Tag Archives: Ancient History

The Myceneans

The Myceneans began around 2000 BC and continued until about 1200 BC, when the Sea Peoples invaded and forced the survivors to flee to other countries.

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Ancient India – The Indus Valley

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Ancient History for Homeschool Review and Questions

Ancient History Recap from Prehistory to the fall of the Chaldeans So far, in Ancient History for Homeschool, we have focused on the history of Mesopotamia and Egypt.  Let’s recap a little before we branch out to other civilizations that … Continue reading

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Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans

Homeschooling Lesson on the Chaldeans The Chaldeans took over a quite a bit of the territories that the Assyrians lost control of.  They had a king named Nebuchadnezzar who reigned for about 45 years.  While Nebuchadnezzar was in charge the … Continue reading

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The Assyrians Part Two

In the Bible is the story of Jonah, an ancient prophet he would have lived sometime around 781 BC.  He was told by God to go to Nineveh and tell the people to repent or God would destroy them. The … Continue reading

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Who Were the Hittites?

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Hammurabi Part Two

Hammurabi  was in power from about 1792 – 1750 BC and is still famous. He is most remembered for the code that is named after him, but due to his powerful rule, the name Babylon became a symbol for the … Continue reading

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Homeschool Prehistoric Timeline

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Akkadian Empire Part Three

This Homeschool Lesson is about the rise and fall of the Akkadian Empire which lead to a “Dark Age” in parts of Mesopotamia.

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Akkadian Empire Part Two

Sargon  the Great Conquerer ruled for 56 years. (almost as long as Queen Victoria in the 1800s BC)

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