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Click on the links below to access audio files with great information about the topics we are studying this year in history.  


Note- these files are from a history textbook that we no longer use- but are still helpful :)

Chapter 1:  Studying the Ancient World

1.1 - Clues from the Past

1.2 - Putting the Pieces Together



Chapter 2:  The Fall of Rome

2.1 - The Roman Empire

2.2 - Fall of the Western Roman Empire

2.3 - The Byzantine Empire


Chapter 3:  The Rise of Islam

3.1 - Geography and Life in Arabia

3.2 - Origins of Islam

3.3 - Islamic Beliefs and Practices



Chapter 4:  The Spread of Islam

4.1 - Early Expansion of Islam

4.2 - Muslim Empires

4.3 - Cultural Achievements



Chapter 5: Early West African Societies

5.1 - Geography of Africa

5.2 - Early Culture and Trade



Chapter 6:  West African Empires

6.1 - Empire of Ghana

6.2 - Empire of Mali

6.3 - Empire of Songhai

6.4 - Historical and Artistic Traditions



Chapter 7: China 

7.1 - China Reunifies

7.2 - Tang and Song Achievements

7.3 - Confucianism and Government

7.4 - The Yuan and Ming Dynasties



Chapter 8:  Japan 

8.1 - Geography and Early Japan

8.2 - Art and Culture in Heian

8.3 - Growth of a Military Society



Chapter 9:  The Early Middle Ages

9.1 - The Geography of Europe

9.2 - Europe After the Fall of Rome

9.3 - Feudalism and Manor Life

9.4 - Feudal Societies



Chapter 10:  The Later Middle Ages

10.1 - Popes and Kings

10.2 - The Crusades

10.3 - Christianity and Medieval Society

10.4 - Political and Social Change

10.5 - Challenges to Church Authority



Chapter 11:  The Renaissance

11.1 - Origins of the Renaissance

11.2 - The Italian Renaissance

11.3 - The Renaissance Beyond Italy



Chapter 12:  The Reformation of Christianity

12.1 - The Protestant Reformation

12.2 - The Catholic Reformation

12.3 - Effects of the Reformation



Chapter 13:  The Scientific Revolution  (...coming soon...)



Chapter 14:  The Early Americas

14.1 - Geography and Early Cultures

14.2 - The Maya

14.3 - Maya Life and Society



Chapter 15:  The Aztec and Inca Empires

15.1 - The Aztec Empire

15.2 - Aztec Life and Society

15.3 - The Inca Empire

15.4 - Inca Life and Society



Chapter 16:  The Age of Exploration 

16.1 - Great Voyages of Discovery

16.2 - The Columbian Exchange

16.3 - Origins of Capitalism



Chapter 17:  Enlightenment and Revolution 

17.1 - Ideas of the Enlightenment

17.2 - New Views on Government

17.3 - The Age of Revolution