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Stories of Ancient History From the Garden of Eden to the Birth of Christ
Hearthstone History Resources HearthstonePlan.org
Ancient History Stories The Garden of Eden to the Birth of Christ
General History
Family Books:
See Year 1 Family Resource List (Ancient History) on the Hearthstone Education Plan for several books ideas
Civilizations of Ancient Iraq by Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster
Jerusalem The Eternal City by David B. Galbraith, D. Kelly Ogden, and Andrew C. Skinner Free Audio Library of Children’s History Stories
Visit MyFreedomFrontier.org Resource Library for fun and engaging history stories. http://www.myfreedomfrontier.org/resource-library/category/story-of-the-world-for-kids
Stories by Anchor Date Including stories from
the Bible Family School
Kimber Academy The Good and the Beautiful *Tales of Olden Days and
History Sings by Hazel Gertrude Kinscella and the
*Forgotten Classics from Libraries of Hope
*Tales of Olden Days and History Sings are out of print, but can often be found from used book stores and retailers.
*The Forgotten Classics includes fables and myths that originated in Ancient cultures. While these stories may be fictional, they provide insight into the culture and teach valuable moral
lessons and so we include them in our list of history stories.
Free audio podcasts of Stories of the World are also available at MyFreedomFrontier.org http://www.myfreedomfrontier.org/resource-library/category/story-of-the-world-for-kids
Ancient History Stories may be taught year after year between September and Thanksgiving. This allows all family members to participate in History Story time regardless of age. Simply
record stories read each year to avoid unnecessary duplication from year to year.
The stories are organized by the following anchor dates:
Anchor Date People and Events
4000 BC The Garden of Eden; Adam and Eve
2344 BC Noah and the Flood
2000 BC Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
1500 BC Moses and the Children of Israel delivered from Egypt and enters the Promised Land
1000 BC David and Solomon
721 BC The Ten Tribes Captured; Stories from Greece
600 BC Daniel and the Babylonian Empire; more stories from Greece
450 BC Ezra and the Rebuilding of Jerusalem; Cyrus the Great
165 BC Cicero and the Fall of Greece
63 BC Julius Caesar and the Rise of Rome
4000 BC - The Garden of Eden Story Bible, Bible Stories:
The Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve
Cain and Abel Kimber Academy History Curriculum:
The Creation as written in the Jewish Torah
The Creation as written in the Bible
The Beginning of a Great Human Adventure
The Birth of Abel
The Curse of Cain The Family School – Year One History (LDS based)
Adam and Eve’s Record The Good and the Beautiful History Curriculum – Year 1
The Creation
Adam Through Enoch The Forgotten Classics – Poetry for the Well-Educated Heart from Libraries of Hope
Tubal Cain (History: Month 6)
2344 BC - Noah and the Flood
Story Bible, Bible Stories:
Noah and the Ark
The Tower of Babel Kimber Academy History Curriculum
The Great Noah
The Great Flood Strikes Humanity
The Birth of Japheth, Shem and Ham
Why were heathen religions so popular?
The people of Melchizedek in the land of Salem
The Family School – Year One History (LDS based)
Nimrod and the Tower of Babel
Egypt’s Righteous Foundations
Egypt’s Heritage of Knowledge
Egypt’s Government was based on virtuous laws
Sargon the Great and the Akkadian Empire
The Good and the Beautiful History Curriculum – Year 1
Noah through the Tower of Babel
Introduction to Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt: Daily Life & Writing
Ancient Egypt: Government & Buildings -Year 2
Introduction to Ancient China
Ancient China: Dynasties and Calendar
Ancient China: Daily Life
Ancient China: Religion
Ancient India
The Forgotten Classics – World History Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of the World o The Coming of Man
Stories of Ancient Egypt and Africa o The People of Ancient Egypt o The Beliefs of the Egyptians o The Builders of the Pyramids o The Riddle of the Sphinx o The Guardians of the Desert o The Builders of the Temples o The Lady of the Obelisks
Stories of The Holy Land and Ancient Civilizations
