World Studies (3rd ed.) Lesson Plan Overview Day(s) Topic Pages Support Materials Bible Integration Chapter 1: Turning Points in World History – Creation – 476 1–3 The Beginnings of the Human Race 3–10 Activity 1: The Epic of Gilgamesh CD material Creation The Fall The Flood Sin was not destroyed by the Flood. Confusion at the 4–5 The History of 11–14 Activity 3: Comparing Covenants Abrahamic Covenant Mosaic Covenant Davidic Covenant 6–8 The Coming of Christ 14–21 Activity 4: City of CD material Coming of Christ “in the fullness of time” Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Christ The Growth and Spread of the Church Constantine and the Church Christian involvement in culture 9 Chapter Review Activity 6 10 Chapter Test Chapter 2: Rise and Spread of Islam – 622–800 11–12 The Origin of Islam 25–32 Activity 1: Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? CD material Islam and the Trinity Islam and the deity of Christ Islam and salvation Islam and the Bible 13 The Spread of Islam 32–34 Activity 3: Map Study: Expansion of Islam CD material 14–15 The Culture of Islam 34–36 Activity 4: Abbassid Contributions to Culture 16 The Confrontation with Islam 36–38 Activity 5: Chapter Review 17 Chapter Review 18 Chapter Test Chapter 3: Sub–Saharan – 1000–1600 19–20 African Culture 44–48 Activity 1The Barozvi Creation Narrative CD material Creation stories 21 Early African Empires 48–53 Activity 2: The Yoruba Creation Narrative CD material Spread of Coptic Christianity to and its role in checking the spread of Islam Growth of cities The camel—Evidence of God’s design
22 Growth of Trade in 53–55 Activity 3: Map Study: Cities: Creation Mandate 23 Chapter Review Activity 4 24 Chapter Test Chapter 4: – 1000–1350 25–26 Growth of Citiies and Commerce in 60–65 Activity 1: Marco Polo’s Journals Cities: Creation Mandate Nestorian Christianity spreads across Chinese religions contrasted with Christianity 27–28 Developments in and 65–67 Activity 2: Matching Exercise 29–30 Rise of the Mongol Empire 67–73 Activity 3: Mongol Invasion of Nestorian Christianity and the rise of Islam Mongol religion Limited religious tolerance Persecution of Christianity 31 Chapter Review Activity 4 32 Chapter Test Chapter 5: in the Middle Ages – 1000–1300 33–34 Interval between the Fall of and the Rise of Feudalism 75–82 Activity 1: The Chronicle Growth of papal power Forbidding priests to marry in violation of the Creation Mandate Christianizing of 35 Decline of Feudalism and Development of States in 82–86 Discussion Activity: Legal Legacy 36–37 Expansion of 86–89 Discussion Activity: A Modern–Day Crusade? Growth of cities and nations Decline of political power of the RCC Crusades and the Reformation 38–39 Development of Culture in 89–92 Activity 2: The Tales Christian themes in art 40 Calamities 92–94 Activity 4: Chapter Review 41 Chapter Review 42 Chapter Test Chapter 6: Renaissance and Reformation – 1300–1650 43–44 The Renaissance 98–104 Activity 1: Utopia Rulers (Romans 13:1–4) Tools of the Reformation – printing press; vernacular literature; access to Bible manuscripts 45–46 Discontent with the Church of Rome 104–107 Activity 3: Why Monks are Shunned Development of Roman Catholic doctrine Persecution of dissenting believers Indulgences
47–48 The Reformation 108–14 Activity 4: Luther’s Ninety–five Theses Forerunners of the Reformation Reformers Results of the Reformation: Freedom; Citizenship; Family life; Education Huguenots in France 49 Chapter Review Activity: 5 50 Chapter Test Chapter 7: Age of European Exploration – 1450–1600 51–52 Native American Civilizations 120–24 Activity 1: Map Study: Indian Civilizations Indian religions Indian civilizations and the Creation Mandate Human sacrifice 53–54 Origins of European Exploration 125–28 Activity 3: Christopher Columbus Element of spreading the gospel through exploration 55–56 Growth of European Exploration 128–32 Discussion Activity: Montezuma 57–58 Consequences of European Exploration 133–34 Activity 4: Bartolomé de Las Casas 59 Chapter Review Activity 5 60 Chapter Test Chapter 8: Developing the – 1600–1800 61–62 Colonization of 138–44 Activity 1: Map Study: John Calvin and missions in 63–64 Colonization of 145–48 Activity 2: Map Study: Early American Colonization Pilgrims/Puritans—education 65–66 Struggle for 148–52 Activity 4: Simón Bolívar 67 Chapter Review Activity 5 68 Chapter Test Chapter 9: Transformations in European Culture – 1450–1750 69 The Rising Power of European States 156–59 Activity 1: The English Bill of Rights 70–71 The Scientific Revolution 159–65 Activity 2: Galileo’s Observations Reformation legacy Robert Boyle Science attempts to undermine Christianity 72–73 The Enlightenment 166–68 Activity 3: Matching Exercise Enlightenment assault on Christianity Corruption of Christianity in culture