(Recorded Course) Ancient History for Middle School, Part One with Inshal Chenet

History is all about “story”. Register for this course to help your middle schooler to better understand the ancient world. We will work together to form an appreciation for the Ancients and learn from them

How to get the most out of Ancient History for Middle School, Part One with Inshal Chenet, MA:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that 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.

Special Notes: This is Part One of a 2-part course. Students are expected to also sign up for Part Two in the spring.

Total classes: 14

Duration per class: 45 minutes 

Prerequisite: None

Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th grade

Suggested credit: One full semester Ancient History

Instructor: Inshal Chenet, MA

Instructor email:  inshalj@gmail.com

Course description: History, as Herodetus says, is the praise of great men of the past. To understand history is to know the stories of these great men, to see the patterns in their stories, and to better understand human nature. The true developments of pagan antiquity will be examined, as well as the shortcomings of the ancients, in preparation for the Incarnation of the Son of God.

Class time will be spent hearing engaging stories of history, reinforced by readings between classes. Students will also be writing a short summary of the story in class, to better retain the material. 

Course outline: 

  1. Human Prehistory

  2. The Glory of Egypt

  3. Life as an Egyptian

  4. Assyrians & Babylonians

  5. The Hebrews

  6. Jewish Kings

  7. Midterm Review

  8. The Persians

  9. Phonicians

  10. Mycenean Greeks

  11. Greek Religion and ideas

  12. Sparta & Athens

  13. Greek Colonies and the Persians

  14. Final Review

Course materials: 

Book of the Ancient World, Dorothy Mills [Memoria Press], ISBN 9781615381111, https://amzn.to/3ZLdjXl

Book of the Ancient Greeks, Dorothy Mills [Memoria Press], ISBN 9781615381128, https://amzn.to/3F2xgRw

Homework: Each week students will be required to read a selection from the textbook and take a short quiz. There is also a midterm and final in this course made up of short answers and multiple choice.