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Ancient History for Middle School, Part One with Inshal Chenet
Recorded course taught by Inshal Chenet for Middle School Ancient History
Summary

History is all about “story”. Register for this course to help your middle schooler to better understand the ancient world. We will work together to form an appreciation for the Ancients and learn from them

How to get the most out of Ancient History for Middle School, Part One with Inshal Chenet, MA:

  • First, read the course materials below before watching the first recording.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each class.

  • Read assignments before watching recordings.

  • Watch recordings if you need to revisit information.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that class.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Special Notes: This is Part One of a 2-part course. Students are expected to also sign up for Part Two in the spring.

Total classes: 14

Duration per class: 45 minutes

Prerequisite: None

Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th grade

Suggested credit: One full semester Ancient History

Instructor: Inshal Chenet, MA

Instructor email:  inshalj@gmail.com

Course description: History, as Herodetus says, is the praise of great men of the past. To understand history is to know the stories of these great men, to see the patterns in their stories, and to better understand human nature. The true developments of pagan antiquity will be examined, as well as the shortcomings of the ancients, in preparation for the Incarnation of the Son of God.

Class time will be spent hearing engaging stories of history, reinforced by readings between classes. Students will also be writing a short summary of the story in class, to better retain the material.

Course outline: 

Class 1: Human Prehistory

Class 2: The Glory of Egypt

Class 3: Life as an Egyptian

Class 4: Assyrians & Babylonians

Class 5: The Hebrews

Class 6: Jewish Kings

Class 7: Midterm Review

Class 8: The Persians

Class 9: Phoenicians

Class 10: Mycenean Greeks

Class 11: Greek Religion and ideas

Class 12: Sparta & Athens

Class 13: Greek Colonies and the Persians

Class 14: Final Review

Course materials: 

Book of the Ancient World, Dorothy Mills [Memoria Press], ISBN 9781615381111, https://amzn.to/3ZLdjXl

Book of the Ancient Greeks, Dorothy Mills [Memoria Press], ISBN 9781615381128, https://amzn.to/3F2xgRw

Homework: Each class students will be required to read a selection from the textbook and take a short quiz. There is also a midterm and final in this course made up of short answers and multiple choice.

Technical Help: If you have any technical trouble or questions about course content, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.

©2023 Homeschool Connections and Inshal Chenet, MA.   All rights reserved. This course is designed by Inshal Chenet, MA.

  • This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.

  • You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.

Course name
Ancient History for Middle School, Part One with Inshal Chenet
Instructor
Inshal Chenet
Semester
Recorded
Category
History ➤ Ancient History
Grade level
Middle School
Start time
December 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM ET
Course type
Recorded, free with subscription
Relative due dates
Relative due dates are disabled for this course.

About Inshal Chenet

Inshal Chenet and his wife are both proud homeschool graduates. Mr. Chenet has lived in 18 different places around the globe since he was born in Bedford, Texas. He comes from a family of seven and his father served in the United States Air Force.

After serving a year in NET ministries, Mr. Chenet went on to attend Wyoming Catholic College and received his BA in Liberal Arts, and then received his MA in Theology from Christendom College.

He teaches Science, Theology, History, and a variety of other subjects for Homeschool Connections and other local groups, and is currently starting a boy's high school, St. Joseph the Worker Academy.

On the side, Mr. Chenet runs Cottonwood farms, a small farm community with several catholic families and many animals such as: a milk cow, pigs, maple-tapping, bees, sheep, goats, and chickens.

He is a certified COR backpacking instructor and enjoys canyoneering, caving, and camping when he can find the time for it. But most of all, Mr. Chenet loves spending time with his wife and four children and the vibrant community that they live in.

Click here for more info about Inshal Chenet!

Inshal Chenet teaches the following courses:

  • Basic Chemistry (Apologia)

  • Drawing with Art Theory

  • Introduction to Chess

  • The Way Things Work Now

  • History of Medieval Science