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Short Lessons in World History Student with Answer Key
SKU
005916
ISBN
9780825164651
Grade 6-12
Traditional
Neutral
Low Teacher Involvement
Visual
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Charlotte Mason
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Description
While certainly not comprehensive, the text is interesting, easy to understand, and inexpensive. Visuals are not glitzy, text is two-colored, and many consist of clip-art type graphics. However, maps are extremely clear. A glossary and answer key are provided in the text. Text is reproducible. This text would be helpful to acquire a "big picture" view of world history.
Publisher's Description of Short Lessons in World History Student with Answer Key
In an appealing high-interest/easy-reading format, this book's readings and follow-up activities parallel standard world history textbooks.
The first half of the book covers early civilizations, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the growth of European power, and the Industrial Revolution; the second half focuses in unusual depth and detail on how the 19th and 20th centuries played out in five world regions: Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East. Each unit features an illustrated overview of a historical period with boldface vocabulary words, critical thinking questions, a one-page biography of a notable figure, at least one map, a "puzzle quiz," and a review quiz. The book is available in two formats: as a reproducible teacher’s edition with an answer key (216 pages) or as a nonreproducible student text (207 pages) supplemented by a separate teacher’s guide (46 pages) containing an answer key and reproducible maps.
The first half of the book covers early civilizations, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the growth of European power, and the Industrial Revolution; the second half focuses in unusual depth and detail on how the 19th and 20th centuries played out in five world regions: Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East. Each unit features an illustrated overview of a historical period with boldface vocabulary words, critical thinking questions, a one-page biography of a notable figure, at least one map, a "puzzle quiz," and a review quiz. The book is available in two formats: as a reproducible teacher’s edition with an answer key (216 pages) or as a nonreproducible student text (207 pages) supplemented by a separate teacher’s guide (46 pages) containing an answer key and reproducible maps.
Category Description for Short Lessons in World History
It's difficult (ambitious, even) to cover world history in a year. A lot of information gets left out. Just the same, it's good to have a framework to work from, even if you intend to "flesh it out." Written at a 5th grade level (making it usable at a lower age than listed above), this course would be an ideal self-study overview of world history for any student, or it would provide short summaries of period history that you elaborate on using supplementary materials. It is a unique book in that it is broken down into "bite-sized" chunks to be completed daily, each followed by a short comprehension exercise. These include fill-ins, multiple choice, puzzles, and map questions. Scattered throughout the material are 12 mini-biographies of major figures in World History - notables like Winston Churchill, Florence Nightingale, Charlemagne, etc. While from a secular publisher, I found no evolutionary content, the first civilization in Sumer begins "nearly 6,000 years ago," and there are several references to the Bible. While certainly not comprehensive, the text is interesting, easy to understand, and inexpensive. Visuals are not glitzy, text is two-colored, and many consist of clip-art type graphics. However, maps are extremely clear. A glossary and answer key are provided in the text. Text is reproducible. This text would be helpful to acquire a "big picture" view of world history.
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 6-12 |
| Brand: | Walch Publishing |
| ISBN: | 9780825164651 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.75 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.2125 |
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Reviews
4 Ratings
4 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Apr 25, 2019
A Good Book For A Quick Look at History
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a brief overview of world history. The reading is simple and easy to understand, and the study questions are easy to do and they 're not all fill-in-the-blank. There are some crossword puzzles and other types of questions in the book. If you want a more in-depth view of world history then I would suggest another history book or you could watch documentaries about the events in the book.
Rated 2 out of 5
Oct 28, 2018
Meh.
Well, it's short, cheap and sequential. It's also boring. I haven't used it yet, might not use it at all. If I use it at all, I would need to correct for some things that are oversimplified to the point of inaccuracy and/or bias. I think the authors are trying to draw comparisons to modern day, but it ends up sounding like a modern politician's sound bite.
For example, the reason why Rome was weakening was because "The Romans had too many slaves and had grown lazy. Far too many people were on welfare or supported by the government. The Roman rulers spent too much money on armies and they raised the taxes too high..."
I think I want my kids to be thinking of history in slightly more complex terms than that.
For example, the reason why Rome was weakening was because "The Romans had too many slaves and had grown lazy. Far too many people were on welfare or supported by the government. The Roman rulers spent too much money on armies and they raised the taxes too high..."
I think I want my kids to be thinking of history in slightly more complex terms than that.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 5, 2015
I love this material. This combined with other curriculum was exactly what I was not only looking for but what was needed for our 10th grade home school year.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 3, 2008
This book was used as a spine in our studies I incorporated library books and videos to go along with the short lessons in this text It has great short bios of historical figures This is a secular text but I didn't find anything offensive here Strictly history There are critical thinking questions throughout the lessons and review questions along with map activities are at the end of lessons The teachers guide is just a book of black lined maps to incorporate I think it's great to use this course as a literature study of world history
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Why did you choose this?
This book is used by our local co-op in conjugation with classic literature books for a World History & Literature class.
It was the only secular world history resource I found that I like other than world history detective which I plan to use at the high school level in a year or two.
I am hoping that these World History lessons will help with my 9th grader that has ADHD and is not wanting to engage in any of her lessons.
I chose Short Lessons as our spine curriculum for World History because I appreciate the timeline and geography components and that it is not explicitly Christian. The lessons are, indeed, SHORT, but…