The Secrets of Ancient Civilizations: World History

History Enrollment Form

Tuesdays, 10:30am - 12pm

Grades 7-12 (+ mature 6th graders ok!)

This course can be taken with different levels of homework so that it can be used as a High School A-G World History course or history/social studies elective, a Middle School Ancient World History/social studies course, or a high school or middle school elective. 

This course will combine traditional study of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Ethiopia, China, Japan, India, Greece, Rome, South America, Australia, Amazonia and selected societies made up of  tribes and villages with in depth and hands on exploration of how people solved problems of survival and living as human beings before the industrial age. This part of the course will include hands on laboratory activities. We will learn how people used and processed plants for food, cordage and clothing, how people fermented and preserved foods, how people worked with fire and obtained light at night, how dogs, cats, and people have crucially worked together for survival. We will look at the global development of different language groups, human migrations across the planet, and the development of philosophy, science, and medicine, different systems of government, and the impacts of war and peace. The class includes one optional Saturday foraging field trip.

For high school A-G charter school students: The course is A-G aligned but must receive official A-G approval from your charter school to get A-G credit. Please download the full syllabus below and submit it to your charter school for approval.  Private home school students may use this course for A-G matching if they chose the A-G homework option. For private home schools students saving the course syllabus, larger assignments, and the final exam is recommended for documentation.

Course cost: $285 per semester private pay, includes lab materials and a printed course reader. $10 discount if you do not want a printed course reader (contact instructor). 

Charter school pay: $336 per semester (same $10 discount without a printed course reader)

Combine an English class with your history class !  Creative Writing is being offered at EIE after this history class, and a Journeys Literature Course is being offered beforehand - Mrs. Robinson's English Classes

Full Course Syllabus

Link to resources page for current students