Full-color student textbook from our World's Story 2 (Set) featuring engaging narrative and beautiful historic illustrations, photographs, maps, and cultural connections.
The World's Story 2 Teacher Guide which provides an easy-to-implement schedule, assignments, student worksheets, and answer keys is required to complete this one-year course World history homeschool course.
A Charlotte Mason inspired Journey Through World History!
The World's Story 2 guides students in a trip around the world as they study history from the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance.
In The World's Story 2, your student will:
See God's guiding hand through history
Study the major events of the Middle Ages and delve into how society and culture developed and changed
Study Church history of this period
Study medieval civilizations spanning the whole globe, including the Byzantines, Anglo-Saxons, Muslims, Chinese, Japanese, Mongols, Mughals, Vikings, Normans, Russians, Songhai, and Aztecs
and so much more!
Exciting, interactive stories!
The World's Story 2 brings history alive for students in an exciting way! Through engaging, conversational narrative, O'Dell interacts with students and draws them in to imagine the adventures, hardships, failures, and triumphs of the incredible events and civilizations that shaped Middle-Age world history.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Fall of Rome
2. The Rise of the Church
3. England’s Angles and Saxons
4. Medieval Irish Christianity
5. The Culture of the Medieval Period
6. The Rise of Islam
7. The Franks and Charlemagne
8. Medieval Chinese History
9. Korea and Japan
10. The Khans, Genghis and Kublai
11. The Gupta & Mughal Dynasties of India
12. The Vikings and Their Escapades
13. Medieval Chivalry and Drafty Castles
14. The Crusades
15. Lionheart, Lackland, & the Magna Carta
16. The Black Death’s Horrible Rampage
17. Wars and Roses of 14th-Century England
18. The Good & Bad of Ferdinand & Isabella
19. The Mighty Ottoman Empire
20. Vlad Tepes, Ivan the Terrible, & More
21. The Dawn of the Renaissance
22. The Art of the Renaissance
23. The Reformation Arises
24. The Counter-Reformation Reacts
25. Henry VIII and His Six Wives
26. Henry’s Daughters
27. Africa During the Middle Ages
28. The Americas During the Middle Ages
Bibliography
Index
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Customer Reviews
5
Wonderful history text for upper elementary and middle school
Review byYolonda
After World’s Story 1, we were so excited to move on to World’s Story 2. At first, I was a little intimidated by the longer chapters, once you get going, you do not even realize the difference in length between the two books. I love how when explaining history O’Dell brings in a Biblical worldview. She also explains history in a way that isn’t dry like many history texts, she is able to present the facts while keeping the kids engaged.
5
Loved this History
Review byBrandi
Very informative and I learned a lot myself alongside my child.
4
Good curriculum
Review byLinda
We really enjoy this curriculum and the way it is taught with stories but I do wish it had a video component.
2
Blend
Review byLara
I did not like this curriculum. For someone who loves history, it just lacks details, which is really what is the most exciting part of history. It is borderline facts mainly, with a little more info. I wish it had more recommendations of books for each chapter. The dig deeper was not very interesting to my kids and it required too much digging on my part, and a preview of websites. Book recommendations would have been better.
I read this with 2 of my kids, one who loves history, and the other one who could care less (13 and 15), and none was excited about picking up the book.
I guess this is just not our style.
5
Great history curriculum!
Review byMary
We love this curriculum and the author's podcast. It's history from a biblical perspective and it's not a boring textbook. I can use it alongside our CC memory work.
5
Excellent
Review byDonna
Our favorite series
5
Great Spine for History
Review byAngela
This is a great resource and good to use as a whole curriculum or as a stand-alone resource.
3
Good information, but my son couldn't finish the book
Review byAJ
This book had so much great information, but the chapter layouts were a little hard to follow for my son. They kind of bounced on the timeline, and for a kiddo that has a hard time focusing, it made it nearly impossible for him. We bought the digital version to have it read it to him, and I even tried to put it all into weekly PowerPoints (which was hours of work for me every weekend), however, for the information he actually understanding compared to the time spent, we ended up not finishing. He really enjoyed medieval night though, it was such a fun idea and very hands on!
5
Great History Book.
Review byLena
My son loves history. He loved the action aspects of the book especially when there were lessons about battles. His favorite lesson was the rise and fall of Rome. I love that he can open and go on his own because he is a very independent learner and prefers to do school without my help, *sigh. This is has been a great series so far and we are looking forward to book 3!
5
Can't get enough
Review byKam
I've never really found World History as interesting as US History but I've come to learn that anything Angela O'dell writes is excellent...this is no different. Absolutely fantastic.