Expansion of Civilization
High School500 B.C. - A.D. 1500
- Explore the beginnings of Western civilization—
Study the civilizations of the Maya, Ch’in and Han of China, Persians, Athenians and Spartans, Early Roman Christians, Roman Republic, Mauryans of India, Macedonians, Byzantine, Islamic peoples, and many more…
- Experience each civilization through their—
Architecture—
Study the great churches and cathedrals of the world, the Parthenon, Catacombs, and more
Discover the art of the ancients—
Terra cotta figures (7,500 of them!) in China, sculptured reliefs of Persepolis, Ikebana of Japan, pottery and sculpture….and more
Music and instruments of each civilization.
Research, Analyze, and Read (all excerpts included).
Sun Wu and Sun Pin, The Book of Esther, Lessons for Women, The Canterbury Tales, The Frogs, Alexander the Greats biography by Plutarch, Socrates, The Koran, Jakatas, City of God by Augustine, Beowulf, Song of Roland, Everyman, Sir Gwain, and more….
All nine units of the IEW Teaching Writing Structure & Style are used in the writing assignments--Monologues, Semester Projects, Creative Writing, Writing from Pictures, Short Story, Essays, Compare and Contrast, Critiques, Paraphrase and Summary
Introduce your scholar to philosophy and early philosophers.
History and application of Rhetoric-- Aristotle, Cyrus, Plato, Isocrates
Accomplishments in Science-- Navigation, infectious diseases, Crop rotation, seismology, atoms, scientific thought, deductive reasoning
Map the civilizations’ expansion, geography and exploration.