o Ancient History: Nimrod the Hunter
o Story of the Chosen People: Preface
o Story of the Chosen People: The Tower of Babel
The Forgotten Classics - Nature, Art, and Music Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of Music and Art History – Part 1 o Ancient Times: The Beginning
of Music o Egyptian: A Glimpse into
Egyptian Art Tales of Olden Days by Hazel Gertrude Kinscella (Music Stories)
The King and the Magic Stick (Ancient China)
2000 BC - Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Story Bible, Bible Stories:
Abraham
Isaac and Rebekah
Jacob becomes Israel
Joseph is sold into Egypt
Israel and his family move to Egypt Kimber Academy History Curriculum
Abraham and his nephew Lot
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Abraham’s Greatest Trial
Summary of the Life of Isaac
Abraham seeks a wife for Isaac
The Birth of Twins – Jacob and Esau The Family School – Year One History (LDS based)
Abraham’s Faith and Obedience
Joseph’s Unique Mission: the Purpose of Trials
Egypt Turns to Idolatry
Egypt’s Mythology
Egyptian Belief in an Afterlife: Mummies and Judgment Day
Pyramids to Honor the Dead
Shamsi-Adad and Hammurabi – Kings of Assyria and Babylon (1800 BC and 1750 BC)
The Good and the Beautiful History Curriculum – Year 1
Ancient Egypt: Afterlife & Herodotus
The Power and Importance of History
Ancient Egypt Oral Presentations
Abraham
Isaac & Rebekah/ Ancient Trade Routes
Joseph in Egypt The Forgotten Classics – World History Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of the World o The Jews and the Phoenicians
Stories of Ancient Egypt and Africa
o The Journey of Khensu to Bekhten
o In the Days of the Famine
Stories of the Holy Land and Ancient Civilization
o Ancient History: Ninus, King of Assyria
(1968-1916 BC) Semiramis (1916-1874
BC) The Death of
Sardanapalus (1874-759 BC)
o The Story of the Chosen People: The Birth of Ishmael The Birth of Isaac Abraham’s Sacrifice The Mess of Pottage Jacob’s Ladder Jacob’s Return Home Joseph’s Dreams Pharaoh’s Dreams Jacob in Egypt
The Forgotten Classics – Great Lives Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of Great Spiritual Leaders o The Story of Abraham and Lot
The Forgotten Classics – Story Hour Series
o Stories from History o The Story of Kablu, the Aryan
Boy, Who Came down to the Plains of the Indus
Stories from the Bible o Abraham o Isaac o Jacob and Esau o Jacob and Laban o Joseph the Spoiled Darling o Joseph in Prison o Joseph the Ruler of Egypt
1500 BC - Moses
Story Bible, Bible Stories:
Moses
Plagues on Egypt
Moses delivers the Children of Israel from bondage
The Ten Commandments
The Children of Israel Wander in the Wilderness for 40 Years
Joshua
Entering the Promised Land
God Calls Gideon to Deliver Israel
Samson
Ruth
Job
Hannah and the baby Samuel
Israel demands a King Kimber Academy History Curriculum
Moses: The Miracle Baby of the Nile
Moses, Mighty Prince, becomes Moses, Humble Shepherd
Moses and the Burning Bush
Moses leaves for Egypt
“Let My People Go – Or Else!”
Moses and the Ten Commandments The Family School – Year One History (LDS based)
Moses’ Providential Preparation (1600 BC): Our Personal Mission
God Delivers Israel from Slavery
The Children of Israel in the Wilderness
The Ten Commandments The Good and the Beautiful History Curriculum – Year 1
Moses/Passover The Forgotten Classics – World History Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of the World o The Jews and the Phoenicians
Stories of the Holy Land and Ancient Civilizations
o The Story of the Chosen People The Story of Job The Ten Plagues The Crossing of the Red
Sea The Golden Calf The Twelve Spies The Brazen Serpent The Death of Moses The Walls of Jericho The Conquest of the
Promised Land The Death of Sisera Ruth and Naomi Gideon’s Fleece Death of the Midianites Jephthah’s Daughter Samson’s Riddle The False Delilah The Ark Captured The Return of the Ark
The Forgotten Classics – Great Lives Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of Great Spiritual Leaders o Had You Been Born a Jew
The Forgotten Classics – Story Hour Series *Suitable for Younger Children
Stories from the Bible o The Son of Pharaoh’s Daughter o The Reproach of Christ o The Burning Bush o The Ten Plagues o The Exodus o The Red Sea o The Wanderings in the
