These Were The Greeks

This is a great introduction to Greece and her culture. Surveying Greek history and civilization, this title examines such topics as the Minoans and Mycenaeans, City-States, Wars with Persia, Imperial Athens, Alexander, and after Alexander, as well as Greek religion, games, democracy and law, work and trade, and education. As with most books about ancient Greece, heads-up on lots of nude artwork.

• Lucerna Academy families: Use this book for 6 weeks in Honors Year 1 Rhetoric History and 6 weeks in Year 1 Rhetoric History.
• Tapestry of Grace families: Don’t miss the Greek alphabet and chapter questions at the end of the book! Questions in the student workbooks are directly tied to this title, so it won’t be as easy to substitute another title. Use for 5 weeks in Units 2 and 3.