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Level 3 World History

Level 3 World History Syllabus

(2x/weekly)

Key Text:

(N) * The World’s Story by Elizabeth O’Neill

Pick one or more additional books from the World History Additional Reading List each term.

Continue to add to the Book of Centuries. They will record in it for the rest of their school years. (See The Book of Centuries Revisited for more information)

Additional Materials:
World Atlas or historical atlas
Blackline maps
Journal
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (optional; includes background info/maps)

Lesson Procedure (for student)

  1. Gather Text, World Atlas, and Narration journal.
  2. Recall what you read last.
  3. Find places on map.
  4. Read assigned section.
  5. Narrate (written if directed).
  6. Return materials to their places.

This schedule is based on reading 8 chapters over the course of 12 weeks. You will want to add in reading from the Level 3 World History Reading List to round it out to 12 weeks.

Level 3, Year 1 

Term 1: Ch. I – VIII (The Coming of Man to Greece and Macedonia)

Map focus: Ancient Europe
___ 1. Ch.  I The Coming of Man* The Lake Dwellers* Optional chapter, reflects 1907 understanding of evolution and early man.
___ 2. Ch. II The Jews and the Phoenicians 7-9 First section
___ 3. Ch. II The Jews and the Phoenicians 9-13 Abraham  to “And so she did.”
___ 4. Ch. II The Jews and the Phoenicians 13-15 Esau and Jacob, Joseph in Egypt
___ 5. Ch. III The Greeks 15-18 The Story of Moses, The Ten Commandments
___ 6. Ch. III The Greeks 19-22 to “together to resist it.” first part and The Spartans
___ 7. Ch. III The Greeks 22-25 to “away after Marathon.” The Persians and The Battle of Marathon
___ 8. Ch. III The Greeks 25-26 The Persian Invasion of Greece
___ 9. Ch. III The Greeks 27-30 The Story of Thermopylae
___ 10. Ch. IV The Athens of Pericles and Socrates 31-33  Intro and map pg. 32
___ 11. Ch. IV The Athens of Pericles and Socrates 33-36 Pericles to “..laugh instead of weep”
___ 12. Ch. IV The Athens of Pericles and Socrates 36-37 Socrates, study map pg. 32
___ 13. Ch. V The Greek Colonies in the West (Whole chapter)
___ 14. Ch. VI The Peloponnesian War 41-43 to “changeable and fickle.”
___ 15. Ch. VI The Peloponnesian War 43-45 Alcibiades
___ 16. Ch. VI The Peloponnesian War 46 The Ruin of Athens
___ 17. Ch. VII The Last Days of Greek Independence (whole chapter)
___ 18. Ch. VIII Greece and Macedonia 50-52 to “story of Alexander the Great.”
___ 19. Ch. VIII Greece and Macedonia 52-54 Alexander the Great
___ 20. Ch. VIII Greece and Macedonia 54-57 The Gordian Knot
___ 21. Ch. VIII Greece and Macedonia 57-58 Alexander in India, The End of Alexander’s Empire

Term 2: Ch. IX – XVII (The Rise of Rome to The Barbarians and the Empire)

Map:  Ancient Europe
___ 22. Ch. IX The Rise of Rome 59-61 to “will be mentioned again.”
___ 23. Ch. IX The Rise of Rome 61-63 to “before from Troy.”
___ 24. Ch. IX The Rise of Rome 63-65 from “The time during which..” through The Story of Horatius
___ 25. Ch. X Rome and the Celts 66-67 first part and Rome’s First Conquest
___ 26. Ch. X Rome and the Celts 68-69 The Early Celts and The Burning of Rome
___ 27. Ch. XI Rome Mistress of Italy 70-72 first part, The Growth of Roman Power  to “Latin cities came to an end forever.”
___ 28. Ch. XI Rome Mistress of Italy 72-75 From “These victories..” to end.
___ 29. Ch. XII Rome and Carthage 76-78 First part and The First Fight Between Greeks and Romans
___ 30. Ch. XII Rome and Carthage 79-82 Rome’s First Ships & Hannibal
___ 31. Ch. XIII Rome and the East 83-85 Intro to end of section
___ 32. Ch. XIII Rome and the East 85-86 The End of Greek Freedom
___ 33. Ch.  XIV Last Days of the Roman Republic 87-92 Intro & Two Noble Romans
___ 34. Ch.  XIV Last Days of the Roman Republic 93-95 Barbarians Against Rome & Days of Bloodshed
___ 35. Ch.  XIV Last Days of the Roman Republic 95-100 The Great Julius Caesar
___ 36 Ch.  XIV Last Days of the Roman Empire 100-101 The Death of Caesar
___ 36 Ch.  XV Early Days of the Roman Empire 102-106 Intro & The First Roman Emperor
___ 37 Ch.  XV Early Days of the Roman Empire 106 – 110 Coming of Christianity & Cruel Emperor Nero
___ 38 Ch.  XVI Early Days of the Roman Empire 110-111 The Early Christian Saints and Martyrs
___ 39 Ch.  XVI The Barbarians and the Empire 112-114 Intro
___ 40 Ch.  XVI The Barbarians and the Empire 114-118 Julian the Apostate
___ 41 Ch.  XVI The Barbarians and the Empire 118-119 Attila the Hun

