Necessary Books:

• The Bible – You are welcome to use the translation of your choice. Discussion questions and review worksheets are based upon the King James Version unless otherwise noted.
• The Story of the Renaissance and Reformation, by Christine Miller (Nothing New Press: 2004).
• Revelation Revealed, by Christine Miller (Nothing New Press: 2016).
• Fire Upon the Earth: The Story of the Christian Church, by Norman F. Langford. (This book is also used in Year 3.)
• Map Trek: The Complete Collection (with CD-ROM), by Terri Johnson (Knowledge Quest: 2010). (This book is used in Years 1-4 and American History. This is our recommended edition, but the Map Trek: Ancient History ebook and Map Trek: Atlas editions will also work with our curriculum.)

Optional Resources:

You should build a timeline and a notebook with your children this year. The following resources are not necessary but can simplify things.

• History Through the Ages: Timeline Figures (Resurrection to Revolution), by Amy Pak (Homeschool in the Woods).
• History Through the Ages: Timeline Figures (Napoleon to Now), by Amy Pak (Homeschool in the Woods).
• Book of Centuries (Cottage Press). Glue the timeline figures (above) into the book of centuries. Year by year, as you study history, this book will become a treasured keepsake.

Additional Books & Resources to Borrow or Buy:

• An Island Story by H.E. Marshall
• The World of Columbus and Sons, by Genevieve Foster
• Abraham Lincoln’s World, by Genevieve Foster
• All Through the Ages, by Christine Miller

Reference books I have on my shelf:

• The Age of Revolution, and The Great Democracies, which are volumes III and IV of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston S. Churchill
• A History of the Twentieth Century, by Martin Gilbert

Even more book ideas, from an old web page put together by Christine Miller:

• Year-4-books.pdf

High School Books:

• Israel’s Tribes Today, by Steven M. Collins – especially chapter 3, which is a wonderful history of many of the countries of Europe
• Restoring Israel’s Kingdom, by Angus Wootten
• The Origin of Species, Darwin (maybe? definitely do NOT agree, but it has shaped world history)
• The Long War Against God, Morris (parts of it are assigned in other parts of our curriculum, but this book does a GREAT job of tying modern events all back to Babel again)
• The Road to Holocaust, Hal Lindsey (I do NOT love this author, but this book brings up some excellent points)
• The Short History of the Baptists, Vedder (a great book on church history, and many of the groups included are actually Sabbath keepers, rather than Baptists as we know them today; might be hard to find or out of print)
• World War 1, World War 2, and The Thousand Year War in the Mideast, all three books by Richard J. Maybury (but both have anti-semitic undertones that would definitely need to be discussed!)