QUICK SHOPPING
Short Lessons in World History Student with Answer Key
#
005916
Our Price:
$21.45
Retail:
$27.00
Save:
20.56% ($5.55)
In Stock.
Qty:
| Item #: | 005916 |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780825164651 |
| Grades: | 6-12 |
Category Description for Short Lessons in World History:
It's difficult (ambitious, even) to cover world history in a year. A lot of information gets left out. Just the same, it's good to have a framework to work from, even if you intend to "flesh it out." Written at a 5th grade level (making it usable at a lower age than listed above), this course would be an ideal self-study overview of world history for any student, or it would provide short summaries of period history that you elaborate on using supplementary materials. It is a unique book in that it is broken down into "bite-sized" chunks to be completed daily, each followed by a short comprehension exercise. These include fill-ins, multiple choice, puzzles, and map questions. Scattered throughout the material are 12 mini-biographies of major figures in World History - notables like Winston Churchill, Florence Nightingale, Charlemagne, etc. While from a secular publisher, I found no evolutionary content, the first civilization in Sumer begins "nearly 6,000 years ago," and there are several references to the Bible. While certainly not comprehensive, the text is interesting, easy to understand, and inexpensive. Visuals are not glitzy, text is two-colored, and many consist of clip-art type graphics. However, maps are extremely clear. A glossary and answer key are provided in the text. Text is reproducible. This text would be helpful to acquire a "big picture" view of world history.
Primary Subject
History/Geography
Grade Start
6
Grade End
12
ISBN
9780825164651
Format
Softcover Book
Brand Name
Walch Publishing
Weight
1.2125 (lbs.)
Dimensions
10.75" x 8.5" x 0.5"
Start typing your question and we'll check if it was already asked and answered. Learn More
Browse 6 questions
Browse 6 questions
and 58 answers
Why did you choose this?
Rainbow Resource Center Store
This book is used by our local co-op in conjugation with classic literature books for a World History & Literature class.
Lauri S
on Jul 13, 2022
I am hoping that these World History lessons will help with my 9th grader that has ADHD and is not wanting to engage in any of her lessons.
Opal O
on Oct 15, 2021
This book is used by our local co-op in conjugation with classic literature books for a World History & Literature class.
Lauri S
on Jul 13, 2022
It was the only secular world history resource I found that I like other than world history detective which I plan to use at the high school level in a year or two.
Samantha C
on Jan 3, 2022
It was the only secular world history resource I found that I like other than world history detective which I plan to use at the high school level in a year or two.
Samantha C
on Jan 3, 2022
I chose Short Lessons as our spine curriculum for World History because I appreciate the timeline and geography components and that it is not explicitly Christian. The lessons are, indeed, SHORT, but for our purposes that is perfect as we will be incorporating research projects and primary source text analysis using the Classical Historian's Take a Stand! World History book. Besides being very brief, there are irritating spelling errors. I may pay my students to find them!
Jennifer H
on Aug 14, 2021
Are the work pages all multiple choice? Or are there some short answer?
BEST ANSWER: The review sections are crossword puzzles, multiple choice, true/false, mapwork, fill in the blank, and other various types of review. I don't recall seeing any short answer in the review sections, but you could use the "critical thinking" as short answer/essay prompts.
- Reply
- Inaccurate
- Brenda L on Mar 31, 2022
- Purchased on Mar 1, 2021
Is this the 2019 edition?
Would this be okay for an 11th grader who has not take World History?He did take a class in 6th grade in when he was in public school called World Cultures....not sure if it is the same.
BEST ANSWER: It is a good resource and over view of World history but is not a complete history course. Used with research papers and extra videos I have made this book work for many grade levels.
Enter
Enter
- Reply
- Inaccurate
- Lisa G on Apr 23, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 12, 2017
does this curriculum count as a full one year credit??
BEST ANSWER: Yes. We added maps, documentaries and other books. There is a suggested reading list for each chapter. I loved this book.
- Reply
- Inaccurate
- Lisa A on May 16, 2018
- Purchased on Jul 4, 2017
Are the answers posted in this book?
BEST ANSWER: Yes, the answers are included in the back of the book.
- Reply
- Inaccurate
- Janice Staff on Dec 4, 2017
4.3 / 5.0
4 Reviews
A Good Book For A Quick Look at History
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a brief overview of world history. The reading is simple and easy to understand, and the study questions are easy to do and they 're not all fill-in-the-blank. There are some crossword puzzles and other types of questions in the book. If you want a more in-depth view of world history then I would suggest another history book or you could watch documentaries about the events in the book.
- Was this review helpful? Yes (2) No (0)
- Flag as Inappropriate
- Was this review helpful? Yes (2) No (0)
- Flag as Inappropriate
Meh.
Well, it's short, cheap and sequential. It's also boring. I haven't used it yet, might not use it at all. If I use it at all, I would need to correct for some things that are oversimplified to the point of inaccuracy and/or bias. I think the authors are trying to draw comparisons to modern day, but it ends up sounding like a modern politician's sound bite.
For example, the reason why Rome was weakening was because "The Romans had too many slaves and had grown lazy. Far too many people were on welfare or supported by the government. The Roman rulers spent too much money on armies and they raised the taxes too high..."
I think I want my kids to be thinking of history in slightly more complex terms than that.
For example, the reason why Rome was weakening was because "The Romans had too many slaves and had grown lazy. Far too many people were on welfare or supported by the government. The Roman rulers spent too much money on armies and they raised the taxes too high..."
I think I want my kids to be thinking of history in slightly more complex terms than that.
- Was this review helpful? Yes (6) No (2)
- Flag as Inappropriate
- Was this review helpful? Yes (6) No (2)
- Flag as Inappropriate
I love this material. This combined with other curriculum was exactly what I was not only looking for but what was needed for our 10th grade home school year.
- Was this review helpful? Yes (11) No (0)
- Flag as Inappropriate
- Was this review helpful? Yes (11) No (0)
- Flag as Inappropriate
This book was used as a spine in our studies I incorporated library books and videos to go along with the short lessons in this text It has great short bios of historical figures This is a secular text but I didn't find anything offensive here Strictly history There are critical thinking questions throughout the lessons and review questions along with map activities are at the end of lessons The teachers guide is just a book of black lined maps to incorporate I think it's great to use this course as a literature study of world history
- Was this review helpful? Yes (13) No (0)
- Flag as Inappropriate
January 3, 2008
- Was this review helpful? Yes (13) No (0)
- Flag as Inappropriate