Term 3: Chapters XVII – XXIV (The New Nations to The Thirteenth Century)

Map Focus: Europe
___ 42. Ch. XVII The New Nation 120-122 Intro
___43. Ch. XVII The New Nation 122-124 Great Emperor Justinian
___44. Ch. XVII The New Nation 124-126 Early Monks
___45. Ch.  XVIII. The Beginnings of Mohammedanism 127-129 Intro to middle of page 129 “…were driven out of Spain into Africa.”
___ 46. Ch.  XVIII. The Beginnings of Mohammedanism 129-130 “The North of Africa…” until the end of chapter.
___ 47. Ch. XIX Charles the Great and the Holy Roman Empire 131-133 whole chapter
___ 48. Ch. XX The Days of the Northmen 134 Intro
___ 49. Ch. XX The Days of the Northmen 135-137 The Great King Alfred
___ 50. Ch. XX The Days of the Northmen 137-138 The End of the ‘Dark Ages’
___ 51. Ch. XXI The Great Pope Hildebrand 139-140 Intro
___ 52. Ch. XXI The Great Pope Hildebrand 140 -144 The Norman Conquest of England
___ 53. Ch. XXII The Crusades 145-147 Intro
___ 54. Ch. XXII The Crusades 147-149 Godfrey De Bouillon
___ 55. Ch. XXII The Crusades 149 -153 King Richard of the Lion Heart
___ 56. Ch. XXIII The Monks and the People in the Time of the Crusades 154-155 Intro
___57. Ch. XXIII The Monks and the People in the Time of the Crusades 155-159 The Great St. Bernard
___ 58. Ch. XXIII The Monks and the People in the Time of the Crusades 159-162 England After the Conquest
___ 59. Ch. XXIII The Monks and the People in the Time of the Crusades 162-163 The Great Charter
___ 60. Ch. XXIV The Thirteenth Century 164-166 Intro
___ 61. Ch. XXIV The Thirteenth Century 166-170 The Children’s Crusade
___ 62. Ch. XXIV The Thirteenth Century 170 – 172 St. Louis of France
___ 63. Ch. XXIV The Thirteenth Century 172-173 The End of the Crusades

Level 3, Year 2

Term 1: Chapters XXV-XXXII (St. Dominic and St. Francis to The Counter Reformation

Map Focus: Europe
___ 1. Ch. XXV St. Dominic and St. Francis 174-176 to “taking ‘Lady Poverty’ for his bride.”
___ 2. Ch. XXV St. Dominic and St. Francis 177-179 to “in the later Middle Ages.”
___ 3. Ch. XXV St. Dominic and St. Francis 179-180 The Great Poet Dante
___ 4. Ch. XXVI The Black Death 181-183 to “to England again, and died a prisoner.”
___ 5. Ch. XXVI The Black Death 184-186 “In the year 1360” to “in the fifteenth century.”
___ 6. Ch. XXVI The Black Death 187-188  from “After the Peasants Revolt..” to end of chapter
___ 7. Ch. XXVII The End of the Middle Ages 189-191 to “.. so things were now worse than ever.”
___ 8. Ch. XXVII The End of the Middle Ages 191-193 from “A few years afterward” to “Henry V was dead.”
___ 9. Ch. XXVII The End of the Middle Ages 194-197 Joan of Arc to end of chapter
___ 10. Ch. XXVIII The Beginnings of Modern Times 198-199 First part to “beginning of the Renaissance.”
___ 11. Ch. XXVIII The Beginnings of Modern Times 199-202 The Fall of Constantinople to   “suddenly printing was invented.”
___ 12. Ch. XXVIII The Beginnings of Modern Times 203-204 The Beginning of Printing
___ 13. Ch. XXIX A New World 205-206 to “farther south each time.”
___ 14. Ch. XXIX A New World 206-209 “Before this people had believed..” to end of chapter.
___ 15. Ch. XXX Christopher Columbus Whole chapter
___ 16. Ch. XXXI The Reformation 214-216 to “who began the reformation.” study map p.215
___ 17. Ch. XXXI The Reformation 216-220 Martin Luther to “as there were Protestant states.”
___ 18. Ch. XXXI The Reformation 220-222 The Great Kings of the Renaissance
___ 19. Ch. XXXI The Reformation The Reformation in England: p 222- top of 224 “England became Protestant too.”
___ 20. Ch. XXXI The Reformation 224-227 from “Most of the people” to “just as she told them.”
___ 21. Ch. XXXI The Reformation Queen Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots: 227-229 “with their lives.”
___ 22. Ch. XXXI The Reformation 229-230 from “The French Protestants” to end of chapter
___ 23. Ch. XXXII The Counter Reformation 231-233 first section to “remain in the Church.”
___ 24. Ch. XXXII The Counter Reformation The Struggle Between Spain and the Netherlands: 233-237 “Among the strictest” to end of chapter.

