SOTW2 - Chapter 11: The Kingdom of the Franks

• CLOVIS, THE EX-BARBARIAN
• Read: Medieval Paris by Anna Tartaglino (ISBN 0739819569)
• Read online: Clovis

• FOUR TRIBES, ONE EMPIRE
• Visit Merovingian Days site

SOTW2 - Chapter 10: The Bottom of the World

• THE FIRST PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA
• Read: Australia by Allan Fowler (ISBN 0516216708)
• Project: Aboriginal Dot Art
• Project: Make a Didgeridoo
• Read online: Stories of the Dreaming (stories of the history and culture of the indigenous people of Australia)

• THE LONG JOURNEY OF THE MAORI
• Read: Maori by Robert MacDonald (ISBN 1568471513)
• Projects: Maori Crafts for Children
• Project: New Zealand Anagram worksheet
• Online activity: Learn the Maori language
• Read online: Maori myths, Legends, and Contemporary Stories

SOTW2 - Chapter 9: East of China

• THE YAMATO DYNASTY OF JAPAN
• Read and make projects with: Old Japan by Alexandra Haslam (ISBN 1568471394)
• Read: The Crane Wife by Odds Bodkin (ISBN 0152014071)
• Project: Make Sushi Cupcakes

• A TALE OF THREE COUNTRIES: KOREA, CHINA, AND JAPAN
• Project: Print and assemble a paper model of the Great Buddha of Todaiji Temple
• Project: Make Japanese paper dolls to celebrate Hinamatsuri

SOTW2 - Chapter 8: The Great Dynasties of China

• YANG CHIEN UNITES NORTH AND SOUTH
• Read: Empress of China: Wu Ze Tian by Cheng-An Chiang (ISBN 1878217321)
• Read: The Warlord's Puzzle by Virginia Pilegard (ISBN 1565544951)
• Online activity: Explore a timeline of Ancient China's history

• THE TANG DYNASTY
• Read online: The Tang Dynasty
• Project: Print and assemble a paper model of the Potala Palace (see more information about the Potala Palace here)
• Project: Make a Chinese Opera Mask

SOTW2 - Chapter 7: Islam Becomes an Empire

• THE FIGHT FOR MECCA
• Read: The Golden Age of Islam by Linda George (ISBN 076140273X)

• THE SPREAD OF ISLAM
• Visit: Interactive Tour of the Muslim World

• THE CITY OF BAGHDAD
• Read online: Baghdad in Islamic History

• SINBAD IN THE VALLEY OF SNAKES
• Read: The Arabian Nights by Earle Goodenow (ISBN 044806006X)

SOTW2 - Chapter 6: The Rise of Islam

• MUHAMMAD'S VISION
• Read online: Muhammed: Legacy of a Prophet

• MUHAMMAD FLEES TO MEDINA

• THE KORAN: ISLAM'S HOLY BOOK
• Read: I Am Muslim by Jessica Chalfonte (ISBN 0823923754)

SOTW2 - Chapter 5: The Medieval Indian Empire

• A KING NAMED SKANDAGUPTA
• Watch: Ancient India, A Journey Back in Time (DVD)
• Read: The Wizard Punchkin - A Folk Tale from India by Joanne Troughton (ISBN 087226162X)
• Online activity: Explore Ancient Indian history timeline

• MONKS IN CAVES
• Read: I am Hindu by Devi Aiyengar (ISBN 0823923819)
• Visit: Ajanta Caves

SOTW2 - Chapter 4: The Byzantine Empire

• THE BEAUTY OF CONSTANTINOPLE
• Read online: Hagia Sophia (with computer reconstructions)
• Read online: Constantinople

• JUSTINIAN, THE JUST EMPEROR
• Project: Byzantine Costume Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney ISBN 0486420779)

• THE EMPRESS THEODORA
• Read: Who Was the Acrobatic Empress? The Story of Theodora by Robin Phillips (ISBN 0972860398)

• THE CHURCH IN THE EAST
• Read: Saint Nicholas by Ann Tompert (ISBN 1590783360)
• Project: Make a mosaic using the Byzantine technique

