Foundations of World History – Year 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22
Week 23
Week 24
Week 25
Week 26
Week 27
Week 28
Week 29
Week 30
Week 31
Week 32
Week 33
Week 34
Week 35
Week 36
Ancient Babylon
Rise of Babylon
The Judgment of Jerusalem
Daniel’s Statue
The Rise of Persia
Esther
Return to Judah
The Beginnings of Greece
The Mycenaeans
Greek Stories
Troy
Ancient Sparta
Wars and Games
Ancient Athens
The Coming of the Persians
The Battle of Salamis
The Age of Pericles
The Peloponnesian War
After the War
Life in Greece
Famous Men of Greece
Tyrants
The Birth of Alexander
Alexander’s Conquests
The Four Horns
The End of Greece
The Rise of Rome
The Founding of Rome
The First Kings of Rome
Consuls and Senators
The Coming of the Barbarians
The Punic Wars
Another Horn
The First Triumvirate
Jesus the Christ
The Fall of Jerusalem
Daniel’s Statue: Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome
WEEK 4—DANIEL’S STATUE
This week we’ll learn the meaning of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and how it foretold history.
PREPARATION
Books Needed This Week:
 Bible
 Story of the Ancient World
 Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
 Cyrus the Persian
 Diana Waring’s CD, The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
HIGH SCHOOL SUPPLEMENT
 Read Observations, by Newton, chapter 3.
 Read The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World, Vol. 1, by George
Rawlinson, chapters V-VIII.
PLAN AHEAD
 Plan ahead for Week 6 by ordering Behold Your Queen! A Story of Esther, by
Gladys Malvern, from your local library.
Day 1 (16)
Hear:
 Read Daniel 2.
 Read and discuss Story of the Ancient World, chapters CXVII-CXVIII.
Learn:
 Begin to memorize Daniel 2:20-22 by reciting it together 3 times
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
Do:
 Do Worksheet 2.
Day 2 (17)
Hear:
 Read and discuss Daniel 3 and 4.
 Read and discuss Isaiah 13:1 to 14:23.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
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Day 3 (18)
Hear:
 Read and discuss Story of the Ancient World, chapters CXIX-CXX.
o Read Daniel 2:36-39. What kingdom was represented by the silver chest and arms of the statue?
(The Media-Persian Empire)
 Read and discuss Encyclopedia of the Ancient World, pp. 40-41.
 Read Cyrus the Persian, chapters 1-2.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
 Using your best handwriting, copy Daniel 2:20-22 into your notebook.
Day 4 (19)
Hear:
 Read Cyrus the Persian, chapter 3-4.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
Do:
 Listen to Diana Waring’s CD, The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, Track #3, “The Hanging
Gardens.” Draw a picture that shows what you think the gardens looked like.
Day 5 (20)
Hear:
 Read Cyrus the Persian, chapter 5-6.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
Do:
 Map Study – Map Trek, p. 40. Compare to the map of the Indus Valley on p. 28, Encyclopedia of
the Ancient World. Research the history of the Indus Valley Civilization online. How did the
Babylonians affect this region? How did the Persians affect this region?
Daniel’s Statue: Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome
Name __________________________________________
Worksheet 2
Daniel’s Statue
image by Arik Elliott
Color each section of the statue Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream, which Daniel interpreted. Label with the kingdom each
section represented.
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Head – pure gold (Babylon)
Chest and arms – silver (Persia)
Belly and thighs – bronze (Greece)
Legs – iron (Rome)
Feet – partly of iron and partly of baked clay (Daniel 2:32-33) (The Divided Roman Empire)
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Foundations of World History – Year 2
WEEK 10—GREEK STORIES
This week we’ll learn some of the famous Greek stories.
PREPARATION
Books Needed This Week:
 Bible
 The Story of the Greeks
 Within the Palace Gates
HIGH SCHOOL SUPPLEMENT
 Read Media, chapters IV-VI of The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern
World, Vol. 2, by George Rawlinson.
Day 1 (46)
Hear:
 Read and discuss The Story of the Greeks, chapters IX-XI.
 Read Within the Palace Gates, chapter 6.
Keep:
 Continue to review Acts 17:22-31.
Day 2 (47)
Hear:
 Read and discuss The Story of the Greeks, chapters XII-XIV.
 Read Within the Palace Gates, chapter 7.
Keep:
 Continue to review Acts 17:22-31.
Daniel’s Statue: Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome
Day 3 (48)
Hear:
 Read and discuss The Story of the Greeks, chapters XV-XVII.
 Read Within the Palace Gates, chapter 8.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
 Using your best handwriting, copy Acts 17:23 into your notebook.
Day 4 (49)
Hear:
 Read Within the Palace Gates, chapter 9.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
Do:
 What do you think about people who claim to know the future? Why do you think some of the
Greek prophecies came true? Read Deuteronomy 13:1-5 and 1 Samuel 28:1-25 and 31:1-6.
Day 5 (50)
Hear:
 Read Within the Palace Gates, chapter 10.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
Do:
 What were the Israelites to do if anyone in their homes or cities began to worship foreign gods? See
Deuteronomy 13:6-18. Can you think of anyone in Scripture who obeyed or disobeyed this
command? What should be our attitude toward Greek mythology?
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Foundations of World History – Year 2
WEEK 18—THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
This week we’ll learn about the war between Athens and Sparta.
PREPARATION
Books Needed This Week:
 Bible
 The Story of the Greeks
 Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
 Archimedes and the Door of Science
HIGH SCHOOL SUPPLEMENT
 Read Greek Lives, Solon.
PLAN AHEAD
 Plan ahead for Week 20 by ordering Detectives in Togas, by Henry Winterfeld, from
your local library.
Day 1 (86)
Hear:
 Read and discuss The Story of the Greeks, chapters LX-LXIII.
 Read and discuss Archimedes and the Door of Science, chapter 6.
Learn:
 Timeline – Add Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.)
Keep:
 Continue to review Acts 17:22-31.
Day 2 (87)
Hear:
 Read and discuss Encyclopedia of the Ancient World, pp. 194-198.
 Read and discuss Archimedes and the Door of Science, chapter 7.
Learn:
 Map Study – The Story of the Greeks, p. 110. Choose 3 different colors to use on your map (one for
Athens, one for Sparta, and one for neutral states).
Keep:
 Continue to review Acts 17:22-31.
Daniel’s Statue: Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome
Day 3 (88)
Hear:
 Read and discuss The Story of the Greeks, chapters LXIV-LXVI.
 Read and discuss Archimedes and the Door of Science, chapter 8.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
 Using your best handwriting, copy Acts 17:31 into your notebook.
Day 4 (89)
Hear:
 Read and discuss Archimedes and the Door of Science, chapter 9.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
Do:
 Research what an eclipse of the sun is, and draw pictures to illustrate it for your notebook.
Day 5 (90)
Hear:
 R Read and discuss Archimedes and the Door of Science, chapter 10.
Keep:
 Recite memory work learned so far.
Do:
 Research the life of Hippocrates.
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