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The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
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Bring history to life with this compelling narrative approach! From the creation of the first empires to the fall of Rome, learn about the events and people of ancient times. Ideal as the spine for advanced high school history studies, this book also makes compelling reading for adults interested in the grand sweep of history.
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This lively and engaging narrative history shows the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own. This is the first volume in a bold series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Originally written for adults who want to learn more about history, it can also form a world history spine for advanced high schoolers who enjoy the subject – just add the Study & Teaching Guide for a complete year’s study.
Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. Dozens of maps provide a clear geography of great events, while timelines give the reader an ongoing sense of the passage of years and cultural interconnection. This narrative history employs literature, epic traditions, private letters and accounts to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is an engrossing tapestry of human behavior from which we may draw conclusions about the direction of world events and the causes behind them.
Jessica Masri Eberhard –
You guys should consider releasing your audiobook (and perhaps ebook) on Scribed. It’s a service that combines the functions of Kindle, Audible, as well as magazine, news, and music notion all on one app for a subscription. More and more people are switching from Audible to Scribed because it’s better to pay a flat rate for unlimited access to audiobooks. Not sure how the various contracts can be managed, but you’d would get a much larger listenership/readership.
PS Two generations of my family have used Story of the World are are extremely grateful for it. So glad you are writing a high school/adult version of the series.
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Kelly Gotwalt –
We have been devoted to SOTW since my oldest was in 3rd grade, and were very excited to try the high school series as well. My oldest son is an excellent reader and has a love of history, but this book was too much for him to just take and read on his own. We wound up modifying our year’s plan by also purchasing the audio book on Audible and having him read along. This made his retention much better and helped him overcome the extremely challenging text. The study guide that is available is also extremely challenging – coming from SOTW to this was a huge huge challenge. Again I had to modify my expectations by completing selected portions of the study guide instead of the whole thing. We are doing SOTW ancients with our youngers and this with our oldest. They do not line up neatly, due to the huge amount of info in the History of the Ancient World. All in all I would say for a well read, history loving adult this text cannot be beat. For my 9th grader, an extremely good reader who loves history, it has still been challenging. Definitely recommend, but adjust your expectations according to ability.
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