SOTW2 - Chapter 3: Christianity Comes to Britain

• AUGUSTINE COMES TO ENGLAND
• Read online: Augustine of Canterbury

• MEDIEVAL MONASTERIES
• Read: What Were Castles For? by Philip Roxbee Cox (ISBN 1580863965)
• Read online: Monks and Monasteries, Nuns and Convents

• WRITING BOOKS BY HAND
• Read online and/or project: Illuminations - A Lesson in the Art of Illuminated Letters by Amy Bruce (pdf) - contains instructions and examples of children's projects.
• Project: How to Illuminate a Letter
• Project: Illuminated Letter Coloring Pages
• Visit: Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts.  I especially recommend viewing such manuscripts as "Les Très Riches Heures de Metz", which was produced in the years 1300-1310 but has beautiful illuminations  (skip the first few pages because there seems to have been some damage, but if you go further in the book, it's gorgeous).  For a manuscript produced circa 700, visit this site.

SOTW2 - Chapter 2: The Early Days of Britain

• THE CELTS OF BRITAIN
• See my list of resources from SOTW1, Chapter 35
• Online activities: The Iron Age Celts
• Read: The Celts by Hazel Martell (ISBN 0670865583)

• BARBARIANS COME TO BRITAIN
• See my list of resources from SOTW1, Chapter 41~
• Watch:  Dark Age England - A Journey Back in Time (DVD)

• BEOWULF THE HERO
• Read: The Hero Beowulf by Eric Kimmel (ISBN 0374306710)
• Visit the site: Beowulf

SOTW2 - Chapter 1: The Glory That Was Rome

• WANDERING THROUGH THE ROMAN EMPIRE
• Read: I Wonder Why The Romans Wore Togas and Other Questions About Ancient Rome by Fiona MacDonald (ISBN 0753407620)
• Online video: The Legions of Rome (3 parts)
• Project: Make your own Roman Soldier costume with tips found here
• Project: Make a Roman Helmet
• Project: Make a Roman Signum - look at pictures of Roman signa here and here and follow instructions from p 3 of the SOTW2 Activity Guide

• THE FALL OF ROME
• Online video: The Fall of the Roman Empire (Brainpop, subscription required)
• Read: Walking in Roman Footsteps (Reading A-Z.com, level Q)
• Read online: Emperor Valens and the Barbarians

SOTW1 - Chapter 42: The End of Rome

• THE LAST ROMAN EMPEROR
• Online video: The Fall of the Roman Empire (Brainpop, Subscription required)
• Read online: The Fall of Rome

• THE GIFTS OF ROME
• Read online: What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?

SOTW1 - Chapter 41: The Attacking Barbarians

• ATTILA THE HUN
• Read online: The Fall of Rome
• Read online: Dining with Attila the Hun, 448 AD
• Read online: Attila, King of the Huns

• STILICHO, ROMAN AND BARBARIAN
• Read online: Stilicho, Magister Militum in the Late Roman Empire 

• THE COMING OF THE VISIGOTHS
• View a map of one of the attacks of the Visigoths
• Read online: Alaric, King of the Visigoths, and the Sack of Rome, AD 410
• Read online: Visigoths
• Read online: History of the Vandals

SOTW1 - Chapter 40: Rome Begins to Weaken

• THE BRITISH REBELLION
• Project: Roman soldier costume
• Read online: Boudicca's Revolt

• ROME DIVIDED IN TWO
• Online Game: Battle Barbarians!
• Read online: Uh Oh! Here Come the Barbarians!
• Read: Pompeii: Lost and Found by Mary Pope Osborne (ISBN 0375828893) 
• Read: Pompeii: Buried Alive! by Edith Davis (ISBN 0394888669)
• Read online: The Roman Empire is Split Into Two Pieces

SOTW1 - Chapter 39: Rome and the Christians

• NERO, THE EVIL EMPEROR
• Read online: Nero Persecutes the Christians, 64 AD
• Read online: The Burning of Rome, 64 AD
• Read: I Wonder Why Romans Wore Togas? And Other Questions About Ancient Rome by Fiona MacDonald (ISBN 0753450577)
• p 28: Who Was Thrown to the Lions?