Wilderness o The Conquest of Jericho o The Gibeonites o The Battle of Beth-Horon o Deborah and Barak
o Gideon o Jephthah o Ruth o Hannah and Samuel o Eli and Samuel
Poetry for the Well-Educated Heart o Ozymandias of Egypt (History:
Month 8) My Book House – Book 3: Up One Pair of Stairs
The Babe Moses (Told from the Bible)
My Book House – Book 4: Through the Gate
The Boy Samuel (Retold from the Bible)
1000 BC - David and Solomon
Story Bible, Bible Stories
The Shepherd Boy: David
David slays Goliath
Jonathan and David
David becomes King of Israel
David and Bathsheba
Solomon’s Wisdom
Solomon Builds a Temple
The Queen of Sheba Meets Solomon
Israel is Split into Two Kingdoms
Elijah and Elisha
Jonah Kimber Academy History Curriculum
The Rise of David
David and Goliath
The Death of David and the Rise of Solomon
Solomon Builds the Great Temple
Diagram of Solomon’s Temple
The Prophet Elijah
The Translation of Elijah, the Prophet
The Calling of Elisha The Forgotten Classics – World History Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of the World o The Jews and the Phoenicians
Stories of the Holy Land and Ancient Civilizations
o The Story of the Chosen People Saul, King of Israel The Anointing of David David and Goliath David’s Flight David’s Generosity David Made King The Ark Brought to
Jerusalem The Repentance of
David Absalom in Disgrace
The Death of Absalom The Judgment of
Solomon The Building of the
Temple The Death of Solomon The Two Kingdoms Seven Kings of Israel The Story of Jonah
The Forgotten Classics – Great Lives Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of Great Spiritual Leaders o Had you Been Born a Hindu o Had you Been Born a Parsi
The Forgotten Classics – Story Hour Series *Suitable for Younger Children
Stories from the Bible o Saul, the First King of Israel o Saul’s Victories o David, Saul’s Minstrel and
Armor Bearer o David and Goliath o David and Jonathan o David Spares Saul’s Life o David and the Ark on Zion o David and Absalom o Solom
Stories of Great Lives o David, the Brave Shepherd Boy
The Forgotten Classics – Nature, Art, and Music Series
Stories of Music and Art History Part I o Hebrew: Hebrew Music
721 BC - The Ten Tribes Captured
Story Bible, Bible Stories:
King Hezekiah
The Northern Kingdom is taken captive
Hosea
Isaiah Kimber Academy History Curriculum
Hezekiah, Israel’s Righteous King
Hezekiah Enjoys the Fruits of Righteousness
The Ministry of the Prophet Hosea
Etruscan Writing Activity
Isaiah the Man
Isaiah Predicts the Fall of Israel
King Hezekiah Receives a Frightening Ultimatum
The Family School – Year One History (LDS based)
The Ten Tribes Taken Captive: Sennacherib Tries to Defeat the Jews
The Greeks and their Gods
The Beginnings of Greece
Homer: The Great Storyteller – The Trojan Horse (800 BC)
Greek City States: Sparta (700 BC) The Good and the Beautiful – Year 2
Ancient Greece: Geography and Mythology
Ancient Greece: Daily Life
Greek City-States The Forgotten Classics – World History Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of the World o The Greeks
Stories of the Holy Land and Ancient Civilizations
o Ancient History The Median Empire
(759-690 BC) The Invasion of the
Scythians (690-625 BC)
The Ring of Gyges (708-680 BC)
o Story of the Chosen People The Great Drought The Priests of Baal Several Miracles The Chariot of Fire Naaman the Leper The Siege of Samaria Joash King of Judah The Captivity of Israel The Story of Tobit The Assyrian Host
Stories of Greece and Rome o Early Inhabitants of Greece o Story of Deucalion o Story of Daedalus and Icarus o The Adventures of Jason
The Forgotten Classics Great Lives Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of Great Greeks and Romans o Tales of the Greeks
The Forgotten Classics – Story Hour Series *Suitable for Younger Children
Stories from Greek Mythology
Stories from Great Literature o Memory and Her Beautiful
Daughters (The Theogony of Hesiod – 800 BC)
Stories from the Bible o Elijah: The Famine o The Rain o The Still Small Voice o Naboth’s Vineyard o The War with Moab o Naaman o Jehu o Amos and Hosea o The Call of Isaiah o The Deliverance from
Sennacherib
The Forgotten Classics – Poetry for the Well-Educated Heart
o The Destruction of Sennacherib (History: Month 6)
