World History – Middle Ages to American Revolution
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Teacher Info
Here's a bit of info to get you started with us in this study.
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Middle Ages
- Me on the Map
- Geography from A to Z
- Intro to the Middle Ages
- The Barbarian Kingdoms
- The Byzantine Empire
- The Christian Church
- Medieval Cathedral
- Byzantine Art
- The Rise of Islam
- The Arab World
- Islamic Art
- Charlemagne
- The Feudal System
- Medieval Country Life
- Vikings at Home
- Vikings Abroad
- Alfred the Great
- Norman Conquests
- Rise of the Russians
- Knights
- Medieval Life & Castles
- Kings & Popes
- Crusaders
- Cathedrals
- Kings & Saints
- Mongols
- The Far East
- Trade and Exploration
- Marco Polo
- The Plague
- Kingdoms of the Celts
- The Hundred Years’ War
- Joan of Arc
- Other Medieval Kingdoms
- The Wars of the Roses
- Intro to Renaissance
- The Printing Press
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Renaissance
- Renaissance Life
- Art in the Renaissance
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Explorers and Trade
- Exploration of North America
- Renaissance Art
- Trade and Colonization
- Ferdinand Magellan
- The Visual Arts
- Aztecs
- Mayans and Incas
- Copernicus
- Diego Velazquez
- Education & Life in Renaissance
- Van Eyck
- Bruegel
- Durer
- The Reformation
- Martin Luther
- Henry VIII
- Rembrandt
- Vermeer
- Counter Reformation
- The Netherlands
- Elizabeth I
- Shakespeare
- Sir Francis Drake
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Colonization
We will focus on the colonization of the New World
- Intro to American Colonization
- Jamestown
- Galileo
- Puritans at Plymouth
- Squanto and the First Thanksgiving
- Dutch in North America
- Rhode Island
- Maryland
- New Sweden
- Living in New England Colonies
- Becoming New York
- Carolinas & Colonial Life
- French in North America
- William Penn & Pennsylvania
- Kings and Queens of England
- North American Indians
- Iroquois
- Colonial Living
- King George I & Handel
- Hudson’s Bay Company
- Georgia Becomes a Colony
- Life in the Thirteen Colonies
- Life on a Southern Plantation
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Revolutions
We will focus on the changes happening in the world in the 18th century.
- Story of Longitude
- Benjamin Franklin
- Fireplace Cooking
- Early Life of George Washington
- French and Indian War
- Colonial Food and Games
- Taxes
- Sons and Daughters of Liberty
- Boston Massacre
- Boston Tea Party
- More Colonial Food and Games
- First Continental Congress
- A Shot Heard Round the World
- First Battles of Independence
- Declaration of Independence
- Colonial Life
- The Revolutionary Soldier
- George Washington as Commander in Chief
- The Road to Victory
- Mozart
- Colonial Life
- Articles of Confederation
- Daniel Boone
- Colonial Life
- Francisco de Goya
- Writing the Constitution
- The Nation’s First President
- Life in the New Nation
- Napoleon
- French Revolution
- American Citizens
- Eli Whitney & the Cotton Gin
Puritans at Plymouth
Come explore the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and the Plymouth colony with us!
Readings
- p. 11-12 about Puritans and the Plymouth Colony in The Thirteen Colonies
- p.8-9 about Puritans and the Mayflower in The New Americans
- p.22-24 about Plymouth in Colonial Living
- p.8-47 in …If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 (will focus on interactions with Native Americans on another day)
- p.322 of Usborne World History
Internet Exploration:
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Videos:
CLICK HERE to see my YouTube playlist for this topic.
Activities:
Inside the Mayflower craft:
Mayflower Worksheet
Learn how to talk like a Pilgrim:
Thirteen Colonies Geography & Memorization:
Color in and label the colony of Massachusetts on a blank map of the Thirteen Colonies. Review location and name of Virginia which you have already colored in a previous lesson.
Independent Readings:
For young readers or as read alouds –
N.C. Wyeth’s Pilgrims by Robert D. San Souci
The Voyage of the Mayflower by Allison Lassieur
Off to Plymouth Rock by Dandi Daley Mackall
Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness
Mayflower 1620 by Plimoth Plantation
Sarah Morton’s Day by Kate Waters
Who’s that Stepping on Plymouth Rock? by Jean Fritz
For older readers to explore –
The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce by Ann Rinaldi
A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky
The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower by P.J. Lynch
Let’s Go to Plymouth with the Pilgrims by Mary Jo Borreson
Want More?
You could find lots of activities and readings for this topic, but I had to limit ours to what we could cover in a day or two. A great collection of resources is available on Meet Penny‘s Mayflower unit study blog post.
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