World History & Geography Resources: Ancient through Modern : Half a Hundred Acre Wood

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Here’s our resource link buffet for World History: Ancient to Modern Times. As I come across new and improved resources, I will update this webpage to reflect those discoveries, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back often!

(Note: For Classical Conversations users, this list may be used with Cycle 1 Foundations – 4th and 5th edition.)

Scroll down for World Geography Resources.

World History: Ancient through Modern

Ancient – Overall (Scroll down for specific topics)
Ancient Civilizations Learning Printable
Dave Raymond’s Antiquity (2 Free Lessons)
History of Ancient Times Notebooking Pages
Ancient Civilizations (Select “Learn” mode on drop-down under map)
Story of the World Timeline Notebook Figures
Story of the World Activities
Torchlighters Heroes of Faith Videos
Torchlighters Study Guides
Discussion points and Tapestry of Grace Correlation
Ancient History Videos
World History on Khan Academy
World History Lesson Plans Powerpoints and Games
Ancient Civilizations Lesson Ideas
Dynamic2Moms’ Ancient Civilizations lap books
The Ancient Eras Timeline

Ten Commandments
I am Pharaoh [Craft & Writing Prompt]
Dave Raymond’s Antiquity (Moses)
Old Testament Hands-On History Study
Creation Video Art Lesson from Old Testament Art Lessons (scroll down)
Ten Commandments File Folder Game
Learn the Ten Commandments Video – Visuals
Memorize Ten Commandments Video – Rhymes
Ten Commandments Printables – Sequencing and Storyboard Cards & Bookmarks and a bunch more!
Study & Memorize the Ten Commandments Printable Pack
Ten Commandment Coloring Pages | Copywork | Bible Verse Cards | Printable Activities
Ten Commandment Go Fish Song Video
Ten Commandments Cursive Copywork
Ten Commandments Mini-Book
Ten Commandments Booklet
Make 10 Addition Game – Ten Commandments Theme
Bible Notebooking Pages

Greek/Roman Gods
Draw and Write Through History Trojan Horse Activity
A Wonder Book Tanglewood Tales by Nathanial Hawthorne
Exploring Ancient Greece with Timelines | Maps | Projects
Myths and Legends Explained by Philip Neil (DK Publishing)
The Children’s Homer: the Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
Memorize Poetry: “Laocoon’s Warning” from The Aeneid
Greek Mythology Matching Card Game
Reading Comprehension with the Greek Alphabet
Coloring Pages of statues and buildings from Ancient Greece & Rome
Mythology and Culture in Ancient Rome
Ancient Greece Unit Study & Lapbook
Greek Gods and Goddesses BINGO
Ancient Greek Temple Building Game
History of the Olympics Timeline
Greek Gods Coloring Sheets
Build a Parthenon Paper Craft
History of Ancient Times Notebooking Pages

7 Wonders
About the Seven Wonders of the World
Discovering Wonders of the World
Exploring Ancient Egypt with Timelines | Maps | Projects
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Match-up
Seven Wonders Brochure
Seven Wonders Paper Toys
Build Great Pyramid of Khufu Papercraft
Seven Wonders of the World for Kids
Montessori Downloadable Seven Wonders Cards
7 Wonders Map
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Hanging Gardens of Babylon Activity
Great Pyramid at Giza
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Artemis
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Ancient Egypt: Wonders | Map | Life | Biographies
History of Ancient Times Notebooking Pages

Roman Empire
Free Colosseum Chalk Pastel Art Lesson from Ancient History Video Art Lessons (scroll down)
Perpetua Student Activity Book from Torchlighters
Perpetua Teacher Guide from Torchlighters
Famous Men of Rome by John Haaren
Exploring Ancient Rome with Timelines | Maps | Projects
The Aeneid For Boys And Girls by Alfred J. Church
Memorize Poetry: “Laocoon’s Warning” from The Aeneid
Ancient Rome Lapbook
The Power of Latin in Ancient Rome
Build a Colosseum Papercraft
Republic to Empire: Government in Ancient Rome
Primary History Romans (with games & photos & videos)
Memorize Marc Antony’s Speech from Shakesepeare’s Julius Caesar
Memorize “Romulus and Remus” by Rudyard Kipling
Pop-Up Pompeii Villa (craft)
Paint Mt. Vesuvius (landscape in acrylic paint)
Hands-On Pompeii with Legos
Ancient Rome Lesson Plan with Worksheets
Ancient Rome on History Channel (with Video links)
Ancient Rome Reading | Worksheets | mp3s
Rise of Rome: 600 BCE – 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations
From Roman Republic to Roman Empire: 600 BCE – 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations
The Roman Empire
History of Ancient Times Notebooking Pages

