Rome to Reformation

Since we are almost done with our Creation to the Greeks study, I wanted to go ahead and start putting together resources for next year. This page will be a work in progress and I hope my girls will enjoy the learning!
 :) Vicki

We will be using Volume 2 of Story of the World and I was so excited to find a website someone else has put together with video resources for this book. Some of the links may be broken but at least I won't have to work quite as hard this year! Yippie!! (When I get some free time I will try to split the videos out by week.)
Videos to go along with Vol.2:Story of the World and Netflix movies for SOTW. I've also found a YouTube playlist for Medieval Times that may have some videos of use. Also on YouTube is a My Father's World Rome to Reformation playlist part 1 and part 2. David Macaulay books on historical time periods are usually recommended to give a good overview of cities and their buildings. PBS has done a video based on his book Roman City which gives a good overview. It is long so my kids didn't watch it but it gave me the flow of the details. There is also a page with links to his book Castle which should also be very useful. The History Channel has quite a few Middle Ages Videos that you may find interesting.

Interactive Online Timeline

A Book In Time is a site I found which as reading lists in chronological order. I thought this would be a good place to find book basket books and summer reading goodies.

Online books I found - The All In One Homeschool is a free online curriculum that has lots of resources. On their site are suggested additional readings free online. Ambleside Online also has some. All In One Homeschool Ancient thru Middle Ages can be found here and Ambleside is here. The following books are free to download or read online:
Story of Mankind , on audio (some use this as the main history reading. The first few chapters are about evolution)
Our Island Story (History of England) , on audio - Part 1 , Part 2
The Discovery of New Worlds (Rise of Rome to Columbus) , on audio
The Awakening of Europe , on audio
Titus, Comrade of the Cross
Story of the Romans
Tor, A Street Boy of Jerusalem
Viking Tales, on audio
The Wonder Clock
In Freedom's Cause
The Life of King Alfred
Age of Chivalry , on audio
The Little Duke , on audio
Hereward, the Last of the English
Robin Hood , on audio
Men of Iron , on audio
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court , on audio
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusade
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc , on audio
Otto of the Silver Hand , on audio (may frighten youngers because of the chopping off of the hand)
The Whipping Boy
The Black Arrow; a tale of two roses , on audio
The White Company (100 years war), on audio [It's Prequel Sir Nigel (Black Death), on audio]
Westward Ho! (Historical fiction about Sir Frances Drake)
The True Story of Christopher Columbus
The Life of Christopher Columbus: From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time
Discoverers and Explorers , on audio


For Science, the My Father's World Rome to Reformation kit covers Anatomy and Astronomy. The topics covered for science are also linked each week. Here are some videos we used when studying Astronomy with Abeka books.

Week 1:

The Great Empire Rome
Judea Under Roman Rule
Lebanon Under Roman Rule
The Roman War Machine
Punic Wars (comments under the video contain foul language)

Voyage Inside the Cell
Cells-Discovery Channel Video
Fly Through a Virtual Cell
Magic School Bus Goes Cellular
Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie
Osmosis in the Kitchen
Osmosis Demonstration with a Raw Egg

Week 2:

Julius Caesar Part I, Part II, Part III
Julius Caesar Music Video
Cleopatra Music Video (contains nudity towards the end)
Cleopatra Music Video from horrible histories
Cleopatra & Mark Anthony Online Dating - Horrible History Video

Nervous System Video (ad at the beginning)
Learn About the Brain - Interactive Fun
Infographics Show - Brain
How the Human Brain Works

Week 3:

Dead Sea Scrolls
Dead Sea Scrolls Confirm Today's Scriptures
Antiochus Epiphanes and the Maccabees in the book of Daniel (I hoped this would help me understand the events so I could better explain them to my children)
Hanukkah
Overview of Roman Art & Architecture

Getting a Sense of Balance
Body Temperature Regulation
How Reflexes Work (rather long)
Spinal Cord & Reflex Action (great graphics)

Week 4:

Taste & Smell - Miracles of the Brain
Smelling and Tasting
Sense of Smell

Week 5:

