Story of the World, Vol. 2 Activity Book History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages

by Bauer, Susan Wise

• ISBN13: 9780971412941
• ISBN10: 0971412944
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-17
• Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press

Summary

This comprehensive activity book and curriculum guide contains all you need to make history come alive for your child! Don't just read about historyexperience it! Colro a picture of a Viking warrior, make an edible oasis, create a Moorish ruler's turban and Aztec jewelry and more. Designed to turn the accompanying book The Story of the World: Volume 2: The Middle Ages into a complete history program, this Activity Book provides you with comprehension questions and answers, sample narrations, maps and geography activities, coloring pages, lists of additional readings in history and literature, and plenty of simple, hands-on activities all designed for grades 1-4.

Table of Contents

How to Use Activity Book Two	9	(3)
Photocopying and Distribution Policy	12	(1)
Pronunciation Guide for Reading Aloud	13	(6)
The Glory That Was Rome	19	(4)
The Early Days of Britain	23	(4)
Christianity Comes to Britain	27	(6)
The Byzantine Empire	33	(5)
Review Cards: Chapters 1-4	22	(16)
The Medieval Indian Empire	38	(4)
The Rise of Islam	42	(4)
Islam Becomes an Empire	46	(4)
The Great Dynasties of China	50	(5)
Review Cards: Chapters 5-8	36	(19)
East of China	55	(7)
The Bottom of the World	62	(4)
The Kingdom of the Franks	66	(5)
The Islamic Invasion	71	(6)
Review Cards: Chapters 9-12	50	(27)
The Great Kings of France	77	(5)
The Arrival of the Norsemen	82	(6)
The First Kings of England	88	(6)
England After the Conquest	94	(5)
Review Cards: Chapters 13-16	71	(28)
Knights and Samurai	99	(6)
The Age of Crusades	105	(5)
A New Kind of King	110	(4)
The Diaspora	114	(5)
Review Cards: Chapters 17-20	89	(30)
The Mongols Devastate the East	119	(5)
Exploring the Mysterious East	124	(5)
The First Russians	129	(7)
The Ottoman Empire	136	(6)
Review Cards: Chapters 21-24	105	(37)
The End of the World	142	(5)
France and England at War	147	(5)
War for the English Throne	152	(4)
The Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal	156	(4)
Review Cards: Chapters 25-28	126	(34)
African Kingdoms	160	(6)
India Under the Moghuls	166	(4)
Exploring New Worlds	170	(4)
The American Kingdoms	174	(7)
Review Cards: Chapters 29-32	139	(42)
Spain, Portugal and the New World	181	(4)
Martin Luther's New Ideas	185	(4)
The Renaissance	189	(6)
Reformation and Counter Reformation	195	(5)
Review Cards: Chapters 33-36	154	(46)
The New Universe	200	(6)
England's Greatest Queen	206	(7)
England's Greatest Playwright	213	(6)
New Ventures to the Americas	219	(4)
Review Cards: Chapters 37-40	165	(58)
Explorations to the New World	223	(5)
Empires Collide	228	(7)
Review Cards: Chapters 41-42	176	(59)
Contributors	235