The Curious Historian

About this curriculum

Curious about how to teach this text?  Visit our  FAQ page  for suggested schedules, tentative release dates for the rest of the series, and much more! A one-semester course for grades 6 and up The Curious Historian Level 2 is the second part in a 3-level series that presents the study of history and culture from the beginnings of civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt) through the classical world to 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.  The Curious Historian Level 2A: Greece and the Classical World ( TCH2A ) introduces students to: Unit I: The Greek and Classical Period The world of the Greek polis Greek government and colonization The Persian and Peloponnesian Wars Greek culture: the Olympic Games, literature, sculpture, and religion Unit II: The Hellenistic World Philip II and Alexander the Great Alexander’s successors and the Hellenistic kingdoms Gifted Greeks—scientists, historians, philosophers, and more Unit III: The Far East India’s first 3 empires…