Ancient Civilizations — Parent teaching plan · 36 weeks

Students study the chapter and unit lessons. Parents use this 36-week timetable to assign units, sustained reading, writing, and assessments. Adjust pacing after checking understanding.

Open chapter and unit lessons

Week 1 · Geography & the Tools of History — The Five Themes of Geography & Reading Maps — core session 1

Chapter 1 · Geography & the Tools of History

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 2 · Geography & the Tools of History — Primary vs Secondary Sources — core session 2

Chapter 1 · Geography & the Tools of History

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 3 · Geography & the Tools of History — Thinking Like a Historian: Chronology & Cause and Effect — independent study

Chapter 1 · Geography & the Tools of History

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 4 · Geography & the Tools of History — How Geography Shapes Human Life — revision conference

Chapter 1 · Geography & the Tools of History

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 5 · Geography & the Tools of History — Evidence and outline — chapter workshop

Chapter 1 · Geography & the Tools of History

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 6 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution — Hunter-Gatherers of the Paleolithic Age — core session 1

Chapter 2 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 7 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution — The Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution — core session 2

Chapter 2 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 8 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution — The Rise of Villages & Specialization of Labor — independent study

Chapter 2 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 9 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution — What Makes a Civilization? — revision conference

Chapter 2 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 10 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution — Read, apply and revisit — The Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution

Chapter 2 · Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 11 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere — Mesopotamia & the Fertile Crescent — core session 1

Chapter 3 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 12 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere — Ancient Egypt & the Nile — core session 2

Chapter 3 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 13 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere — The Indus Valley Civilization — independent study

Chapter 3 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 14 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere — Ancient China & the Huang He (Yellow River) — revision conference

Chapter 3 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 15 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere — Evidence and outline — chapter workshop

Chapter 3 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 16 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere — Read, apply and revisit — The Indus Valley Civilization

Chapter 3 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 17 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere — Read, apply and revisit — The Indus Valley Civilization

Chapter 3 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 18 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere — Read, apply and revisit — The Indus Valley Civilization

Chapter 3 · River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 19 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems — Ancient Greece: Democracy & Ideas — core session 1

Chapter 4 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 20 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems — Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire — core session 2

Chapter 4 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 21 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems — Classical India & China: Empires & the Silk Roads — independent study

Chapter 4 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 22 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems — Origins of World Belief Systems — revision conference

Chapter 4 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 23 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems — Classical South Asia: Maurya, Gupta & Varied Beliefs — independent study

Chapter 4 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 24 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems — Qin, Han & Early Imperial Administration — revision conference

Chapter 4 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 25 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems — Read, apply and revisit — Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire

Chapter 4 · Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 26 · The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western Societies — The Byzantine Empire: Roman Continuity & Change — core session 1

Chapter 5 · The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western Societies

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 27 · The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western Societies — Islam’s Origins, Caliphates & Diverse Communities — core session 2

Chapter 5 · The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western Societies

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 28 · The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western Societies — Europe & Asia in the Middle Ages — independent study

Chapter 5 · The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western Societies

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 29 · The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western Societies — Draft and feedback — chapter workshop

Chapter 5 · The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western Societies

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 30 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe — The Spread of Religions & Trade Networks — core session 1

Chapter 6 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 31 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe — Travelers and transport technologies — draft, discuss and revise

Chapter 6 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 32 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe — Tang, Song & Mongol Connections in East Asia — core session 1

Chapter 6 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 33 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe — Trade Networks, Epidemics & Historical Explanation — core session 2

Chapter 6 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 34 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe — Interconnection & the Road to the Modern World — independent study

Chapter 6 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 35 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe — Read, apply and revisit — The Spread of Religions & Trade Networks

Chapter 6 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe

Reading and assignments

Read the assigned complete short selections. For books, follow the chapter groups above, keep early interpretations tentative and return to whole-book conclusions after finishing. For an exam week, the unseen paper supplies its own sources.

Week 36 · Final assessment, correction and portfolio

Chapter 6 · Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe

Reading and assignments

Final exam selections are supplied in the paper. Revisit the completed books/source readers and select evidence for the year-end conference.

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