Practical Homeschooling Magazine Reader’s Choice First Place in History, 2008

Revised, expanded and improved! Our popular one-year study of the ancient world is now TWO study guides in one! Featuring separate notes for intermediate (5th-8th grade) and high school level students, this guide leads you through the fascinating civilizations of ancient Sumeria, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Biblical history is combined with the writings of Shakespeare, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Padraic Colum, Genevieve Foster and others.  Detailed study notes, vocabulary lists, maps, lesson plans and tests with answer keys all combine to make this an exciting study that reveals the relevancy of the ancient world to ours today!

Includes references, a listing of relevant websites, vocabulary lists, historical notes, comprehension questions and answer key, and much more. Everything you need to teach ancient history using the best literature available! The Intermediate section of the study guide contains 71 lessons (complete 2-3 per week) and the Senior High section contains 91 lessons (complete 3 per week).

About the Authors:
Rea is a homeschooling mother of six whose determination to teach history using quality literature rather than standard textbooks inspired her to research what was available to accomplish that purpose. The result has been a series of History Through Literature study guides all designed to acquaint the reader with the best children's literature available on the subject. Rea holds a Masters Degree in Children's Literature from The Center for the Study of Children's Literature, Simmons College in Boston.

Rebecca B. Manor, a homeschool grad, studied English Literature at Hillsdale College and British Literature at Oxford University. She wrote her first study guide, A History of Science, at age seventeen. This guide, winner of the Cathy Duffy "Top Picks for Home School" award was followed by five other study guides. Rebecca currently lives in Edinburgh, Scotland with her husband.