Term 2: Chapters XXXIII-XL (England and Spain to the Story of Canada)

___ 25. Ch. XXXIII England and Spain 238-239 to “England was strong enough to conquer.”
___ 26. Ch. XXXIII England and Spain 239-241 From “Yet long before..” to “world has ever had.”
___ 27. Ch. XXXIII England and Spain Spain’s Conquests in America 241-244 “It was not..” to “English ships did..”
___28. Ch. XXXIII England and Spain The Defeat of Armada 244-245
___29. Ch. XXXIV The Seventeenth Century 246-248 to “great civil war.”
___ 30. Ch. XXXIV The Seventeenth Century The Great Civil War in England 248-251 from “Charles I became..” to “of their story.”
___ 31. Ch. XXXV The Pilgrim Fathers 252-254 to  “too, attacked them.”
___ 32. Ch. XXXV The Pilgrim Fathers John Smith, the First Great English Colonist 254-257 “At last a young..” to “people live today.”
___ 33. Ch. XXXVI The Age of Louis XIV 258-262 “king of France.”
___ 34. Ch. XXXVI The Age of Louis XIV The Wars of Louis XIV 262-265 “For long before” to “history of Europe.”
___ 35. Ch. XXXVII The East of Europe in the Seventeenth Century 266-267 to “the Tsar, Peter the Great.”
___ 36 Ch. XXXVII The East of Europe in the Seventeenth Century Peter the Great 268-269 “It was under Peter..” to “in Europe today.”
___ 37 Ch. XXXVIII The Eighteenth Century 270-272 to “often looked like giants.”
___ 38. Ch. XXXVIII The Eighteenth Century Frederick the Great 272-274 “When Frederick..” to “part of Poland too.”
___ 39. Ch. XXXVIII The Eighteenth Century The Partition of Poland 275 “Poland was a very weak” to end of page.
___ 40. Ch. XXXIX The Story of India 276-277 to “ that is what happened.”
___ 41. Ch. XXXIX The Story of India 277-281  “We saw how the..” to “did not hear of it at once.”
___ 42. Ch. XXXIX The Story of India The Black Hole of Calcutta 282-284 “In Calcutta” to “to the English.”
___ 43. Ch. XXXIX The Story of India The Indian Mutiny 284-285 “In the year” to end of chapter
___ 44. Ch. XL The Story of Canada 286-288 Intro, The First Colonists in Canada, “To many men.” to  “died in 1635.”
___ 45. Ch. XL The Story of Canada 288-291 Struggles with the Indians, George Washington: “Champlain’s work..” to “for the last time.”
___ 46. Ch. XL The Story of Canada General Wolfe, 291-294 from “But if there were Englishmen” to end of chapter

Term 3: Ch. XLI-XLVIII (American Independence to Our World Today)

Map : America, Europe, Africa, Asia
___ 47. Ch. XLI American Independence 295-297 to “the English soldiers.”
___ 48. Ch. XLI American Independence The Battle of Bunker’s Hill 297 -299 “The first real..” to “less rough lives.”
___ 49. Ch. XLI American Independence The End of Slavery 299-301 “In the new states” to “the great republic.”
___ 50. Ch. XLII Australasia 302-304 to “what was found out.”
___ 51. Ch. XLII Australasia The First Colonists in Australia 304-308 “But before..” to “for the fleet.”
___ 52. Ch. XLII Australasia New Zealand 308-309 “On his last..” to end of chapter
___ 53. Ch. XLIII The French Revolution 310-312 to “Were killed as they marched out.”
___ 54. Ch. XLIII The French Revolution 313 “The news of the taking..” to 315 “and fainted away.”
___ 55. Ch. XLIII The French Revolution The Execution of the King 315-317
___ 56. Ch. XLIV The Story of Napoleon 318-319 Intro
___ 57. Ch. XLIV The Story of Napoleon The Great Lord Nelson
___ 58. Ch. XLIV The Story of Napoleon The Great Lord Nelson
___ 59. Ch. XLIV The Story of Napoleon The Death of Nelson 325-327
___60. Ch. XLIV The Story of Napoleon Spain’s Struggle with Napoleon 327-329
___61. Ch. XLIV The Story of Napoleon The Fall of Napoleon 329-332
___62. Ch. XLV The Remaking of Europe 333-335 “not for long.”
___ 63. Ch. XLV The Remaking of Europe 335-337 “ thousands died.”
___ 64. Ch. XLV The Remaking of Europe Florence Nightengale 337-340
___ 65. Ch. XLV The Remaking of Europe The Making of Italy 340-343
___ 66. Ch. XLVI Africa – The Land of Mystery Intro and The Barbary Pirates 344-346
___ 67. Ch. XLVI Africa – The Land of Mystery The End of Egypt’s Independence and  General Gordon 346-350
___ 68. Ch. XLVI Africa – The Land of Mystery The Explorers, Mungo Park, David Livingstone 350-354
___ 69. Ch. XLVI Africa – The Land of Mystery The Ideal of Cecil Rhodes, The Boer War 354-356
___ 70. Ch. XLVII The Story of China and Japan Whole chapter
___ 71. Ch. XLVIII Our World Today Whole chapter

Students will continue to study World and American History of the 20th Century in Level 4 next year.

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