Acellus Ancient Civilizations
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Unit 1 - Geography Review
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
Ancient Civilizations Course Curriculum
45 Jesus: Parables and Teachings
1
Continents and Oceans
46 Crucifixion of Jesus
2
Latitude
47 Constantine and Paul
3
Longitude and Global Address
48 Muhammad and the Angel Gabriel
4
Hemispheres
49 Spread of Islam in Arabia
5
Climate Zones
50 Five Pillars of Islam - Part 1
6
Parts of a Map
51 Five Pillars of Islam - Part 2
7
Types of Maps: Physical, Political, Historical, and Distribution
8
Five Themes of Geography
Unit 2 - Archaeology
9
52 Compare and Contrast Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Unit 6 - Islamic Empires
53 Muslim Empire
Archaeology
54 Trade
10 Primary and Secondary Sources
55 Islam Splits
11 Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age
56 Abbasids
12 Transition to Neolithic Age
57 Seljuk Turks
13 Neolithic (New Stone) Age
58 Ottoman
14 Oetzi: Iceman of the Alps
59 Mogul
Unit 3 - Mesopotamia
Unit 7 - Africa
15 Timelines
60 Introduction to Africa
16 Political Map of the Middle East
61 Geography: Vegetation
17 Geography of Mesopotamia
62 Trans-Saharan Journey
18 Benefits of Flooding
63 Role of Oral Tradition
19 Cuneiform: First System of Writing
64 Religious Practices in Africa
20 Government and Polytheism
65 West African Empires
21 Hammurabi's Code of Law
66 Supply and Demand
22 Characteristics of a Civilization
67 Gold and Salt Trade
23 Contributions of Mesopotamia
68 Mansa Musa and Mali Empire
24 Assyria
69 Gold and Salt Trade Today
25 Chaldea
Unit 4 - Egypt & Nubia
70 West Africa Today
Unit 8 - India
26 Geography of Egypt
71 Political Map of India
27 Social Pyramid
72 Geography of India and Monsoons
28 Religious Practices in Egypt
73 Harappan Culture: Mohenjo-Daro
29 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
74 Civilization in Mohenjo-Daro
30 Old Kingdom
75 Hinduism: Brahman and Multiple Gods
31 Middle Kingdom
76 Hinduism: Dharma, Karma, and Samsara
32 New Kingdom
77 Caste System
33 Hatshepsut
78 Untouchables and Civil Rights
34 King Tut
79 Siddhartha Gautama's Life - Part 1
35 Ramses II
80 Siddhartha Gautama's Life - Part 2
36 Contributions of Egypt
81 Four Noble Truths
37 Nubia
82 Eightfold Path and Spread of Buddhism
38 Kush Defeats Egypt
39 Meroe
83 Contributions of Ancient India
Unit 9 - China
Unit 5 - Monotheistic Religions
84 Political Map of Asia
40 Introduction to Religion
85 Geography of China
41 Abraham and the Covenant
86 Introduction to Rice Cultivation
42 Moses and the Israelites
87 Steps of Rice Cultivation
43 Solomon's Temple
88 Connecting Rice Cultivation to Population
44 Jesus of Nazareth
89 Shang Dynasty and Mandate of Heaven
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Acellus Ancient Civilizations
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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
Ancient Civilizations Course Curriculum
90 Zhou Dynasty
130 Horatius at the Bridge
91 Warring States and Birth of Philosophies
131 Rise of the Republic
92 Review of Warring States
132 Structure of the Roman Republic
93 Confucianism
133 Punic Wars: Carthage, Sicily, and the First Punic War
94 Daoism
134 Punic Wars: Hannibal
95 Legalism
135 Punic Wars: Final Battle Destroys Carthage and Results
96 Qin Dynasty
136 The Rise of Julius Caesar
97 The Great Wall of China and Tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi
137 The Fall of Julius Caesar
98 Han Dynasty and Inventions
138 Caesar's Accomplishments
Unit 10 - Feudal Japan
Unit 14 - Pax Romana to Fall of Rome
99 Geography of Japan
139 Augustus Caesar: Rome's First Emperor
100 Chinese Influences on Japan
140 Pax Romana: Roads and Communication
101 Early Japan to Fujiwara
141 Greek Influences
102 Feudal Japan
142 Roman Architecture
103 Decline of Feudalism and Japanese Isolation
143 Christians in Rome
Unit 11 - Anicent Greece - Birth to Democracy
144 Division of Empire
104 Geography of Greece
145 Collapse of Rome Part 1
105 Influence of the Phoenicians
146 Collapse of Rome Part 2
106 Birth of Greek Culture: Minoans and Mycenaeans
147 Achievements of Ancient Rome
107 Trojan War and Dark Ages
Unit 15 - Early American Civilizations
108 Athens: Birth Place of Democracy
148 Geography of the Americas
109 The Polis and Slavery
149 The First Americans
110 Monarchy and Oligarchy
150 Olmecs
111 Tyranny and Democracy
151 The Mayans
112 Branches of Democracy
152 Mayan Cities and Warfare
Unit 12 - Ancient Greece - Sparta to Alexander the Great
153 Aztec
113 Hoplites and Warfare: The Greek Warrior
154 Incas
114 Sparta: City of Soldiers
155 Cliff Dwellers
115 Sparta: Soldiers, Slaves, and Women
156 Mound Builders
116 Athens versus Sparta
Unit 16 - Middle Ages
117 The Persian War: Battle of Marathon
157 Political Map of Europe
118 The Persian War: Battle of Thermopylae
158 Geography of Europe
119 The Persian War: Battle of Salamis
159 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
120 Defeating Persia: Battle of Plataea
160 Development of Feudal Europe
121 Golden Age of Athens
161 Feudal Social Pyramid
122 Pelopennesian War: Delian League vs. Aegean League
162 The Crusades
123 Contributions of Ancient Greece
163 Magna Charta: Limiting the Power of the King
124 Greek Columns
164 Conditions Encouraging the Black Death
125 Alexander the Great: Building an Empire
165 Causes of the Black Death
126 The Hellenistic Age
166 Crusades, Magna Charta, and Black Death End the Middle Ages
Unit 13 - Ancient Rome - Beginnings to Fall of Caesar
167 Renaissance: Rebirth of Culture
127 The Legend of Romulas and Remus
168 Martin Luther and Protestant Reformation
128 Geography of Rome
169 Visual Timeline
129 Etruscan Rule
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