Augustus
Viva Roma Music Video
Summary of The Aeneid (I didn't let the kids watch it but I used it myself just so I would know what it was about. I thought the story line was very confusing)

Learn About the Human Body - Tongue
Sense of Taste
Understanding Taste Buds

Week 6:

The Arch
Roman Aqueducts - very cool demonstration of how water was made to go uphill

Jesus Fulfilled Prophecy (cartoon on probability of random fulfillment)
Another Look At Prophecies (not all parts are narrated so some needs to be read)
Jesus Fulfilled Old Testament Prophecy (crucifixion details and pictures)

Week 7:

Pax Romana
Birth of John the Baptist, Part 1, Part II
Birth of Jesus
Simeon and Anna
Wise Men Seek Jesus (long but shows the time it took to find Jesus and that he was a child, not a baby when they gave Him their gifts)

3D Human Ear
How Your Ear Works - BBC Video

Week 8:

Protection of Jesus from Herod
Jesus in the temple as a boy
Germanic Tribes

Human Skin Animated Video
What is Skin?
You & Your Sense of Touch - Disney Educational Video
Skin, Hair & Nails

Week 9:

Temptation of Jesus
Jesus is Crucified
Jesus is Risen, Another video about Jesus rising from the dead

Journey Through the Human Eye
The Human Eye in Extreme Detail

Week 10:

Jesus Ascends into Heaven
Pentecost
Peter & John Heal a Lame Man
Apostles Persecuted - Peter & John arrested
Stephen
Saul Becomes Paul, Longer video on conversion of Paul
Peter & Cornelius

Galen and Hippocrates

Skeleton
Bones
Joints

Week 11:

Caligula (Horrible History Video)
Claudius
Peter in Chains (video about the church where Roman chains are kept. Also tells of Nero)
What's with all the Herods? (article that tells who all the "Herod"s were down thru the generations)
Map & Timeline of Paul's Missionary Journeys

Teeth-video explaining teeth & what they do
Teeth Picture - my kids liked seeing where the teeth are located before they come in

Week 12:

Paul's preachings, journeys and trip to Rome (also tells of Nero some graphic details)
Nero (see video in week 11 on Peter in chains)
How to dress like a Roman soldier (look through the list of videos to find it)
Gladiator Music Video
Gladiators and Chariot Races
Roman Colosseum 
Gladiator Training
Gladiator & Colosseum scenes with Russell Crowe
Vespasian & Titus
Mt. Vesuvius
Judea rebels against Rome
Jewish Temple Destroyed (some graphic scenes)
Herod
Bad Roman Emperors - Horrible Histories Music Video (It was hard to find info on how mean the emperors were without it being too graphic. Some graphic things are mentioned but it's the least graphic video I could find. I think it gets the point across without being too traumatic.)

The Brain Parts Song - Shows just how complex our brain is
Staying Healthy-Sesame Street Video - Slow song

Week 13:

Diocletian
Edict against the Christians
Constantine
Constantine Music Video
Fall of Rome Music Video - History Channel Video
Fall of Rome - Horrible Histories Video
Visigoths sack Rome
Christians vs. Gladiators (also tells of invading Barbarians)

The Digestive System 

Week 14:

Byzantine Empire Rap - History Music Video
Justinian
Hagia Sophia
Empress Theodora - History Music Video

Breathing
3D View of the Diaphragm
Trachea & Esophagus-video showing both at the same time; sort of gross to look at but the kids liked seeing both at the same time.
Respiratory System in 3D

Week 15:

Islam & Muhammad Video Page
Who was Muhammad?
Muhammad's Revelation
Muhammad-from Medina to Mecca
Principles of Islam
Arab Elephant Clock
Koran (some graphic pictures of public punishment)
Sinbad

Lungs
Vocal Cords in Action
Germs - 1950's video (really odd in places!:)
Germs (another 1950's video)

Week 16:

Clovis-Video Page
Islamic Invasion
Brief History of the Catholic Church
Charles Martel


Blood
Human Heart
The Heart (animations showing how it works)
Circulatory Song

Week 17:

Charlemagne
Charlemagne - History Music Video
Celtic Tribes of Britain
Celtic Wife Swap - Horrible Histories Video
Saxon Invasion-Horrible Histories Video
Anglo Saxon Ordeals - Horrible Histories Video - My kids & I love these
Beowulf - History Music Video
Augustine - Life shown thru stained glass windows

The Urinary System

Week 18:

Monasteries
Notre Dame Cathedral
Illuminated Manuscripts - History Music Video about the work of Monks
Vikings & Leif Ericsson - Video Page

Muscles

Week 19:

Life of a Viking
Explore a Viking Village video page
Viking Ship
Viking Music Video
Alfred the Great
Battle of Hastings
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror-Music Video
Animated Bayeux Tapestry

Babies
Fetal Development


MFW RtR Week 19-34 YouTube Playlist

Week 20:

Life in Medieval Europe
Feudalism
Knight putting on armour
How to arm a Knight
I'm a Knight - music video
King Arthur Music Video

Hormones

Week 21:

Religion in Medieval Europe
The Crusades Video Page (from the History channel)
Story of the World ch 18 video page (Crusades, Elanor of Aquitaine & Canterbury Tales)
Saladin
Richard the Lion-Hearted
King John - Horrible Histories Video
Story of the World ch 19 video page (Richard, Magna Carta & Robin Hood)
Virtual Curator answers questions about the Magna Carta
William Tell Overture

Astronomy overview:
O Lord, How Excellent is Your Name!
The Universe
The Solar System
Complete journey of the Solar System
Videos we watched while studying Astronomy with Abeka in 4th
Stonehenge

Week 22:

4 minute history of Israel (not fond of the way God's people are presented but sums up the events)
Movie clip of The First Emperor of China
Qin Dynasty
Terracotta Warriors
Terra Cotta Warriors (interview with photographer)
Great Wall of China Video Page
Can you see the Great Wall of China from space?
Han Dynasty
Silk Road
Story of Silk (shows silk worms dying)
From cocoon to silk (also gives details of what they do with dead silkworms-yum!)
Tour of Silk factory (working with silk requires extremely strong hands! Who knew?!)
Ancient China Lapbook (I used this link to get ancient China timeline pictures)

The Sun:
Solar Flares
Solar Winds
What is an Eclipse?
Solar Observations

Week 23:

Chinese Dynasties Music Video
Ancient Chinese History Song (not a video just music and a page with the words)
Tang Dynasty
Yamato Dynasty of Japan
Ainu, First People of Japan
Horyuji Temple (I don't really like the music in this video but it's the only video I could find that gave info & not just pictures)
Korean History
Samurai
Noh plays
First Australians (has nudity)
Animated stories of the Aboriginal people - a video page of their stories
The Fish of Maui
Maori dance
New Zealand: The Maori (documentary on saving their language)
Easter Island (has nudity)

Mercury facts
All about Mercury

Week 24:

Genghis Khan
Story of the World ch 22 video page (silk road, Marco Polo, Forbidden City)
Mongol Empire
Ming Dynasty
Cheng Ho's ships
The Varangian Rus
Engineering an Empire-Russia (Ivan the Great)
Ivan the Terrible
St. Basil's Cathedral

Venus facts
All about Venus

Week 25:

Black Death - History Channel (gruesome)
Black Death Music Video
Henry V & Battle of Agincourt
Hundred Years War (long; anti-christian teacher; I used it so I'd know the details)
How to shoot a longbow
Joan of Arc Music Video
Joan of Arc
Story of the World Ch 26 Video Page (Agincourt, Joan of Arc)
Horrible Histories:Middle Ages:death & starvation
Charles the Bold
The Road to Van Eyck

Earth facts
All about Earth
Why does the Earth have seasons?