Ancient Greek Empire
Ancient Greece Unit Study
“Digging Up Ancient Greece” (a multi-level board game)
“The Nutshell History of Ancient Greece” (music-video and lyric sheet)
Olympic Torch Video Art Lesson (scroll down)
Classical Greece: 600 BCE – 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations
The rise and fall of empires: 600 BCE – 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations
Empire of Alexander the Great
Famous Men of Greece by John Haaren
Homer the Greek Poet (Britannica)
Homer and Epic Poetry (Info)
Archimedes (Britannica)
Archimedes of Syracuse
Socrates (Biography.com)
Socrates (Ancient History Encyclopedia)
Socrates (History.com)
Socrates (Britannica)
Pythagoras (Britannica)
Pythagoras (Story of Mathematics)
Ancient Greece Videos on neoK12
History of Ancient Greece – Information and Interactive Quiz
Ancient Greece Study Packet (from above website)
Ancient Greece Crafts and Geography Projects
Ancient Alphabets Printable Activity
Ancient Greece Unit for Kindergarten Grade 1 or 2

Hinduism & Buddhism
Kids of Courage India
Ancient India Study Packet & Tests
Western Religions Study Packet
History of Ancient Times Notebooking Pages
Early Hinduism: 600 BCE – 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations
Early Buddhism
PBS Story of India: Tracking Early Hinduism
Ancient India on Khan Academy
Buddhism Learning Pack
Learning about Hinduism – Hindu Gods and Goddesses
History of India Videos NeoK12

Age of Imperialism/Gandhi
PBS Story of India: British Attitudes towards India
Gandhi (Free Worksheets/Notebook Pages)
British Imperialism – Documentary (50 minutes)
Free India Learning Packet
Mahatma Gandhi Mini-Bio – Video (4 minutes)

Lao-Tzu & Confucius
Free Confucius Notebook Pages
About Confucius
History of China
Lesson: Major Concepts of Taoism as explained by Winnie the Pooh
World Religions: Taoism
Chinese Idioms Calligraphy Page
Chinese Paper Lantern
Ancient China Simplified by Parker (free ebook)
Ancient Chinese History Song
China Map Project
Chinese Idioms Calligraphy Page
Ancient and Imperial China

Heian Empire
Medieval Japan Study
Medieval Japan
Pop-up Bunraku theater
Japanese woodcuts to color

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire Reading & Worksheet
Byzantine Medallion Art Project
Byzantine Empire Videos (NeoK12 History of Europe)
Byzantine Empire & Paul’s Missionary Journeys
The Crusades Explained
Hands-on Activities: Byzantine Empire

Muslim Empire
Islam- worksheet & mp3
Navigate Jerusalem: Jew | Christian | Muslim
Learning about Islam Activities
Origins of Islam: 600 – 1450 Regional and interregional interactions
Spread of Islam: 600 – 1450 Regional and interregional interactions
Golden Age of Islam

Kush (Nubians) & Berbers
Kush National Geographic Video (<3 minutes)
Kingdom of Kush – New World Encyclopedia
History of Ancient Nubia (aka Kush)
Trade in West Africa Mini-Lesson PDF
Kush Art Project – African Masks – bottom of page (symmetry review)
Kush Art Project Idea – Soap Sculpture
Lost Kingdoms of Africa: Nubia (BBC Video 58 minutes)
Lost Kingdoms of Africa: the Berber (BBC) Video (58 minutes)
Berber Symbols – Use for Sand Paper Art Petroglyphs Project
Paper Weaving Craft (Berbers)

Trade in Africa
Ancient Africa Trade Routes
West African Kingdoms
The Songhai Video (5 minutes)
Timbuktu Lesson
Western Africa Hands-on Activities & Ideas (Lots of great ones!)
Lost Kingdoms of Africa: Zimbabwe (BBC Video – 51 minutes)
Zimbabwe Student Info Sheet
Craft – Homemade Mbira (thumb piano) for Children
3 Read-Aloud Stories of God’s Providences In History (Breaking the Bars of Iron and Gates of Brass in the Interior of Sudan (c. AD 1899))

Henry the Navigator
About Prince Henry the Navigator
Printable Activities for Navigation Studies
Who Was Henry the Navigator? Bio
John Newton Student Activity Book from Torchlighters
John Newton Teacher Guide from Torchlighters
Ages of Exploration – Ancient through Modern (with voyages & ships & tools of navigation)
Printable Exploration Activities and Projects (astrolabe – quadrant – globe)
Henry the Navigator Coloring Sheet
Voyages Across the Ocean
Prince Henry the Navigator Student Summary Sheet

