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History – Secondary Grade 1

Support for the S1 history book "Civilisation of Egypt and the Ancient World": introduction (civilisation, history, sources, factors), ancient (Pharaonic) Egypt in six aspects, Mesopotamia and Phoenicia, Greece and Rome, and Egypt under the Ptolemies and the Romans.

  • All levelsSuits beginners and experienced learners
  • 16 lessonsOrdered from basics to practice
  • In ArabicWith technical terms in English

About this course

Each lesson follows the book's objectives box; the academy adds timelines, comparison tables, short source-analysis tasks and map work.

Academy-authored content and assessments – not an official exam.

Course highlights

  • Define civilisation and history, explain the importance of studying history and the historical periods, classify primary and secondary sources, and analyse the factors behind the rise of civilisations
  • Order the main periods and events of ancient Egyptian history and analyse its political, administrative and military life (unification, kingship, administration, the army and foreign policy)
  • Describe and analyse economic, social, religious and cultural life in ancient Egypt and its contribution to human civilisation
  • Describe the civilisations of ancient Mesopotamia and Phoenicia and their links with Egypt
  • Explain Greek civilisation (Athens and Sparta, culture) and Egypt under the Ptolemies (Alexander, Alexandria, Hellenistic culture)
  • Explain Roman civilisation (stages, politics, law, art) and Egypt under Roman rule (30 BC – AD 641)

Is this course for you?

Requirements

  • Preparatory social studies

Course content

  • 6units
  • 16sessions
  • 7quizzes
Unit 13 sessions
  1. Lesson 1.1
  2. Lesson 1.2
  3. Lesson 1.3
Unit 27 sessions
  1. Lesson 2.1
  2. Lesson 2.2
  3. Lesson 2.3
  4. Lesson 2.4
  5. Lesson 2.5
  6. Lesson 2.6
  7. Lesson 2.7
Unit 32 sessions
  1. Lesson 3.1
  2. Lesson 3.2
Unit 44 sessions
  1. Lesson 4.1
  2. Lesson 4.2
  3. Lesson 4.3
  4. Lesson 4.4
Quizzes0 sessions · 7 quizzes
  1. Quiz 1
  2. Quiz 2
  3. Quiz 3
  4. Quiz 4
  5. Quiz 5
  6. Quiz 6
  7. Comprehensive test
Projects and assignments0 sessions
  1. Assignment 1
  2. Assignment 2

The lecturer

Lecturer

Eng. Abdelmaksoud

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