Tales of Olden Days by Hazel Gertrude Kinscella (Stories of Music)
The Finding of the Lyre
The First Minstrel
A Grecian Music Contest
The Lyre and the Dolphin
The Golden Fleece
600 BC - Daniel and the Babylonian Empire
Story Bible, Bible Stories:
Jeremiah the Prophet
Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
Daniel’s Friends are thrown into the fiery furnace
Daniel in the Lion’s Den Kimber Academy History Curriculum
The Prophet Daniel: Counselor to Kings
Trial by Fire
The Life of Daniel in His Latter Days
Ezekiel – Prophet of the Captivity
The Responsibility of a Prophet
The Battle of Armageddon The Family School – Year One History (LDS based)
Nebuchadnezzar – King of Babylon
Daniel in Babylon
Greek City-States: Athens – Democracy, Education, and the Olympics (600-400 BC)
Aesop: The Teller of Fables (620 BC)
The Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars (559 – 404 BC)
The Good and the Beautiful History Curriculum – Year 1
Egypt from 600 BC to Modern Day The Forgotten Classics – World History Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of the World o The Athens of Pericles and
Socrates o The Greek Colonies in the West o The Peloponnesian War
Stories of The Holy Land and Ancient Civilizations
o Ancient History Nebuchadnezzar’s
Dream (690 – 625 BC)
Croesus and Solon (559 BC)
Aesop in Lydia (559-548 BC)
The Youth of Cyrus (599-560 BC)
The Battle of Thymbra (560-548 BC)
Belshazzar’s Feast (548-530 BC)
Cambyses in Egypt (530 – 522 BC)
Smerdis the Magian (522 BC)
o Story of the Chosen People The Prophecies of
Jeremiah The Captivity of Judah Nebuchadnezzar’s
Dreams The Feast of Belshazzar
Stories of Greece and Rome o Pages 18-150
Stories of China and India o Confucius – 551 – 479 BC
The Forgotten Classics – Great Lives Series
Stories of Great Greeks and Romans o Tales of the Greeks
Stories of Great Spiritual Leaders o Buddha o Had you Been Born a Buddhist o Had you Been Born a
Confucianist o Had You Been Born a Shintoist
Stories of Notable Lives from Around the World
o Confucius (551-479 BC: China) o Prince Siddartha (600-400 BC:
India)
Stories from Great Literature o The Gift of Posey (The
Ramayana of India)
The Forgotten Classics – Story Hour Series *Suitable for Younger Children
Stories of Great Lives o A Clever Slave (Aesop)
Stories from the Bible o Jeremiah: The Putting Down of
the High Places o The Fall of Jerusalem
The Forgotten Classics – Nature, Art, and Music Series
Stories of Music and Art History Part 1 o Chinese – Chinese Music o Greek – Greek Music,
Legendary o Greek Music, Historical o Greek – A Storied Hill
o Greek – The Jupiter Olympus o Greek – A Little Sculptural
Gallery o Greek – Stories of Greek
Painters
450 BC - Ezra and the Rebuilding of Jerusalem
Story Bible, Bible Stories:
King Cyrus Lets the Jerusalem Temple Be Rebuilt
Ezra
Queen Esther
Kimber Academy History Curriculum
The Rebuilding of Jerusalem
Ezra Goes to Jerusalem
Queen Esther
The Coming of Nehemiah The Family School – Year One History (LDS based)
Cyrus the Great, King of Persia The Good and the Beautiful – Year 2
The Olympics/The Persian War
Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Math, Science, Astronomy
Alexander the Great
The Forgotten Classics – World History Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of the World o The Last Days of Greek
Independence
Stories of the Holy Land and Ancient Civilizations
o Ancient History Darius in Scythia (522-
485 BC) Queen Amestris (485-
472 BC) Artaxerxes Longimanus
(472-424 BC) The Family of
Artaxerxes Mnemon (424-401 BC)
The Retreat of the Ten Thousand (401-399 BC)
The Vengeance of Parysatis (399-397 BC)
The Sons of Artaxerxes (362-336 BC)
The Fall of Darius (336-323 BC)
Alexander’s Successors (323-305 BC)
The Colossus of Rhodes (305-301 BC)
Demetrius and the Athenians (301-284 BC)
The Library of Alexandria (301-283 BC)
The Kingdom of Seleucidae (301-278 BC)
Aratus and the Achaians (278-243 BC)
o The Story of the Chosen People The Return from
Captivity o Stories from Jewish History
Preface and Introduction
The Return from Babylon
The History of Esther The Jews Under
Nehemiah Alexander the Great Judea Under the Yoke
of Egypt
Stories of Greece and Rome o Pages 151-243
Stories of Ancient Egypt and Africa o The Treasure-Chamber of
