{"id":4803,"date":"2021-09-26T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T19:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=4803"},"modified":"2025-10-11T16:34:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:34:31","slug":"high-school-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/high-school-level-5-6\/high-school-history\/","title":{"rendered":"High School History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Level 5 & 6 History<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Choose ONE one-credit course of study for each year of high school<\/b><\/p>\n

The levels and years listed here are recommendations and may be moved around to different years, though they are designed as a sequence to parallel the history sequences.<\/p>\n

If a student completes the courses below, we recommend awarding one credit of World History for Level 5 Year 1, one credit of British History for Level 5 Year 2, and one credit of American History for Level 6 Year 1.<\/p>\n

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Level 5 Year 1 <\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Ancient History to the End of the Roman Empire<\/span><\/h4>\n

British History to the Tudors<\/span><\/h4>\n

Church History to the End of the Roman Empire<\/span><\/h4>\n

1 credit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Level 5 Lesson Plans<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

World History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Short History of the World<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>Roberts 2x weekly N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: A member of Mater Amabilis says she has compared this book with\u00a0<\/em>A Concise History of the World\u00a0by Roberts [Amaz<\/a>] and believes they contain the same text. <\/em>A Concise History of the World is available in hardcover and has some pictures. Page numbers in the lesson plans may not match.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Chapters 1-2, pp. 1-75\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Chapters 3-4, pp. 78-153\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: Chapter 5-6, pp. 155-208\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>Churchill and Lee 2x weekly N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Chapters 1-8, pp. 1-82\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Chapters 9-16, pp. 83-152\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: Chapters 17-24, pp. 153-253\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Church History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Catholic Church Through the Ages<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>Vidmar 1x every other week N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Jewish Sources of Christianity-Attacks on Christianity<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Rival Religions-First Christological Councils<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: St. Augustine-The End of the Second Age<\/span><\/p>\n

Primary Source Reading<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1x every other week, rotating with Church History N<\/span><\/p>\n

NB: Religion readings in the Church Fathers also constitute primary-source material for Church History. The Bible also constitutes a primary source.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Primary Sources Reader History Level 5 Year 1<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Supplemental Audio-Visual Resources<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Honors Option<\/strong><\/p>\n

Term 1:<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern Scholar lecture series <\/span>The Anglo Saxon World <\/span><\/i>(available at Audible) [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Foundations of Western Civilization <\/span><\/i>(available at Audible) [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

-OR-<\/span><\/p>\n

The Life of King Alfred\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>by Asser [Amaz<\/a>][Publisher<\/a>] AND<\/span> The Ballad of the White Horse <\/span><\/i>by Chesterton [Amaz<\/a>] (to be completed this term) AND Quo Vadis [Amaz<\/a>] or Ben Hur by Wallace [Amaz<\/a>][Living Book Press<\/a>][Internet Archive<\/a>] (complete first third this term.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern Scholar lecture series <\/span>The Anglo Saxon World <\/span><\/i>(available at Audible) [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Foundations of Western Civilization <\/span><\/i>(available at Audible) [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

-OR-<\/span><\/p>\n

Helena<\/span><\/i> by Evelyn Waugh [Amaz<\/a>] or <\/span>Daughter of Time<\/span><\/i> by Tey [Amaz<\/a>] (to be completed this term)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AND Quo Vadis [Amaz<\/a>] or Ben Hur by Wallace [Amaz<\/a>][Living Book Press<\/a>][Internet Archive<\/a>]<\/span>\u00a0(complete second third this term.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern Scholar lecture series <\/span>The Anglo Saxon World <\/span><\/i>(available at Audible) [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Foundations of Western Civilization <\/span><\/i>(available at Audible) [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

-OR-<\/p>\n

Joan of Arc<\/span><\/i> by Belloc [Amaz<\/a>][Cluny Media<\/a>][online<\/a>] or Personal Reflections of Joan of Arc <\/em>by Mark\u00a0Twain [Amaz<\/a>][Internet Archive<\/a>] AND <\/span>Life of Sir Thomas More<\/span><\/i> by Roper [online<\/a>] (to be completed this term)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: The moderators have not used the reprints linked on Amazon for Joan of Arc. The Cluny Media one will certainly be a good one. We do not have an affiliate account with Cluny Media.<\/p>\n

AND Quo Vadis [Amaz<\/a>] or Ben Hur by Wallace [Amaz<\/a>][Living Book Press<\/a>][Internet Archive<\/a>]<\/span>\u00a0(complete book this term.)<\/span><\/p>\n

