Humanitas Early Middle Ages is designed as a one-semester, high school history course. With the rise of Christianity and the foundering of Rome, the medieval period begins in crisis. The Early Middle Ages books move from pressing questions about the relationship between the Church and state to the establishment of a Holy Roman Empire. Students will discover that the medieval period, commonly known as “the Dark Ages,” was anything but dark as these books chart the maturation of the liberal arts, the advances of science and culture that accompanied a renaissance of learning, and the development of political theory and practice as various states and kingdoms are established. The 50 chapters include: - Accounts of religious developments - Documents from the court of Charlemagne that chart the spread of imperial power and the flowering of the Carolingian Renaissance - Historical chronicles that relate political developments in what will become England and France - Poetic and literary texts that help provide national identities
Humanitas Early Middle Ages Teacher's Guide PDF offers teachers further resources for understanding the texts included in Humanitas Early Middle Ages Books 1 and 2. The guide supplies teachers with: lesson objectives and plans teacher's tips that point to specific portions of the source document, providing additional context for the source documents and suggesting points of discussion additional notes that will help teachers show students how the various source documents relate to each other questions for discussion and writing (taken from the student edition) Unlike most contemporary approaches to history, which reflect the fashions and biases of the fleeting present, the Humanitas series offers students something more substantial. Following C. S. Lewis’s stout defense of reading primary sources in “On the Reading of Old Books,” Humanitas will help “persuade the young that firsthand knowledge is not only more worth acquiring than secondhand knowledge, but it is usually much easier and more delightful to acquire." Geared toward history, humanities, and humane letters courses, the Humanitas series offers a continuous, unfolding narrative of Western Civilization through carefully curated primary source documents.
Humanitas Early Middle Ages Set
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Category Description for Humanitas Upper-School Humanities Curriculum
Why read about famous people from history when you can read and learn directly from them? Humanitas is a 4-year high school history curriculum based on primary source documents. It is comprehensive and powerful, exposing students first-hand to the greatest minds, ideas, and events of the past. And if you’re thinking that primary source documents are too intimidating, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with these courses! Classical Academic Press has done an amazing job sourcing key documents, extracting core material, and updating archaic language just a bit so students can hear ancient voices like that of Dionysius on the founding of Rome, or Martin Luther on the limitation of government. Just the right amount of secondary information has been added to the primary (original) sources to allow students to digest and engage with the material in a meaningful way.
The Student Textbooks are beautifully illustrated, with helpful chapter introductions for each document and marginal annotations throughout the document to aid in understanding. Difficult terms are explained, critical background info given, and historical context and timelines are provided to see how each document fits into the larger picture in history. Each chapter ends with Socratic questions for discussion and writing.
Each of the 8 titles is designed as a one semester history course (containing 2 books) for .5 credit, but similar titles are paired together for a continuous, full year of history… worth 1 credit. Doing all 8 courses provides 4 years of chronological history (though they can be done in any order), earning 4 credits. These include Level 1 courses – Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Level 2 courses – Early Medieval and Late Medieval, Level 3 courses – American Origins and American Republic, and Level 4 courses – Early Modern and Late Modern. Currently only Level 1 (Ancient), Level 3 (American), and the first semester of Level 2 (Medieval) courses have been released, with others coming soon.
The Teacher’s Guide PDF E-books provide everything needed to teach the courses… lesson plans, additional help in understanding each document, and suggestions for facilitating a robust discussion. Because of the emphasis on Socratic discussion, these are perfect for a classroom or homeschool co-op, but a homeschool family can adapt them for discussion around the table with family/friends.
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| Product Format: | Product Bundle |
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| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Brand: | Rainbow Resource Center |
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