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Free online courseAncient History Curriculum - from Creation through the Resurrection

Duration of the online course: 5 hours and 47 minutes

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Free ancient history curriculum from Creation through the Resurrection, building study skills and exploring origins, early civilizations, and ancient laws.

In this free course, learn about

  • Course Orientation and Learning Skills
  • Creation and the Beginning of History
  • The Fall, Early Humanity, and Primeval History
  • Babel, Mesopotamia, Myths, and the Rise of Early Civilization

Course Description

Explore a free online ancient history curriculum designed for homeschool and classroom learners, guiding you from Creation through the Resurrection within a coherent, story-driven framework. This course in School Subjects, History helps students build strong study habits while engaging with the foundations of the ancient world through a biblical lens.

You will strengthen essential academic skills such as note-taking, learning strategies, and portfolio-building so your work becomes meaningful, organized, and easy to review. Along the way, the lessons connect big ideas to real understanding, showing why history matters and how it shapes the way we think about culture, government, and belief.

The curriculum examines early biblical history and compares it with ancient traditions, addressing major questions about origins, the beginning of recorded history, and the presence of evil. You will investigate how timelines are formed for early events and consider how major turning points influenced the development of societies.

As the course moves through early civilizations, it explores life in ancient Mesopotamia, the impact of Babel, and the role of early legal codes in shaping communities and leadership. With clear explanations and a structured progression, this curriculum supports students who want a thoughtful, faith-informed approach to ancient history while still practicing core skills needed for long-term success in any history course.

Course content

  • Video class: Antiquity Ancient History Curriculum | Year 3 in Dave Raymond's Popular History Homeschool Series 01m
  • Exercise: What is the central theme that ties the course’s ancient history survey together?
  • Video class: Introduction and the Art of Note-Taking | Ancient History 1.1 09m
  • Exercise: What is one key reason for studying antiquity in this course?
  • Video class: Why Do We Learn? | Ancient History 1.2 14m
  • Exercise: According to the lecture, what is the chief purpose of life (and therefore a main purpose of education)?
  • Video class: 7 Reasons to Study History | Ancient History 1.3 08m
  • Exercise: Which reason for studying history emphasizes remembering who God is and what He has done?
  • Video class: 5 Skills Every Homeschool Student Needs to Succeed | Ancient History 1.4 07m
  • Exercise: Which character quality is described as the primary need when approaching the past?
  • Video class: How to Make a History Portfolio Come Alive | Ancient History 1.5 06m
  • Exercise: What is the main purpose of the weekly portfolio assignment?
  • Video class: What Happened at the Beginning of History? | Ancient History 2.1 22m
  • Exercise: What does the lesson title Imago Dei emphasize?
  • Video class: Genesis vs. Creation Myths | Ancient History 2.2 20m
  • Exercise: Which feature is presented as a key way Genesis differs from many ancient Near Eastern creation stories?
  • Video class: Genesis: Literal, Day-Age, and Theistic Evolution Explained | Ancient History 2.3 19m
  • Exercise: In the calendar day view of Genesis 1–2, what does the Hebrew word yom normally mean?
  • Video class: What are the 7 Themes of Creation? | Ancient History 2.4 24m
  • Exercise: Which theme is associated with Day 4 of the seven-day creation pattern in Genesis 1?
  • Video class: Why Does Evil Exist? | Ancient History 3.1 20m
  • Exercise: In Genesis, what term is used for the genealogies that structure the book into major sections?
  • Video class: What Were Adam's 4 Roles in the Garden of Eden? | Ancient History 3.2 17m
  • Exercise: What is the Proto-Evangelium described in the lecture?
  • Video class: History's First Murder: Cain, Seth, and the Two Cities | Ancient History 3.3 17m
  • Exercise: What action most clearly shows Cain’s attempt to build the “city of man” rather than repent after being confronted by God?
  • Video class: Noah's Flood vs. Ancient Myths | Ancient History 3.4 19m
  • Exercise: What key theme makes the flood narrative distinct from many other ancient flood stories?
  • Video class: Does Prehistoric Man Pose a Problem for Creationists? | Ancient History 3.5 25m
  • Exercise: Which discovery most directly challenges the idea that a small brain always means low intelligence in prehistoric humans?
  • Video class: How Do We Put Dates to Biblical Events? | Ancient History 4.1 22m
  • Exercise: According to the chronology benchmarks discussed, what date is given for the Exodus?
  • Video class: What Happened at Babel? | Ancient History 4.2 26m
  • Exercise: In the Babel account, what materials are said to be used for the city’s construction?
  • Video class: What Was Life Like in Ancient Mesopotamia? | Ancient History 4.3 24m
  • Exercise: What does the Greek word Mesopotamia literally mean?
  • Video class: Understanding Ancient Creation Myths | Ancient History 4.4 24m
  • Exercise: In the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elish, how is humanity created?
  • Video class: The First Laws and How They Shaped History | Ancient History 4.5 14m

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