This master list is under construction and constantly being added to. If you do not see your favorite documentary or historical movie, please add it in the comments! Thank you. ANCIENT The Bible: In the Beginning – Extravagant Hollywood production: Adam and Eve through Abraham and Isaac Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at […]
No other books for children have so compellingly told the often exciting story of history than the Landmark book series published by Random House (roughly 4th through 7th grades). There will be no “twaddle” found here. The appropriate Landmark books are here keyed to their matching chapters in The Story of the Renaissance and Reformation. […]
I recommend the Guerber history series (edited and expanded by Christine Miller) to be a child’s first introduction to history in the elementary grades. What about those children in their teens, who did not have the advantage of reading this thorough biblically-based history in their elementary years? What can I recommend for those parents who […]
Let’s start with history. In the elementary curriculum, knowledge of history’s important events and persons is what children must learn: what happened, who was involved, where, and when. Traditionally, history textbooks have been used to impart this information. Children then learn the information for a test, and forget it promptly afterward. Why? Because they are […]
All bookmarks from Project Gutenberg are active, even though WordPress has them struck through. General history and overview The Story of the Greeks – Christine Miller Ancient Greece – History.com Greek History – Ancient-Greece.org Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Greece (primary texts) Geography TimeMaps History Atlas: Greece Mythology How History becomes Mythology, Part One, Part Two, […]
History of Western Civilization A biblical study of history begins with the history of Western Civilization. (Why?) Other civilizations and cultures may be studied as Western Civilization encounters them. However, the focus especially in the elementary years is the rise of Western Civilization, and of course the American nation if you are homeschooling in the […]