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 - Excellent Resource For Self Ed and Home EdAncient History from Primary Sources A Literary Timeline If you are a non classically educated parent providing a Christian classical education for your children this is an invaluable resource. It would be wonderful to have copywork from the ancients or recountings of historical events told by those who lived closer to the time period than we do. To do this would require the daunting task of sifting through hundreds of online resources to find ancient historical writings. The problem is not just locating them but then determining what would be appropriate for your children since there is quite a bit of shocking and inappropriate information. If you are educating several children as well as attending to your household it is understandable that you wouldn't even try to seek out such material. With Ancient History from Primary Sources A Literary Timeline the work is all done in a very approachable, logical format. In this volume you will find the names of primary source authors listed in chronological order, with a short bio as well as which of their works are extant. The accompanying CD has the writings that are cited. An actual timeline is in the book paralleling the different cultures with the list of writings placed in their appropriate time period (Hebrew& Christian, Egyptian, Mesopotamia, Greek, Roman). This volume also includes important resources for parents i.e. Using Primary Sources to Study History, Four Approaches to The Study of Ancient Literature, Bible Chronology Puzzle and several other interesting appendices. Once again I enthusiastically thank the Bluedorn family for sharing the insights the Lord has given them over the years, therefore enabling our present journey in home education to be a smoother one. Rating:  - Quite UselessThis is not the way to teach history. You need to use original sources, or at least books that cover subject area in a scholarly way. Rating: - Excellent resource!A great all-in-one-place resource for historians, history teachers and homeschoolers. Know what you need to know (and then some!) without spending hours and days looking for the information. page 2 of 2
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