The Curious Historian Level 1B: The Late Bronze & Iron Age (Student Edition)

A one-semester course for grades 3 or 4 and up
The Curious Historian Level 1 is the first part in a 4-level series that presents the study of history and culture from the beginnings of civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt) through the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions of the modern world. Students will grow excited about history, see how people throughout the ages were both similar to and different from themselves, and learn to be scholars of the past who can make a difference in the future. The Curious Historian Level 1B: The Late Bronze & Iron Ages (TCH1B) introduces students to:
Unit I: The Late Bronze Age • The Egyptian Middle and New Kingdom periods • The Hittites, Hurrians, and Kassites • The Assyrians and Elamites • The Minoans and Mycenaeans
Unit II: The Iron Age • The Sea Peoples, Israelites, and Philistines • Egypt under the Nubians and Libyans • The Phoenicians and Arameans • The great Iron Age empires: Assyria, Babylonia, and Persia
Unit III: The Far East • India during the Harappan Civilization and Vedic Period • China during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dcynasties • Far Eastern culture: architecture, writing, religion, and more
The TCH1B student edition includes weekly chapter lessons that present a chronological narrative of history. Accompanying sidebars feature historical and archaeological tidbits, discussion questions, and Greek/Latin root words for key vocabulary. A wealth of exercises, hands-on projects and activities, maps, and appendices help to present the study of history in an engaging, creative manner.