EXTRACURRICULAR READING FOR HONORS STUDENTS, ETC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Level 5 Lesson Plans<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Level 5 Year 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Medieval History<\/span><\/h4>\n

British and American History to 1815<\/span><\/h4>\n

Church History to the End of the Middle Ages<\/span><\/h4>\n

1 credit<\/b><\/p>\n

Level 5 Lesson Plans<\/b><\/a> (scroll down for L5Y2)<\/p>\n

World History<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

A Short History of the World<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>Roberts 2x weekly N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: A member of Mater Amabilis says she has compared this book with\u00a0<\/em>A Concise History of the World\u00a0by Roberts [Amaz<\/a>] and believes they contain the same text. <\/em>A Concise History of the World is available in hardcover and has some pictures. Page numbers in the lesson plans may not match.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Chapters 7-8, pp. 211-278\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Chapters 9-10, pp. 279-333\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: Chapter 10, pp. 333-336<\/span><\/p>\n

National History<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>Churchill and Lee 2x weekly N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Chapters 25-3, pp. 254-300<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Chapters 32-38, pp. 300-400<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: Chapters 38-43, pp. 400-500<\/span><\/p>\n

American History<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Land of Hope<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>McClay 1x weekly N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Chapters 1<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Chapters 2-3<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: Chapters 4-6<\/span><\/p>\n

Church History<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

The Catholic Church Through the Ages<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>Vidmar 1x every other week N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Islam-End of the Third Age<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Crusades-Medieval Inquisition<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: Spanish Inquisition-End of the Fourth Age<\/span><\/p>\n

Primary Source Reading<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1x every other week, rotating with Church History N<\/span><\/p>\n

NB: Religion readings in the Church Fathers also constitute primary-source material for Church History. The Bible also constitutes a primary source.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional <\/span>Primary Documents from Land of Hope<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Supplemental Audio-Visual Resources<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Honors Option<\/strong><\/p>\n

Term 1:<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Rise and Fall of the British Empire <\/span><\/i>by Patrick N. Allitt [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Foundations of Western Civilization <\/span><\/i>(available at Audible) [Amaz<\/a>] (continued from previous year)<\/span><\/p>\n

-OR-<\/span><\/p>\n

Come Rack! Come Rope!<\/span><\/i> by Robert Hugh Benson [Amaz<\/a>][Internet Archive<\/a>] or <\/span>St. Francis of Assisi<\/span><\/i> by G.K. Chesterton [Amaz<\/a>][Project Gutenberg<\/a>][PDF<\/a>](to be completed this term)<\/span><\/p>\n

AND <\/span>1776 <\/span><\/i>[Amaz<\/a>]<\/span> or <\/span>John Adams<\/span><\/i> [Amaz<\/a>] by David McCullough (complete the first third this term.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2:<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Rise and Fall of the British Empire <\/span><\/i>by Patrick N. Allitt [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Foundations of Western Civilization <\/span><\/i>(available at Audible) [Amaz<\/a>] (continued from previous year)<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>The Skeptic\u2019s Guide to American History<\/span><\/i> [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

-OR-<\/span><\/p>\n

Shadows on the Rock<\/span><\/i> by Willa Cather [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span> OR The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin<\/span><\/i> [Amaz<\/a>][Project Gutenberg<\/a>] <\/span>(to be completed this term)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AND 1776 <\/i>[Amaz<\/a>] or John Adams<\/i> [Amaz<\/a>] by David McCullough <\/span>(complete the second third this term.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Rise and Fall of the British Empire <\/span><\/i>by Patrick N. Allitt [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>The Skeptic\u2019s Guide to American History<\/span><\/i> [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

-OR-<\/span><\/p>\n

Trianon: A Novel of Royal France<\/em> by<\/span> Vidal [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>OR A Tale of Two Cities<\/span><\/i> by Dickens [Amaz<\/a>][Project Gutenberg<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

AND 1776 <\/i>[Amaz<\/a>] or John Adams<\/i> [Amaz<\/a>] by David McCullough (complete book this term.)<\/span><\/p>\n

EXTRACURRICULAR READING FOR HONORS STUDENTS, ETC\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Level 5 Lesson Plans<\/b><\/a> (scroll down for L5Y2)<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p><\/div>

\n

Level 6 Year 1 <\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Modern World\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

American History to 1815-Present<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

Church History to the End of the Sixth Age<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

1 credit<\/b><\/p>\n

Level 6 Year 1 History Lesson Plans<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

