This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
Using All Ye Lands from the Catholic Textbook Project as a framework and guide, this course roughly traces the course of Human Civilization from its origins up through the European Middle Ages. This includes Salvation History, Ancient Rome, and the Crusades.
Total classes: 14
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th grade. Interested high school students are also welcome. Assignments will be adjusted for older students.
Suggested credit: One full semester World History or History of Western Civilization
Description
Using All Ye Lands from the Catholic Textbook Project as a framework and guide, this course roughly traces the course of Human Civilization from its origins up through the European Middle Ages. This includes Salvation History, Ancient Rome, and the Crusades.
Outline
Class 1: Introduction and overview of syllabus and assignments
Classes 2-3: Creation and Prehistory
Classes 4-5: Salvation History
Classes 6-7: The Ancient Greeks
Classes 7-8: The Ancient Romans
Class 9: The Axial Age
Class 10: The Early Church
Class 11: India and China
Class 12: Islam
Class 13: Crusades
Class 14: The Middle Ages
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: All Ye Lands: Origins of World Cultures [Catholic Textbook Project], https://www.catholictextbookproject.com/all-ye-lands. ISBN # 978-1935644422 or 978-1935644170
Note: there have been significant updates since the original 2002 edition of All Ye Lands. Therefore the original edition of the required textbook is not recommended for this course. We recommend the 2011 to 2018 editions. There is no need to purchase the workbook; only the textbook is needed.
Homework:
Students will read selections from each unit of Lasseter – approximately 15 pages of reading per week.
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 (1-2 page, double-spaced) review of a book of their choice relevant to the subject matter. (High school students taking this course will instead write a three- to five-page book report)
Weekly extra-credit review quizzes based on classroom lectures and discussions (graded by the computer).
No answer key is included with this course, but rubrics will be provided as needed.
