Ancient China, Ancient Rome, Early Christianity, and the Celts Study

My boys are studying part of the ancient world this school year.  The past couple of years we have focused on ancient Egypt and ancient Greece.  This year our focus will be on ancient Rome.  In Bible we are also covering the same time period.  My boys are very different learners so while they are learning the same topics I have made up separate plans for each of them.

5th Grader

He has a reading and lecture focus to suit his learning style and interests.

Ancient Misc	Reading	Timeline
Sythians	Ancient World pg 58-59
Japanese	Ancient World pg 66
Arabs	Ancient World pg 67
Africa	Ancient World pg 68-69
India	Ancient World pg 70-71
North America	Ancient World pg 72-73
South America	Ancient World pg 74
Central America	Ancient World pg 75-77
Ancient China	Reading	Videos
Ancient China Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of China’s Past The Ancient History of China. By Hollihan-Elliot The Genus of China (read as interested)	Treasury of Chinese Folktales	Secrets of the Dead China’s Terracotta Warriors – 1 hour Engineering an Empire Vol 2 – China
History of Ancient Rome Lectures by Garrett Fagan	Readings	Videos
1.     Introduction  2.     The Sources  3.     Pre-Roman Italy and the Etruscans  4.     The Foundation of Rome  5.     The Kings of Rome  6.     Regal Society  7.     The Beginnings of the Republic  8.     The Struggle of the Orders  9.     Roman Expansion in Italy  10.   The Roman Confederation in Italy  11.   The International Scene on the Eve of Roman Expansion  12.   Carthage and the First Punic War  13.   The Second Punic (or Hannibalic) War  14.   Rome in the Eastern Mediterranean  15.   Explaining the Rise of the Roman Empire  16.   “The Captured Conqueror”—Rome and Hellenism  17.   Governing the Roman Republic, Part I—Senate and Magistrates  18.   Governing the Roman Republic, Part II—Popular Assemblies and Provincial Administration  19.   The Pressures of Empire  20.   The Gracchi Brothers  21.   Marius and Sulla  22.   “The Royal Rule of Sulla”  23.   Sulla’s Reforms Undone  24.   Pompey and Crassus  25.   The First Triumvirate  26.   Pompey and Caesar  27.   “The Domination of Caesar”  28.   Social and Cultural Life in the Late Republic  29.   Antony and Octavian  30.   The Second Triumvirate  31.   Octavian Emerges Supreme  32.   The New Order of Augustus  33.   The Imperial Succession  34.   The Julio-Claudian Dynasty  35.   The Emperor in the Roman World  36.   The Third-Century Crisis  37.   The Shape of Roman Society  38.   Roman Slavery  39.   The Family  40.   Women in Roman Society  41.   An Empire of Cities  42.   Public Entertainment, Part I—The Roman Baths and Chariot Racing  43.   Public Entertainment, Part II—Gladiatorial Games  44.   Roman Paganism  45.   The Rise of Christianity  46.   The Restoration of Order  47.   Constantine and the Late Empire  48.   Thoughts on the “Fall” of the Roman Empire	·         Aeneid –(founding of Rome) ·         Shakespeare Stories II – Julius Caesar pg 37-66, Antony and Cleopatra pg 67-100, and Cymeline pg 165-198 ·         Caesar – The Gallic War ·         Genealogy project ·         Venissa Julia ·         King Arviragus ·         Complete family group sheets for Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Brutus.  Plus 2 others.  ·         Complete pedigree charts.  On family group sheets list all info and write a 2 paragraph summary about research with sources cited. ·         City – Macaulay ·         The Bronze Bow ·         The Robe ·         Ben Hur ·         Josephus – The War of the Jews ·         Detectives in Togas ·         The Eagle of the Ninth ·         Eusebius – The History of the Church ·         The Lantern Bearers ·         The Silver Branch ·         The Story of Science – Aristotle Leads the Way	Time Team Unearthing the Roman Invasion – 2 episodes Decisive Battles of the Ancient World ·         216 BC Cannae (Hannibal) DB ·         70 BC Spartacus DB ·         Spartucus – Kirk Douglas ·         53 BC Crassus Rich Man, Poor Man Time Team Unearthing the Roman Invasion 2 episodes Julius Caesar’s Rome *** (15:20-15:40 hide visual) ·         27 BC Birth of the Roman Empire ·         9AD Herman the German Time Team Unearthing the Roman Invasion 2 episodes The Robe Ben Hur Time Team Unearthing the Roman Invasion 2 episodes Apostle Paul and the Earliest Churches DVD ·         50 AD Hail Caesar (Caesar/Pompey) ·         60 AD Boudicca, Warrior Queen The Last Day of Pompeii Time Team Unearthing the Roman Invasion 2 episodes Colosseum:  A Gladiator’s Story The Story of Perpetua http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=IeDKqbf9jog ·         410 AD Gothic Invasion of Rome Time Team Unearthing the Roman Invasion
Ancient Celts	Reading	Videos
	·         The Ancient Celts by Calvert ·         The Celtic Art Source Book –  copy and color Celtic design ·         Genealogy o   Niadh O Halill child of Cu Corb Mac Mogha o   Complete family group sheets for 1 family. o   Use pedigree charts.  On family group sheet list all info and write a paragraph summary about research with sources cited.	The Celts A Journey Back in Time 50 min Ancient Warriors The Celts – about 20 min