World History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Short History of the World<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>Roberts 2x weekly N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: A member of Mater Amabilis says she has compared this book with\u00a0<\/em>A Concise History of the World\u00a0by Roberts [Amaz<\/a>] and believes they contain the same text. <\/em>A Concise History of the World is available in hardcover and has some pictures. Page numbers in the lesson plans may not match.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Chapters 11-12<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Chapters 13-14<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: Chapter 15<\/span><\/p>\n

National History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>Churchill and Lee 2x weekly N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Chapters 44-46, pp. 254-300<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Chapters 47-49, pp. 300-400<\/span><\/p>\n

National History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Land of Hope<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>McClay 1x weekly N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: Chapters 7-12<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: Chapters 13-17<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: Chapters 18-Epilogue<\/span><\/p>\n

Church History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Catholic Church Through the Ages<\/span><\/i>, <\/span><\/i>Vidmar 1x every other week N [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1: The Renaissance-The Catholic Response<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: The Missions-The Aftermath of Revolution<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: The Catholic Church in the United States-The End of the Sixth Age<\/span><\/p>\n

Primary Source Reading<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

2x weekly N<\/span><\/p>\n

NB: Religion readings in the Church Fathers also constitute primary-source material for Church History. The Bible also constitutes a primary source.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional <\/span>Primary Documents from Land of Hope<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Honors Option<\/strong><\/p>\n

Term 1:<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Rise and Fall of the British Empire <\/span><\/i>by Patrick N. Allitt [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>The Skeptic\u2019s Guide to American History<\/span><\/i> [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

-OR-<\/p>\n

An Infamous Army <\/span><\/i>by Georgette Heyer [Amaz<\/a>] OR<\/span> Up from Slavery <\/span><\/i>by Washington [Amaz<\/a>][Project Gutenberg<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

AND Hidden Figures by Shetterly [Amaz<\/a>] (complete the first third this term.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2:<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Rise and Fall of the British Empire <\/span><\/i>by Patrick N. Allitt [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>The Skeptic\u2019s Guide to American History<\/span><\/i> [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

-OR-<\/p>\n

Flu <\/span><\/i>by Kolata [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span> OR A Month in the Country <\/span><\/i>by Carr [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

and <\/span>The Great Gatsby<\/span><\/i> by Fitzgerald [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

AND Hidden Figures [Amaz<\/a>] (Complete second third this term.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3:<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>Rise and Fall of the British Empire <\/span><\/i>by Patrick N. Allitt [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Courses lecture series <\/span>The Skeptic\u2019s Guide to American History<\/span><\/i> [Amaz<\/a>] <\/span>(available at Audible)<\/span><\/p>\n

-OR-<\/p>\n

Witness<\/span><\/i> by Chambers [Amaz<\/a>] OR <\/span>A Song for Nagasaki<\/span><\/i> by Glynn [Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

AND Hidden Figures<\/em> [Amaz<\/a>] (Finish the book this term.)<\/span><\/p>\n

EXTRACURRICULAR READING FOR HONORS STUDENTS, ETC<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p><\/div>

\n

Level 6 Year 2<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Independent Research in History<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

Each term, the student will choose a topic or focus for self-conducted research. Categories for these topics might include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Military History\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fashion History<\/span><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s History<\/span><\/p>\n

Agricultural History<\/span><\/p>\n

History of Slavery and Slave-Holding<\/span><\/p>\n

History of a Particular Ethnicity or Cultural Background<\/span><\/p>\n

History of Religious Orders<\/span><\/p>\n

History of the Papacy<\/span><\/p>\n

History of Theology\/Development of Doctrine<\/span><\/p>\n

Economic History of a given era or culture<\/span><\/p>\n

History of Science<\/span><\/p>\n

History of Theater and Drama<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The student would need to select a narrow focus within one of these categories (or another of his\/her own devising), in order to have a workable project for the term. For example, within History of the Papacy, a student might choose to focus on the corrupt Borgian popes of the Renaissance, or on one saintly pope. Within History of Theater, a student might concentrate only on Greek drama or medieval mystery plays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The student may choose to research aspects of the same broad topic each term. This is perfectly acceptable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The student should plan to write a 5-10-page research paper each term, OR prepare a thorough half-hour oral presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Term 1: first chosen topic researched, with paper or presentation due in Week 12<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 2: second chosen topic researched, with paper or presentation due in Week 12<\/span><\/p>\n

Term 3: third chosen topic researched, with paper or presentation due in Week 12<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

These projects might or might not feed into a year-long senior thesis. It is acceptable for those two assignments to be integrated, as long as the student does produce a paper or an oral presentation each term. It is also acceptable for the senior thesis to deal with some other topic altogether, outside the parameters of history. Either way, juggling multiple research projects and deadlines provides important preparation for college or the working world. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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