Mesoamerican Civilizations
Aztec and Incan Empires with printables
Ancient Americas on Khan Academy
Maya Aztec and Inca at Khan Academy
Maya Aztec and Inca Civilizations
Ancient Mesoamerica Coloring Sheets
Aztec Art Project Ideas
Aztecs and Incas
Ancient Mayan Indian Unit: God’s Eye Yarn Craft
Maya Art Project
Teotihuacan Inspired Mask
Ancient Mayan Indian Unit: Wood Animalitos – Oaxacan (Mexican) Folk Art
Ancient Mayan Indian Unit: Rugs
Ancient Mayan Civilization Study
History & Agriculture of Mesoamerica
Ancient Mesoamerica Lapbook
Mayan Civilization Videos
The History of Chocolate from the Mayans and Aztecs… to Today!
Lost Kingdom of the Maya (PBS website)
Machu Picchu – Lost Civilization of the Inca Mini Book
Aztec & Incas Notebooking Pages

Aztecs (See above)
Hernando Cortes Biography & Interactive voyage map
Hernan Cortes on History.com
Aztecs and Spanish Conquistadors
Aztec Sun Stones Craft
Aztec Coloring Sheets

Mound Builders
Mound Model
History of the Mound Builders Video
Mound Builders Lesson Plan
Hopewell Indian Copper Cut-outs
Mississippian Coloring Page
American Indian Fairy Tales

Anasazi
Anasazi and Mound Builders Lesson Plan
About the Anasazi
Mystery of the Anasazi Video (History Channel – 45 minutes)
Art Project Idea – Talking Rocks
Design your own Anasazi Pottery
How to Make an Adobe Dwelling Diorama Video
Mesa Verde Coloring Page

Mexican Revolution
Mexican Independence Coloring Pages
Mexico Lapbook
Mexican Revolution – article
Mexican Revolution on History.com
Mexico Flag Coloring Page

Exploration of Canada
Explorer Report
Canada Country Study Notebooking Pages
3 Read-Aloud Stories of God’s Providences In History (Jesus Breaks Through Satanic Opposition in Newfoundland, AD 1770)
Samuel de Champlain Biography – map – images
Seven Years’ War on History.com
Canadian Maple Leaf Kerigami
Canada Lapbook
Draw Canada
Americas Countries & Capitals Flashcards (with Canada)
Geography – GeneralContinental Blob Maps
Map Tracing: A Geography Plan with Printable Atlas
Learn to draw the world freehand ($)

British North American Act
Canada Flag Coloring Page
Canada Country Study Notebooking Pages
Exploration of Canada
Canadian Independence Day

Liberation of South America
Simon Bolivar and the Spanish Revolution
San Martin Biography</a
Bolivar Biography
Gauchada (Argentina) Lapbook & Unit Study
Argentina Unit Study
Learning about Venezuela
World Geography Unit Study: Venezuela
Venezuela Recipe: Quesillo
Expedition Earth: Venezuela
Learning about Chile

Napoleon & Brazil’s Independence
Portuguese Empire for Kids
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Biography
Napoleon on History.com
Napoleon PBS Online Interactive
Napoleon Unit Study
Dom Pedro Biography
John VI Biography
Brazil Lapbook
Brazil Lapbook #2
Our Brazil Unit Study

Now… on to geography (although some of the geography topics are the same as history).

World Geography Resources

If you’re planning to memorize how to draw the world freehand, we highly recommend the entire Draw the… [Continent] books by Kristin Draeger We use Draw the World and Draw the USA in our Mission: Great Commission curriculum.

Draw the World

Learn to draw the world from memory! Draw the World provides students with a simple method of committing a continent outline map of the world to memory. Through simple, step-by-step instructions, students learn to draw each continent as it connects to neighboring continents. This resource is also used in the Mission Pacific Peacemakers Six-Week Unit Study.

Suggested grades: Elementary through High School
Price: $19.95
Format: Paperback.

Fortunately, we’ve already memorized all the countries of the world through Kathy Troxel’s Audio Memory Geography Songs CD/Bookletwhich is used in our Mission: World Wonders and Mission: Faith Forgers curriculum.

Geography Songs CD, Book, & Map Kit

Memorize the world through song with Geography Songs! Divided by geographical regions, these echo-style songs make it simple to memorize the countries of the world. The audio CD includes 34 songs that teach the names of 225 countries, the continents & oceans, and the planets of the solar system. This resource is used in

Suggested grades: Elementary through Middle School
Price: $22.95
Format: Kit consists of an audio CD, a 25″ x 36″ world map with items to label and song lyrics, and a family-reproducible workbook with lyrics and maps. Purchase here on Christian Book Distributors.