• CHRISTIANS IN THE CATACOMBS
• Read online: Death of a martyr, 203 AD
• Online visit: The Christians Catacombs of Rome

• THE EMPEROR IS A CHRISTIAN!
• Read online: Pagans and Christians
• Read online: Constantine
• Read online: Famous Romans: Constantine (scroll down to find the paragraph about him, it's a good summary of what he needs to be remembered for)

SOTW1 - Chapter 38: The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation

• THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE
• Read online: The Romans Destroy The Temple at Jerusalem, 70 AD
• Read online: Rome Celebrates the Vanquishing of the Jews, 71 AD

SOTW1 - Chapter 37: The Beginning of Christianity

• THE BIRTH OF JESUS
• Read: The Story of Jesus by Mary Batchelor (ISBN 0745918840)

• JESUS CRUCIFIED AND RESURRECTED
• Online activity: Self-Check Quiz: Christianity



Ta-dah!



SOTW1 - Chapter 36: The First Roman Prince

• AUGUSTUS CAESAR
• Read online: The Age of Augustus
• Online Game: The Emperor of Rome
• Online video: Pax Romana (Brainpop, subscription required)
• Online activity: Self-check quiz on The Roman Empire

SOTW1 - Chapter 35: Caesar the Hero

• CAESAR FIGHTS THE CELTS
• Read online: Who Are the Celts?
• Visit the site: Romans: Invasion
• Online Game: Battlefield Academy:Romans (stop the Romans from capturing a hillfort)
• Project: Make a Ballista from K'nex
• Watch: The Celts (DVD)

• CAESAR CROSSES THE RUBICON
• Read online: Julius Caesar Crosses the Rubicon, 49 BC

• CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA
• Read: Cleopatra, the Queen of Kings by Fiona MacDonald (ISBN 0789477610)
• Read online: Cleopatra and Caesar
• Online video: Cleopatra (Brainpop, subscription required)

• THE DEATH OF CAESAR
• Read online: The Assassination of Julius Caesar, 44 BC

SOTW1 - Chapter 34: The Rise of Julius Caesar

• CAESAR IS KIDNAPPED
• Read: Julius Caesar, the Founder of the Roman Republic by Jayne Parsons (ISBN 0789465043)
• Read online: Caesar and the Pirates

• THE CONSULS OF ROME
• Read online: Caesar's Consulship
• For fun, you might want to peruse the list of names of the Roman Consuls
• Read online: Goverment Under the Roman Republic

• CAESAR AND THE SENATE
• Read online: The Romans - Government of Rome

SOTW1 - Chapter 33: Confucius

• CHINA'S WISE TEACHER
• Read: Confucius: The Golden Rule by Russell Freedman (ISBN 0439139570)
• Read online: Confucius and Confucianism
• Read online: Who Was Confucius?
• Print and color a Confucius coloring page
• Projects: Pick a project inspired by Confucius's wisdom

SOTW1 - Chapter 32: China: Writing and the Qin

• CALLIGRAPHY IN CHINA
• Read online (and practice!): Chinese Calligraphy
• Choose your Chinese name and practice writing it
• Read: The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty and the Beast Tale by Lawrence Yep (ISBN 0060243813)
• Project: Make a Chinese slat book

• WARRING STATES
• Read online and watch: First Emperor: The Man Who Made China

• THE FIRST EMPEROR AND THE GREAT WALL
• Take a virtual tour of the Great Wall of China
• Look at a slide show of the Great Wall (click on the screen that is protruding from the ceiling and labeled "projector")
• Read: The Great Wall: The story of 4,000 miles of earth and stone that turned a nation into a fortress  by Elizabeth Mann (ISBN 0965049329)
• Online video: The Great Wall of China (Brainpop, subscription required)

• THE FIRST EMPEROR'S GRAVE
• Online activity: Explore the Necropolis of Qin Shi Huang
• Project: Make a Terracotta warrior