Waldorf Block: Fifth Grade Ancient Persia and Mesopotamia
Ancient history in the fifth grade starts with the childhood of civilized humanity in ancient India, where human beings still lived in a very dream-like state. The ancient Persians who came next transitioned from the dream-like state to connect with the earth and felt the need to transform the earth & domesticate animals. The great cultures of Mesopotamia (the Chaldeans, the Hebrews, the Assyrians, and the Babylonians) come even more into our being as humans by recording their history in the form of writing. The Egyptians built an entire complex civilization of pyramids, pharaohs, writing and reading. The Greeks came last in this saga of ancient history with a developed civilization that is much like ours in many ways. This block will cover the second of the four ancient civilizations – Ancient Persia. We will also cover Mesopotamia in this block.
Ancient history in the fifth grade starts with the childhood of civilized humanity in ancient India, where human beings still lived in a very dream-like state. The ancient Persians who came next transitioned from the dream-like state to connect with the earth and felt the need to transform the earth & domesticate animals. The great cultures of Mesopotamia (the Chaldeans, the Hebrews, the Assyrians, and the Babylonians) come even more into our being as humans by recording their history in the form of writing. The Egyptians built an entire complex civilization of pyramids, pharaohs, writing and reading. The Greeks came last in this saga of ancient history with a developed civilization that is much like ours in many ways. This block will cover the second of the four ancient civilizations – Ancient Persia. We will also cover Mesopotamia in this block.
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Your Instructor
Nicholas Andrea now resides in the lush woodlands of northern Delaware with his family after spending the last six years teaching at the Asheville Waldorf School in North Carolina as a grades, music, and aftercare teacher. Nicholas earned his Waldorf Elementary and Music certifications at Sunbridge Institute in Spring Valley, NY. He is passionate about the Waldorf curriculum and believes in its ability to raise capable, compassionate, and creative human beings. After the birth of their son last October, Nicholas and his partner Cassie wanted more time at home with their baby which has led Nicholas to finding Earthschooling.
Nicholas is also passionate about music, speech arts, and history. Known in other circles as “The Bard,” Nicholas’s lifelong love of music has led him to a variety of instruments including world percussion, dijeridoo, flutes of various kinds, and Irish and Scottish bagpipes. He is also a published poet, and he spends his spare time plumbing the mysteries of world history in order to understand how we got where we are and where we go from here.
Course Curriculum
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StartWritten Lessons for Fifth Grade Ancient Persia Block (30:24)
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StartBLOCK PLAN FOR PARENTS: Ancient Civilizations: Persia
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia: Lesson #1: Ahura Mazdao and Ahriman (79:47)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia: Lesson #2: Animal Domestication and the Discovery of Fire (125:19)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #3: The Advent of Farming (72:47)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #4: The Birth of Zarathustra (53:08)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Ancient Persia Lesson #5 – Zarathustra’s Initiation (82:34)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #6: Convincing King Vishtaspa to Follow the Path of Light (63:36)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #7: King Vishtaspa’s Glimpse of Heaven (43:15)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #8: The Legacy of Zarathustra (72:44)
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StartBLOCK PLAN FOR PARENTS: Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #1: Creation Story of Mesopotamia (44:32)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #2: The Story of Marduk and Tiamat (79:27)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #3: The Rhythms of Nature and the Birth of Gilgamesh (120:07)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #4: Gilgamesh Becomes King of Uruk (84:37)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #5: The Death of Enkidu (106:27)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #6: The Plant of Life (134:42)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: FINAL Lesson – Block Review and Quiz Mesopotamia and Persia (21:43)
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StartTHIS BLOCK IS NOW COMPLETE