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Connecting with History Program - Year 1

One year of Ancient & Old Testament History, Literature and Geography for the whole family!

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Ancient History and the Old Testament

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The Connecting with History Program includes:

Ten chronological units follow the story of the Old Testament and surrounding cultures that became the seedbed of Western Civilization.
Teaching materials that you need for the whole family for one year of history, geography, and literature.
Customized Divider Tabs

Each unit includes:

Theme and discussion questions related to salvation history
References to the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Overview article about the history and theme of the unit
Dates of people and events to add to a timeline
Historical geography assignments
Composition assignments
Hands-on activities
Memory work for all ages, including poetry, Bible verses, and famous quotes.
Book lists and reading assignments for each age level
Daily lesson plans coordinating all ages in a two-page spread
Snapshot checklists for each unit to help you stay on track at your own pace
Daily topics correspond with the reading & activities for each level
4-day per week schedule allows for flexible scheduling
Teaching notes

Table of Contents

Unit 1. History of the Early World:	Pre-History
Unit 2. The Patriarchs:	Mesopotamia - Sumeria
Unit 3. Egypt and Exodus:	Egypt
Unit 4. Desert Wanderings:	Phoenicia
Unit 5. Conquest and Judges:	Canaan, Hittites
Unit 6. The Royal Kingdom:	Philistines
Unit 7. The Divided Kingdom:	Assyria, Minoa, Mycenae, Early Rome
Unit 8. The Exile:	Babylonia, Greece, Rome
Unit 9. The Return:	Persia, Greece, Rome
Unit 10. Maccabean Revolt:	Roman Republic

Each of the ten units corresponds to The Bible Timeline program from Jeff Cavins' The Bible Timeline series, however it is not necessary for use with this volume.

Format: 3-hole punched We suggest that you use a 1-1/2" ring binder. One set of binder tabs included

Year 1: Ancient History and Old Testament

"History is stories. It has beginnings, middles, ends, and all its stories are events in the gathering action of one story, Sacred History, whose model is the Bible....As Catholics, we are preeminently the people for whom history matters. There is a Christian imagination of history, a Christian answer to the question of history...History is not only stories, it is the Story of Stories."

From " Light to the Nations: Reclaiming the Catholic Historical Imagination" by Prof. Rollin Lasseter.

Connecting With History, Year 1 focuses on the "cradle of civilization" while following the outline of Old Testament salvation history. Cultures studies include: the Israelites, Mesopotamian cultures (Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Phoenicians), Egypt, Greece, and the Roman Republic. By integrating world history within the framework of the Old Testament and salvation history, our goal is to convey the truth that religious history and world history are not separate. Each of the civilizations included in this volume is mentioned in the Bible.

Although the Bible is not a history text, it contains historical events and real people who lived at specific times and places within world history and each had a mission and purpose within God's plan. By reading history texts alongside the Old Testament students discover the many people and events that bridge the gap between secular and religious history. For example, while studying the conquests of Alexander the Great, students will read portions of the book of Maccabees in which Alexander is mentioned. Through encountering these historical connections your family will discover that history contains a cohesive narrative, a plan, and a purpose.

Connecting with History also emphasizes that each one of us is living in a time and place within history for a reason and a purpose within God's plan for salvation. Through thoughtful and open-ended discussion questions, we lead each member of the family to reflect on what God is calling them to be and to do in their own lives.

Volume One includes an introductory week and ten thematic units.

Additional Program Supplements:

Literature Guides

Timeline Cards and CDs

Geography

Lap Books