Chapter by Chapter

Resources and Links for

Story of the World:

Volume 2 Chapters 31-40

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Supplies:

Activities are aimed specifically at elementary age

Activities for middle school age and up

Activities for high school age

Activities for all age ranges

(I will continue to update as we work through these chapters and I find more resources to incorporate, as well as add pictures.)

Options for each chapter:

  • Read chapter
  • Answer review questions from activity book either written or orally (I usually write the questions in the notebook, leaving space between each for them to write the answers. It takes a little extra time to write the questions myself, but it helps me keep up to date with what they are learning and to know what to ask about.)
  • Mapwork from activity book
  • Coloring page from activity book
  • Pick a craft project from activity book
  • Timeline Entry or Timeline Cards  (We stapled the printable timeline inside the back cover of the notebook and add pages as we need them by taping them to the last one. It will end up accordion-like.)
  • Chapter Test

Chapter 31: Exploring New Worlds

  • Watch Animaniacs- Magellan Song**

  • Play the Spice Trader Game
  • Watch Crash Course World History #21: Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners**

  • Watch The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4**

Chapter 32: The American Kingdoms

  • Watch Chichen Itza-10 facts** [This one also mentions human sacrifice]

  • Watch Time Warp Trio- Me Oh Maya**

  • Read more about The Aztecs
  • Watch Ask History: What Happened to the Aztecs?**

Chapter 33: Spain, Portugal, and the New World

  • Watch Hernan Cortes: The Conquistador of the the Aztecs**

  • Watch The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23**
  • Watch The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24**
  • Watch Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History #5**

Chapter 34: Martin Luther’s New Ideas

  • Watch ‘Crash Course World History 2- Luther and the Protestant Reformation #218’

Chapter 35: The Renaissance

  • Watch Crash Course World History- The Renaissance: Was It a Thing? #22**

  • Watch Alchemy: History of Science #10**
  • Watch Crash Course European History- Medieval Europe #2** (This is a review video of topics covered through middle ages)
  • Watch Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2**
  • Watch The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3**
  • Watch Cathedrals and Universities: Crash Course History of Science #11**

Chapter 36: Reformation and Counter Reformation

  • Read about The Reformation (read all sections; you can skip over Martin Luther if you already read it with chapter 34)
  • Watch A Fun, Animated History of the Reformation and the Man Who Started It All**

  • Reformation Crossword Puzzle
  • Watch Rick Steves’ Luther and the Reformation** (this is a bit long-55 minutes- but covers a lot of good information)

  • Watch The Protestant Reformation: Crash Course European History #6**
  • Watch Reformation and Consequences: Crash Course European History #7**
  • Watch Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9**

Chapter 37: The New Universe

  • Watch How We Figured Out That Earth Goes Around the Sun**
  • Watch Meet Galileo Galilei**

  • Watch The Scientific Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #12**

Chapter 38: England’s Greatest Queen

  • Watch Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England**

Chapter 39: England’s Greatest Playwright

  • Watch The Story of William Shakespeare for Kids**

  • Watch William Shakespeare-Playwright**

  • Shakespeare Word Search (at time of posting, this was a free download on teacherspayteachers.com)
  • Shakespeare Lapbook piece (page 21)
  • Watch Free Will, Witches, Murder, and Macbeth (Part 1) and Gender, Guilt, and Faith-Macbeth (Part 2)**

Chapter 40: New Ventures to the Americas

  • Watch 7 Theories About the Mysterious Vanishing Of Roanoke Colony** [This video does discuss cannabalism as a possibility, as well as witchcraft and dark magic.]

(Last updated 10/1/2020)

I will continue to update with pictures and additional resources as we work through these chapters and I find more resources to incorporate.

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