The World's Story 1: The Ancients

by Angela O'Dell

This exciting survey teaches students all about ancient history and civilizations, from Creation to the influential, imperial city of Rome. Start in Genesis with the Creation week and follow this story-based approach to world history as you meet Abraham, Joseph, David, and other biblical figures, visit the sites of major ancient civilizations, and trace the rise and fall of numerous empires. Volume 1 in this series for your junior high students Students will see God's hand and redeeming love at work from the very beginning. They'll meet the biblical patriarchs, judges, prophets, and kings, as well as other historical figures like Hammurabi, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar. They will also study ancient civilizations spanning the whole globe, including the Sumerians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Chinese, Celts, Nubians, Nazca, Persians, Greeks, Romans, and more!

303 pages, Paperback

Published March 5, 2018

About the author

As a homeschooling mom and author, Angela O’Dell embraces many aspects of the Charlotte Mason method, yet knows that modern children need an education that fits the needs of this generation. Based upon her foundational belief in a living God for a living education, she has worked to bring a curriculum that will reach deep into the heart of home-educated children and their families. She has written over 20 books, including her history series. Angela’s goal is to bring materials that teach and train hearts and minds to find the answers for our generation in the never changing truth of God and His Word.

Reviews

[Melanie Pell · Rating 5 out of 5]

God has led me to teach my kids history from a biblical worldview. Angela O'Dell does an excellent job of making that possible with this book. I love how the early biblical history is taught alongside what was going on in the ancient world at the same time. This paired nicely with Revealing the Kings of Israel, a biblical archeology book, chapter book read alouds, and Map Trek for geography. We also enjoyed the pictures, maps, and Bible reading in the chapters. My kids who did this are 8th, 6th, and 4th grades. Looking forward to The World's Story 2!

[Johanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great curriculum. I like how it combines events throughout history that are both in secular accounts as well as Biblical accounts. It's a neat way to look at history.