Rhampsinitus o The Reign of the Twelve Kings o The Shadow of the End o The Glory of Sunset o Light upon the Darkness
The Forgotten Classics – Great Lives Series
Stories of Great Greeks and Romans o Tales of the Greeks
The Forgotten Classics – Story Hour Series
Stories from History o The Story of Darius, the Persian
Boy, Who Knew about Zoroaster
o The Story of Cleon, the Greek Boy, Who Ran at the Olympic Games
o What Lycurugus did for Sparta o What Solon did for Athens o How the Athenians Fought the
Persians o How King Xerxes Marched
against the Greeks o How the Spartans Fought at
Thermopylae o How Thermistocles Saved
Greece o Aristides the Just o How Pericles Made Athens
Beautiful o Alcibiades, and the War
Between Athens and Sparta o Socrates, the Philosopher
o How Epaminondas Made Thebes Free
o King Philip and Demosthenes
Stories from the Bible o The New Israel o The New Temple o Ezra and Nehemiah
Stories of Great Lives o The Young Cupbearer (Prince
Cyrus) The Forgotten Classics – Poetry for the Well Educated Heart
o The King’s Ring (Persia – History: Month 6)
165 BC - Cicero and the Fall of Greece
Kimber Academy History Curriculum
The Revolt of the Maccabees
Death of Simon and Rise of John Hyrcanus
The Story of How Hanukkah Began
The Life and Writings of Cicero
Natural Law is Eternal and Universal
All Mankind Can Be Taught God’s Law of Virtue
The Family School – Year One History (LDS based)
Phillip, Alexander the Great, and the Fall of Greece
The Family School – Year Two History (LDS based)
Rome’s Setting and Founding: The Legend of Romulus and Remus
The Roman Kingdom: Rome’s Early Citizens
Horatius at the Bridge: The Kingdom Begins to Fall
Rome Becomes a Republic (510 BC – 44 BC)
Cincinnatus: A Roman Dictator for Sixteen Days
Rome Defeats Carthage (218 to 202 BC)
The Story of Hanukkah: The Maccabees Fight Oppression
The Forgotten Classics – World History Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of the World o Greece and Macedonia o The Rise of Rome
Stories of the Holy Land and Ancient Civilizations
o Stories from Jewish History
Judea Under the Yoke of Syria
Victories of Judas Maccabeus
The Death of Judas Maccabeus
Reigns of Jonathan, Simon, and John Hyrcanus
Strife Between the Asmonean Princes
Stories of Greece and Rome o Pages 151-243 (Greece) o Pages 247-321 (Rome)
Stories of Ancient Egypt and Africa o Ancient Egypt
Stories of China and India o Alexander the Great Invades
India The Forgotten Classics – Great Lives Series
Stories of Great Greeks and Romans o Tales of the Greeks
Stories of Great Scientists o Archimedes (287 – 212 BC)
Stories of Great Inventors o Early Inventors
Stories of Notable Lives from Around the World
o Cornelia’s Jewels (190-100 BC: Rome)
The Forgotten Classics – Story Hour Series *Suitable for Younger Children
Stories from History o The Story of Horatius, the
Roman Boy, Whose Ancestor “Kept the Bridge so Well”
Stories of Great Lives o The Young Hannibal o The Story of Cincinnatus o Diogenes the Wise Man
63 BC - Julius Caesar and the Rise of Rome
Kimber Academy History Curriculum
The Rise of Rome – The Iron Kingdom in Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
Pompey and Julius Caesar
Dictator of Rome The Family School – Year Two History (LDS based)
Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus: The Repulic Becomes an Empire (60 BC to 14 AD)
The Forgotten Classics – World History Series from Libraries of Hope
Stories of the World o Rome and the Celts o Rome Mistress of Italy o Rome and Carthage o Rome and the East o Last Days of the Roman
Republic
Stories of the Holy Land and Ancient Civilizations
o Stories from Jewish History Reign of Herod the
Great
Stories of Greece and Rome o Pages 323-398
Stories of Ancient Egypt and Africa o Ancient Egypt
Stories of Russia and Germany o The Russians Home o The Glorious People o Germany: The Old Race
Stories of the British Isles o The White-Cliffed Island
Stories of France and Canada o France of Long Ago o Vercingetorix, The Bravest of
the Gauls
The Forgotten Classics – Great Lives Series
Stories of Great Greeks and Romans o Tales of the Romans
Stories of Great Statesmen and Leaders o Julius Caesar
Stories of Great Wives and Mothers o Mothers of Antiquity o Cornelia, the Mother of the
Gracchi (190-100 BC)