World History: Ancient Civilizations

Chapter 1

• Lesson 1: The World's Geography
• Lesson 2: How Maps Help Us Study History
• Lesson 3: How Archaeologists Study the Past
• Lesson 4: How Historians Study the Past

Chapter 2

• Lesson 1: Hunters and Gatherers
• Lesson 2: Learning to Farm and Raise Animals
• Lesson 3: The First Communities

Chapter 3

• Lesson 1: Geography of Mesopotamia
• Lesson 2: The First Civilization
• Lesson 3: Life in Sumer

Chapter 4

• Lesson 1: Mesopotamian Empires
• Lesson 2: Assyria Rules the Fertile Crescent
• Lesson 3: Persia Controls Southwest Asia

Chapter 5

• Lesson 1: Gift of the Nile
• Lesson 2: Life in Ancient Egypt
• Lesson 3: The Pyramid Builders
• Lesson 4: The New Kingdom

Chapter 6

• Lesson 1: Nubia and the Land of Kush
• Lesson 2: The Kingdom of Aksum
• Lesson 3: West, Central, and Southern Africa

Chapter 7

• Lesson 1: Geography and Indian Life
• Lesson 2: The Origins of Hinduism
• Lesson 3: Buddhism and India's Golden Age
• Lesson 4: The Legacy of India

Chapter 8

• Lesson 1: Geography Shapes Life in Ancient China
• Lesson 2: China's Ancient Philosophies
• Lesson 3: The Qin and the Han
• Lesson 4: The Legacy of Ancient China

Chapter 9

• Lesson 1: The Geography of the Americas
• Lesson 2: Anciend Andean Civilizations
• Lesson 3: The Olmec of Mesoamerica
• Lesson 4: The Mayan Civilization

Chapter 10

• Lesson 1: The Origins of the Hebrews
• Lesson 2: Kingdoms and Captivity
• Lesson 3: Rome and Judea

Chapter 11

• Lesson 1: The Geography of Greece
• Lesson 2: Beliefs and Customs
• Lesson 3: The City-State and Democracy
• Lesson 4: Sparta and Athens

Chapter 12

• Lesson 1: The Golden Age of Greece
• Lesson 2: Peloponnesian War
• Lesson 3: Alexander the Great
• Lesson 4: The Legacy of Greece

Chapter 13

• Lesson 1: The Geography of Ancient Rome
• Lesson 2: The Roman Republic
• Lesson 3: Rome Becomes an Empire
• Lesson 4: The Daily Life of Romans

Chapter 14

• Lesson 1: The Origins of Christianity
• Lesson 2: The Early Christians
• Lesson 3: Rome and Christianity

Chapter 15

• Lesson 1: An Empire in Decline
• Lesson 2: The Fall of the Roman Empire
• Lesson 3: The Byzantine Empire
• Lesson 4: The Legacy of Rome