LNC Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 (edited) We've used: Veritas OT/Ancient Egypt Veritas NT/Rome Then I decided to start TQ American with SOTW as two concurrent subjects... But, the Ancients SOTW is pretty basic. Now for Logic stage I REALLY want a firm grasp on this - how all these civilizations coexisted and interact and I'm missing it. I'm using TQ because of the commentary and booklists - I have TONS of books, OOP gems from retired homeschooler's home library sales. I just need single spine to correlate better. I have Guerber, Mills, Famous Men for spines. This is my timeline I'm using: http://library.thinkquest.org/10805/timeline.html See how the events/civilizations are all integrated? - what spine or textbook can do that for me? If I follow the TQ schedule I made, we are studying Egypt, then Greece, then Rome like I did with Veritas when they were little. Or is this just the timeline's job??? Edited September 23, 2011 by LNC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 sigh, I didn't edit the title... maybe I'll post it again later if no one reads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 We're using K12 Human Odyssey (book only) it's secular but in no way offensive to those who aren't. It is mostly chronological. Also I wonder if SWB's high school/adult books are similar in style to SOTW? I've got them on my Amazon wishlist here's a link to the Ancient one http://www.amazon.com/History-Ancient-World-Earliest-Accounts/dp/039305974X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b it has a "look inside" option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mereminerals Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Have you looked at Mystery of History? It is geared for 4th-8th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 You want to study it by chronology only or by chronology AND civilization? Sorry...I couldn't quite tell. We're doing both this year, using The World in Ancient Times series in combination with other things. ETA: WAT isn't set up in a strictly chronological way, but I've made our schedule of reading follow chronology, if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi mum Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Have you looked at Mystery of History? It is geared for 4th-8th grade. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 (edited) With the cultural and economic aspects ... this would be a tall order for this age group, but I would maybe look at ... Prentice Hall Ancient Civilizations and ONLINE Guide- The Heritage of World Civilizations, Sixth Edition (Not the whole book online) Edited September 23, 2011 by ChrissySC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 What about following the logic stage recs in wtm. Use a history encyclopedia and/or SOTW with extra readings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 If you end up integrating those books please post it / PM me! Anyway, you might consider M.B. Synge's book: On the Shores of the Great Sea. It's an older book, geared for 9-18 according to the Baldwin Project. I believe Libravox has free audio for this book as well. I plan to use the series to read aloud from, starting next year, for the same reasons you gave. I don't know if it will be our "main" text however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 LNC, as a bit different train of thought, what you could do is get some Teaching Company courses, let them act as the spines, and then fill in with your wonderful TQ books. The TC ancient Egypt series with Brier is supposed to be very good. You could literally just pick a survey for each culture. I saw some amazing ones with surveys of the archaeology, etc. Or go MOH. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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