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Stories of Ancient History From the Garden of Eden to the Birth of Christ

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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.

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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)


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


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 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


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



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


Stories of Great Spiritual Leaders o Had you Been Born a Hindu o Had you Been Born a Parsi


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


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 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


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


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


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)


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 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)


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


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


Stories of the World o The Last Days of Greek

Independence


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 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 – 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


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


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


Stories of the World o Greece and Macedonia o The Rise of Rome


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 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)


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


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)


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


o Stories from Jewish History Reign of Herod the

Great


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


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)

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