Week 26:

Story of the World Ch 24 Video Page (Ottomans & Suleiman)
Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople
Ferdinand & Isabella
Henry the Navigator , more on Prince Henry
Story of the World Ch 28 Video Page (Ferdinand, Isabella & Portuguese Explorers)
War of the Roses Horrible Histories Video
Story of the World Ch 27 Video Page (War of the Roses & Tower of London)


Moon facts
Why does the Moon look like it changes?
Why we only see one side of the moon
Moon Illusion
A feather and hammer on the moon
Our Astronomy page we made while using Abeka books has some super moon landing videos

Week 27:

Ghana
Kingdom of Mali
Story of the World Ch 29 Video Page (Mansa Musa)
Songhay Empire
Zimbabwe

Mars facts
All about Mars
How to live on Mars
Volcanoes on Mars

Week 28:

The Mauryan Empire
The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (had to pause to read it because it's fast moving)
The Gupta Empire
St. Thomas in India (long but lots of info that I'd never heard before)
Indian Christians
Ajanta Caves
Angkor Wat
Borobudur Temple
The Moghul Empire in India
Early Mughuls in India
Akbar the Great
Taj Mahal
Story of the World Ch 31 Video Page (Columbus, Vasco de Gama,Magellan)
Using an Astrolabe- the first computer

Age of Exploration (have a contest to see who can find the HUGE error in this video - it was very obvious to my 5th grader)
Christopher Columbus Song (this video drove my kids crazy but it stuck in their brain)
Columbus Day (The history behind the holiday)


Difference in asteroids, comets & meteors
Video of the asteroid Vesta
The Asteroid Belt (part 1 of 3) - lots of facts geared to olders - great pics
Shorter Video on the Asteroid Belt

Week 29:

Video on Magellan is in week 28 links
How America Got It's Name
Amerigo Vespucci
Mesoamerican Civilization - Olmecs to Cortes
Mayan Codex
Story of the World Ch 32 Video Page (Olmecs, Tenochtitlan, End of the Incan Empire)
The Mayans
Aztecs & the Quetzalcoatl (mentions human sacrifice)
Empire of the Incas


Jupiter (mentions evolution)Jupiter's Spots
Deadliest Space Weather - Jupiter's storm on earth (long video but so cool)

Week 30:

Story of the World Ch 33 Video Page (Cortes)
Story of the World Ch 35 Video Page ( Renissance & The Gutenberg Bible)
Renaissance Art
Artists of the Renaissance
Renaissance Man Music Video (has nudity)

Horrible Histories-The Renaissance Report
Leonardo da Vinci Music Video

Saturn (references evolution)

Saturn's Rings
Saturn's Largest Moon - Titan
Cassini Mission

Week 31:

John Wycliffe Part 1, (begins at 1:20), Part 2, Part 3
John Hus Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Gutenberg Bible Video in week 30 links
Gutenberg Music Video
The Printing Press
Demonstration of the Gutenberg Printing Press
Story of the World Ch 34 Video Page (Martin Luther, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn)
Martin Luther Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Cash my Sin Horrible Histories Video 
Henry VIII Biography Video
Tudor Laws Horrible Histories Video
Henry VIII Horrible Histories Videos
William Tyndale Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Uranus
Neptune

Week 32:

Anne Askew audio 
John Calvin 
Counter-Reformation
Council of Trent
Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer
Story of the World Ch 37 Video Page (Copernicus & Galileo)
John Knox
Story of the World Ch 38 Video Page (Tudors & Elizabeth)


Pluto
Kuiper Belt

Week 33:

Jeanne d'Albret Story of the World Ch 39 Video Page (Shakespeare)
Horrible Histories Shakespeare Music Video
Spark Notes Video Summary of Macbeth 
Spark Notes Video Summary of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Spark Notes Video Summary of Hamlet
Spark Notes Video Summary of Romeo and Juliet
The Globe
Pre-Colombian Civilization-North American Indians before Europeans

Stars
Star Size Comparison
Galaxies
Andromeda Galaxy
Constellations

Week 34:

Story of the World Ch 40 Video Page (Roanoke)
Story of the World Ch 41 Video Page (Cartier)
Story of the World Ch 42 Video Page (Drake & Armada)

Space Launch (long but shows great details)
Space Station
Life on the Space Station
Sing Along From Space
Is Somebody Singing Song with Lyrics
Astronauts in Training