Tag: 10 steps in history

  • How the Romans are really to blame for everything in history.

    How the Romans are really to blame for everything in history.

    The other day my husband and I were discussing history, more specifically history lessons and how you can trace events back in history.  It started out as a fairly serious discussion about how I blame most of the revolutions of the late 1700s and early 1800s on the Seven Years War.  I started ticking off…

  • 10 Steps from Plato to Sir Francis Drake

    10 Steps from Plato to Sir Francis Drake

    Easy may not be the right word.  Somewhat convoluted as I draw connections that may not be the most intuitive, but the connections are there, and they are interesting to me.  So sit down as Teacher Ticia gives you a fun homeschool history lesson that is only somewhat exaggerated. It’s a bit more crazy than…

  • From the Protestant Reformation to the American Revolution

    From the Protestant Reformation to the American Revolution

    Our recent discussions in homeschool history have been connecting facts and events.  It’s been quite fun to hear the kids give me a detailed explanation connecting the Seven Years War to the American Revolution.  They don’t completely understand these facts but they’re starting to draw connections.  I’ve been having fun drawing connections from the Protestant Reformation to…