch. 4 The Old Kingdom of Egypt: Making Mummies; Egyptian Pyramids

    Ch. 5 The First Sumerian Dictator

    Ch. 6 The Jewish People: God Speaks to Abraham; Joseph Goes to Egypt

    Ch. 7 Hammurabi and the Babylonians

    Ch. 8 The Assyrians: Shamshi-Adad, King of the Whole World; The Story of Gilgamesh

    Ch. 9 The First Cities of India: The River Road; The Mystery of Mohenjo-Daro

    Ch. 10 The Fare East: Ancient China: Lei Zu and the Silkworm; The Pictograms of China;

    Farming in Ancient China

    Ch. 11 Ancient Africa: Ancient Peoples of West Africa; Anansi the Turtle; Anansi and the Make-Believe

    Food

    Ch. 12 The Middle Kingdom of Egypt: Egypt Invades Nubia; The Hyksos Invade Egypt

    Ch. 13 The New Kingdom of Egypt: The General and the Woman Pharaoh; Amenhotep and King Tut

    Ch. 14 The Israelites Leave Egypt: The Baby Moses; The Exodus from Egypt

    Ch. 15 The Phoenicians: Phoenician Traders; The Founding of Carthage

    Ch. 16 The Return of Assyria: Ashurbanipal's Attack; The Library on Ninevah

    Ch. 17 Babylon Takes Over Again: Nebuchadnezzar's Madness; The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

    Ch. 18 Life in Early Crete: Bull-jumpers and Sailors; King Minos and the Minotaur; The Mysterious End

    of the Minoans

    Ch. 19 The Early Greeks: The Mycenaeans; The Greek Dark Ages

    Ch. 20 Greece Gets Civilized Again: Greece Gets and Alphabet; The Stories of Homer;

    The First Olympic Games

    Ch. 21 The Medes and the Persians: A New Empire; Cyrus the Great

    Ch. 22 Sparta and Athens: Life in Sparta; Life in Athens

    Ch. 23 The Greek Gods

    Ch. 24 The Wars of the Greeks: Greece's War with Persia; The Greeks Fight Each Other

    Ch. 25 Alexander the Great; Philip and His Son; Alexander's Invasions; The Death of Alexander

    Ch. 26 The People of the Americas: The Nazca Drawings; The Head of the Olmecs;

    Rabbit Shoots the Olmecs

    Ch. 27 The Rise of Rome: Romulus and Remus; The Power of Rome

    Ch. 28 The Roman Empire: The Roman Gods; The Roman Builders; The Roman Gladiators;

    The Gladiator School

    Ch. 29 Rome's War with Carthage

    Ch. 30 The Aryans of India: Life on the Ganges River; The Castes of Ancient India; Shiddhartha

    Ch. 31 The Mauryan Empire of India: The Empire United; The Jakata Tales

    Ch. 32 China-Writing and the Qin: Calligraphy in China; Warring States;

    The First Emperor and the Great Wall; The First Emperor's Grave

    Ch. 33 Confucius

    Ch. 34 The Rise of Julius Caesar: Caesar Kidnapped; The Consuls of Rome; Caesar and the Senate

    Ch. 35 Caesar the Hero: Caesar Fights the Celts; Caesar Crosses the Rubicon; Caesar and Cleopatra;

    The Death of Caesar

    Ch. 36 The First Roman Prince

    Ch. 37 The Beginning of Christianity: The Birth of Jesus; Jesus Crucified and Resurrected

    Ch. 38 The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation

    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: The British Rebellion; Rome Divided in Two

    Ch. 41 The Attacking Barbarians: Attila the Hun; Stilicho, Roman and Barbarian;

    The Coming of the Visigoths

    Ch. 42 The End of Rome: The Last Roman Emperor; The Gifts of Rome

    To round out your history curriculum I would highly recommend purchasing the activity books and test packets which accompany each volume. These resources are available in either paperback or PDF-download.

    Based on our experience with this series and the content of the curriculum, I would recommend it for Grades 5-8. Overall we have been pleased with Ms. Bauer's approach to world history and look forward to Story of the World Volume 2 The Middle Ages "From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance."
  2. ma piper
    Sunbury, PA
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    such a useful tool!
    September 1, 2014
    ma piper
    Sunbury, PA
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I bought all 4 volumes of Story of the World, with the plan to cover it all over 4 years. I debated whether to get this activity book, and I am so glad I did! This makes planning each lesson so easy, and I know our study will be so much more complete because of the suggested reading, maps, questions, and projects. Also, since I'm using this book with 3 students (1st, 2nd, 4th grades) I love that the book offers a range of options, so I can tailor their activities to their different levels. I am not a unit studies person, but by using this book it's really easy to bring art, reading, and writing into your history lessons. In fact, I am using history as our art time this year. As far as the value, I feel that the number of student reproducible pages, which I'm copying for 3, makes this an excellent value. The pages are perforated for easy copying. I am very happy with this book and already plan to purchase the blue activity book for next year.
  3. homeschool mom
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    my review
    October 13, 2016
    homeschool mom
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    my husband and i love this history book for our 8 yr. old and more importantly our child loves it too.
  4. MamaG
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Not your typical History textbook!!!!!
    April 29, 2013
    MamaG
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This isn't a "typical" History textbook, the title describes it exactly....its a story. It brings the dry data to life and enables the reader to put it into context which translates to improved retention. The reader learns about unique cultural practices, agriculture, geography, biographical data, etc. My kids (ages 4-8) can't wait to hear/read what happens next and look forward to History everyday! Thank you!
  5. HomeSchlMom
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Excellent Jumping Off Point
    October 9, 2018
    HomeSchlMom
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    The Story of the World provides a nice overview of world history in a sensible and easy to follow chronological order. It has provided a nice framework for our 2nd/3rd grade homeschool history lessons. We are moving slowly through the book and supplementing each chapter with many other, more detailed, activities. What I especially appreciate about this series is the inclusion of cultures and civilizations outside of Europe - this is truly a WORLD history book. As a child in public school I was only vaguely aware of the history and achievements of civilizations outside of Europe and America. I hope to give my child a broader perspective and I think this series will helpful in that regard.
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