Tapestry of Grace Year 1 Unit 2: "All Governments Are Established By God"

We will be starting Tapestry of Grace Year 1 Unit 2 next week; here is my tentative schedule. I will list here other resources as I find them, I won't necessarily use every resource I list!

Weeks 1 and 2
TOG 1 Week 10: The Indus Valley, Hinduism, and Buddhism
Resources: The Story of the World 1, chapters 9, 30, 31
Streams of Civilization 1 p. 39-42
Mystery of History I Lesson 40: India and Hinduism, Lesson 63: Buddha; 88 Emperor Asoka of India
Family Resource: talk to Grandpa B. about his experience living in India

Weeks 3 and 4
TOG 1 Week 11: Ancient China: Confucius and Taoism
TSotW 1 Chapters 10, 32, 33
Streams of Civilization I p. 216-226
MoH 1 Lesson 18: China and the Shang Dynasty; Lesson 29: Zhou Dynasty; 65: Confucius; 90: The Qin Dynasty; 92: the Han Dynasty
Family Resource: Ask for stories or pictures from family members who have visited China


Weeks 5 and 6
TOG 1 Week 12: Ancient Americas: Inuit, Mound Builders, and Maya
*LDS: The Book of Mormon gives a unique perspective on some of the native American peoples. At least 3 groups of people came to the Americas, via boats, from the Middle East. The first Group, Jaredites, came about the time of the Tower of Babel. Two other groups came from Jerusalem around 600 BC, one led by the prophet Lehi and another by Mulek, a son of King Zedekiah. We do not know exactly where these peoples settled, although many Book of Mormon scholars point to central America. Nor do we know who they may have interacted and mingled with other peoples in the Americas, though it seems possible that some of the traces of civilization we find in mesoamerica are either traces of these peoples or were influenced by them.
*I take particular interest in the cultures of Central and South America. An early visit to ancient pyramids and ruins in Mexico sparked an interest in the history and archeology of the area, which was strengthened by living in Guatemala and Bolivia during parts of my growing up years. It was these experiences in large part that led me to major in Archeology in college. I will likely extend this unit with discussions of other cultures and civilizations of the ancient Americas.
SotW 1 Chapter 26
SofCiv I p. 68-72, 91-94, 318-326
MoH 1 Lesson 48: Ancient Native Americans
Rain Player (Wisniewski)
Family Resources: Stories of visiting ancient ruins in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia.

Week 7
TOG 1 Week 13: Early Greeks: Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean, and Trojan Cultures
SotW 1 Chapters 18-19
SofCiv I, p. 63-67
MoH 1 Lesson 12: The Minoan Civilization (unless covered in week 4 of unit 1); 25: Legend of the Trojan Horse;
Family Resource: tell about visit to Crete


Week 8
TOG Week 14: Early Greeks: Everyday Life, Religion and Mythology
SotW 1 Chapter 23
SofCiv 1 p. 84-91
MoH1 Lesson 39: Homer

Week 9
TOG Week 15: The Promised Land: Conquest and Settlement
TOG Week 16: Judges, Samuel, and Minor Neighboring Cultures
SotW 1 Chapter 12
SofCiv I p. 78-79; 74-76
MoH I Lesson 21: Joshua, Jericho and Rahab; 26: Ruth and Naomi; 27: Gideon; 28: Samson; 30: Samuel;
Bible: Joshua 1-12, Judges 1-21, Ruth, 1 Samuel 1-7

Weeks 10 and 11
TOG Week 17: The Rise of Saul and the Philistines
TOG Week 18: David, Shepherd of Israel: The Phoenicians
SotW 1 Chapter 15
SofCiv I p.
MoH I Lesson 31: King Saul; 32: David; 34: The Phoenicians
Bible: 1 Samuel 8-31, 2 Samuel

Weeks 12 and 13
Christmas Activities
Discuss how the Old Testament and Book of Mormon point towards the coming of Christ.

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