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How to get the most out of Christ the King, Lord of History, Part 1 with Christopher Martin, Ph.D.:
- Download the pre-course materials (e.g., syllabus) found at the end of the course introduction, but before the weekly materials.
- Review the week's PowerPoint slides before attending the class meeting.
- Have a notebook ready and available for class notes during each class meeting.
- Attend the week's meeting.
- Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.
- Repeat the above for each week.
- Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records
Total Classes: 14
Duration: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: None
Suggested Grade Level: 9th through 12th grade. (Note: Adjustments can be made to assignments in order to accommodate middle school students.)
Suggested Credit: One full semester European or World History
Class Instructor: Christopher Martin, PhD
Instructor Email: chrisgooverthere@yahoo.com
Course Description: Using Anne Carroll's Christ the King, Lord of History, and also Anne Carroll and Belinda Mooney’s Christ the King Lord of History:The Continuing Story as frameworks and guides for a year-long study, this course roughly traces Christendom from the beginning of history through the years 1500. This includes: an examination of the emergence of Christianity in the late Roman period; the clash with Muslim expansions; the establishment of Christian nations such as Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire; the importance of Thomas Aquinas.
Course Outline:
- Week 1: Introduction and overview of syllabus and assignments
- Week 2: The Earliest Civilizations
- Week 3: Salvation History
- Week 4: Greece
- Week 5: Rome
- Week 6: The Incarnation
- Week 7: The Apostolic Age
- Week 8: The Early Church
- Week 9: Barbarians, and Dark Ages
- Week 10: Islam, and the Holy Roman Empire
- Week 11: The Rise of Feudalism
- Week 12: The High Middle Ages
- Week 13: The Greatest of Centuries
- Week 14: Spain’s Greatness
Course Materials: Anne Carroll's Christ the King, Lord of History, ISBN-10: 0895555034, ISBN-13: 978-0895555038 (https://tinyurl.com/2p8a974z)
Optional: Belinda Mooney’s Workbook, Study Guide and Answer Key. ISBN-10: 0895556731, ISBN-13: 978-0895556738 (https://amzn.to/3LRbli8)
Homework: Approximately 15 pages of reading per week from the textbook.
NOTE: Middle Schoolers taking this course are exempt from the readings.
Writing is an integral part of demonstrating both the assimilation of knowledge, and the articulation thereof. Therefore, students will be guided through the process of writing a short (3- to 5-page, double-spaced) review of a book of their choice relevant to the subject matter.
NOTE: Middle School students taking this class must instead write a 1- to 2-page book report.
NOTE: Parents may contact the professor to excuse their students from the written assignments.
Weekly, extra-credit review quizzes based on classroom lectures and discussions.
- Teacher: Christopher Martin