The Curious Historian Level 3B Program

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A one-semester course for grades 7 and up

The Curious Historian Level 3 is the third part in a 3-level series that presents the study of history and culture from the beginnings of civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt) through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Students will grow excited about history, see how people throughout the ages were both similar to and different from themselves, and learn to be scholars of the past who can make a difference in the future.

Full program includes:

The Curious Historian Level 3B: Late Middle Ages and Renaissance (TCH3B)* includes weekly chapter lessons that present a chronological narrative of history. Accompanying sidebars feature historical and archaeological tidbits, discussion questions, and the etymology of key vocabulary derived from Latin and other languages. A wealth of exercises, hands-on projects and activities, maps, and appendices help to present the study of history in an engaging, creative manner. The Curious Historian Level 3B: Late Middle Ages and Renaissance (TCH3B) introduces students to:

• Unit I: The High Middle Ages
• European society after 1066
• The Crusades
• Byzantium, the Muslim world, Outremer
• Western Christendom in the High Middle Ages
• 12th- and 13th-century renaissance and renewal
• Unit II: The Eastern Empires
• China’s Song, Ming, Qing dynasties
• The Mongol and Mamluk Empires
• Islamic Empires: the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal
• Medieval Japan
• Unit III: The Renaissance and Reformation
• Crises of the 14th and 15th centuries
• The Renaissance and the New World
• The Reformation
• Reactions to the Reformation

The Curious Historian Level 3B Teacher’s Edition includes the full student text, detailed teacher notes and tips, a suggested weekly schedule, answer keys for all exercises, and sample responses and prompts for the discussion questions.

The Curious Historian Archive: Extra Resources for Level 3B is a collection of supplemental materials that correspond with the TCH3B student edition. The digital files include:

• Entertaining songs summarizing the key events and cultural aspects discussed in each unit, plus a “Top Things to Remember” song. Sample songs coming soon! 
• A TCH3B Profiles and Legends PDF that introduces students to some of the more famous tales of history, such as the legend of Joseph of Arimathea’s travels to Britain, and sheds further light on interesting historical achievements by important figures, such as Eleanor of Aquitaine, Emperor Huizong, and John Knox
• A Biblical Connections in TCH3B PDF that draws connections to biblical history, figures, and locations, as well as scripture verses, within the context of the chapter narrative
• A Reading Guide for TCH3B PDF that features recommended books for both students and teachers
• A Guide to Holding a Medieval Day Event (PDF): A great way for students to review what they have learned in their study of the Middle Ages is a daylong event that celebrates medieval history. This guide for hosting such an event at your school or homeschool co-op includes plans for multiple learning stations, an immersive monastery experience, medieval games, a mystery play, and a catapult battle.
• A printable “Master Supply List for the Medieval Day Event” designed as a convenient checklist
• The “Top 12 Things to Remember from TCH3B” section of chapter 18 designed as a downloadable single-page PDF
• TCH3B Map Exercises from the review chapters and the answer keys
• The 3 TCH3B Unit Time Lines featured in the unit introductions and appendix E, which can be printed and displayed
• The Medieval Civilizations Timetable, which can be printed and displayed
• A Guide for Hosting a Medieval Day Event, which provides instructions for an immersive daylong event featuring multiple learning stations within cathedral, monastery, and castle clusters
• A “Master Supply List for a Medieval Day Event” to simplify hosting the day or choosing individual activities for classroom use

Bonus Digital Resources for Level 3B is a collection of PDFs which is complimentary when you purchase The Curious Historian Level 3B Program (or available for purchase separately). These digital files can be printed and either distributed to students or displayed in the classroom:

• The Curious Historian Level 3B Quizzes (PDF) and Answer Key (PDF) 
• “Four Categories of Virtues (and Vices)” chart (PDF) from TCH3B appendix C
• The “Spotlight on Virtue” discussion questions (PDF) from TCH3B appendix C
• Reference Archive charts indexed in TCH3B appendix F

Plus: A supplemental Go Deeper PDF will be available to view for free! This resource includes additional information to share with your students or explore for your own interest: fun tidbits, links to museum collections of artifacts, links to virtual tours of medieval ruins and other key sites, and much more. Icons in the teacher’s edition indicate when to reference this optional resource.

“We believe that history is about more than memorizing dates, reciting lists of kings and emperors, and remembering who won which battle in wars that changed the world forever. History is also the study of the people who lived during those events. From the beginning of recorded time, people have invented new ways to do things, created beauty in dreary places, and erected buildings and monuments that continue to inspire us. Some of these people became well-known figures and others were ordinary men and women like you and me. But all of us are part of the greater tree of humankind, and we each need to know what our part is as a leaf upon that tree. Without an understanding of the past, we will be less equipped to live in the present and plan for the future.” —Dr. Christopher Perrin

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