Ancient World History Book List – Part 1
(Ancient Civilizations and the Old Testament)

I can’t think of a better way to bring history alive and make it meaningful & memorable, than with great books… and movies, and games, and projects, and….    Curled up reading about the adventures of a child living in the shadow of the ancient pyramids or cooking up an ancient recipe for an afternoon snack for “History Class” has to be one of the best parts of homeschooling !

If you’ve been following along with my Free Ancient World History Curriculum  posts, you may like to check out these book lists for each section.  These books are NOT required for these studies… they’re just my favorite resources (most I’ve personally used).  You will find the few required books for the curriculum included on each plan (start HERE).
I hope I will have saved you some time too, listing them all in one place.  🙂

I’ve included a list of current resources I’ve created especially for The Ancient Civilizations/Old Testament Unit at the bottom of this post.

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*Spine Texts for the Ancient History Units-

I used 2 main history texts as the spine for the entire Free Ancient World History Curriculum series–
“A Child’s History of the World” by Virgil Hillyer (you’ll see it in the lessons as -> CHOW), and “The Story of the World” series by Susan Wise Bauer (abbreviated in the lessons- SOTW).   HOWEVER, these (and all the other books I listed) are just a suggestion.  You can use one of them, all of them, another text you already have, or none of them at all!

Each daily lesson has TONS of online reading links to choose from, YouTube videos,  hands-on project suggestions, and  other options to fully explore the given topic.

*Ancient Civilizations/ Old Testament Literature Ideas:

*In the Beginning
*The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls: The Beginning
*The Truth Chronicles (Vol. 6 – The Ark)
(I haven’t read this series personally, but they sound really interesting, and
have great reviews! You may like to check out Volumes 1-5 as well…all would
fit in with this time in history!)
*Priceless Jewel at the Well

*The Laughing Princess in the Desert
*Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
*Hubert Invents The Wheel
*The Hittite Warrior
*Gilgamesh the Hero
*Gilgamesh Trilogy
*The Golden Goblet
*Life In The Indus Civilization:  You Choose History
*Timna
*The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls- The Lion’s Roar
*Race to the Ark  (Book 2- same series as above)

*The Ark, The Reed, and The Fire Cloud
*Pages Of History- Vol. 1:  Secrets Of The Ancients

*Ancient Civilizations & Old Testament Resource/Informational Books:

*Journey Through the Bible   (Surprised a bit, but my kids loved this book !)
*DK Mesopotamia
*Ancient Mesopotamia:  The Sumerians, Babylonians, and The Assyrians
*Great Civilizations
*The Bible Explorers Guide
*People & Places:  Bible Explorers Guide
*Food at the Time of the Bible: From Adam’s Apple to the Last Supper
*You Wouldn’t Want To Be A Sumerian Slave!
*You Would’t Want To Be An Assyrian Soldier!

     
*Genesis:  Science For Kids
*Science in Ancient Mesopotamia
*Discovering The Technology Of Ancient Mesopotamia
*Life In Ancient Mesopotamia
*See Inside The Ancient World
*Mesopotamia:  Excavating The Past
*Ancient Indus Civilization
*Passport To The Past:  Mesopotamia
*Step Into Assyria

*The 12 Tribes of Israel Activity Book
*Visual Dictionary Of Ancient Civilizations
*The Story of Civilization:  The Ancient World
*What Is An Archaeologist?
*Answers For Kids:  Volume 2
*Answers For Kids
*A Man Called Noah

*The Tower Of Babel
*The Things God Made: Explore God’s Creation through the Bible, Science, and Art
*Isaac Blesses Jacob & Esau
*The Case For A Creator
*Noah’s Ark And The Ararat Adventure
*The Infographic Guide to the Bible: The Old Testament
*20 Fun Facts About The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon
*Super Surprising Trivia About Ancient Civilizations

*Activity Guides for Ancient Civilizations & OT:

*Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors
*Archeology for Kids , Uncovering the Mysteries of Our Past
*Draw & Write Through History (Creation through Jonah)
*Family Guide to Biblical Holidays
*Old Testament Days- Kid’s Activity Guide
*History Pockets- Ancient Mesopotamia
*Hands-On History: Mesopotamia

*Bible Stories Map   (see where the events happened all on one map!)
*The Ancient Near East Coloring Book
*Bible Maps:  Then & Now    (I use this one all the time!)
*Bible Family Tree & Timeline Poster

*Movies, Games, and Craft Kits:

*Wooden Checkers Game   (invented in Ancient Ur!)
*The Game of Ur

*Noah’s Ark:  Save The Animals Game
*Noah’s Animal Rescue Game    (no reading required for Littles!)

*Build An Ark
–> Some Animal Figurines to go in the ark when you’re done  🙂
*3D Wooden Noah’s Ark Puzzle

*Build Your Own Ziggurat

*In the Beginning 
*Genesis: Paradise Lost   (I haven’t personally seen this movie)
*Abraham
*Drive Thru History:  The Holy Land    (especially Vol. 1 for this section!)
*Drive Thru History 

*Noah’s Ark Jigsaw Puzzle    (1000 pieces)

*Fields of Daisies Ancient Civilizations/Old Testament Products*

+FREE History of Ancient Civilizations/Old Testament Curriculum Lesson Plans
+FREE Ancient Civilizations / Old Testament Printable History Cards

**NEW** Ancient Civilizations & OT History Printable POWER Pack

+Ancient Civilizations/OT Printable PDF Version
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Civilizations
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Civilizations Printable PDF 
+Ancient Civilizations/OT Great Books Reading List

*More History Books To Check Out-

**Ultimate History Book List For Kids**

Section 1:  Ancient Civilizations & the Old Testament   &  Book List
Section 2: Ancient Egypt  (includes Ancient China)    &  Book List
Section 3:  Ancient Greece   &   Book List
Section 4:  Ancient Rome   &  Book List
Section 5:  The Middle Ages   &  Book List 

*If you are continuing a chronological history cycle with American History, you can find this series here —>
Free Early American History Curriculum    and    Free Modern American History

*Early American History Books & Resources List
*Modern American History Books & Resources List

*Great Books & Resources for American History Unit Studies
(These go along with the American Girl Unit Studies, but have TONS of other resources as well.  You will also find a CHRISTMAS section with some super fun ideas for Holiday Homeschooling!)

**Looking for MORE ideas to make History FUN ?

Be sure to follow my  Ancient History Pinterest Boards too !
I will be adding the best of the best FREE ideas to them frequently.
* Ancient Civilizations Board
* Ancient Egypt Board
* Ancient Greece Board
* Ancient Rome Board
* Middle Ages Board

*Other Ancient History Resources from Fields of Daisies-

*Section 1:  Ancient Civilizations & the Old Testament
+FREE History of Ancient Civilizations/Old Testament Curriculum Lesson Plans
+FREE Ancient Civilizations / Old Testament Printable History Cards
+Ancient Civilizations/OT Printable PDF Version
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Civilizations
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Civilizations Printable PDF 
+Ancient Civilizations/OT Great Books Reading List

*Section 2: Ancient Egypt  (includes Ancient China)
+FREE History of Ancient Egypt/China Curriculum Lesson Plans
+Ancient Egypt/China Curriculum Printable PDF Version
+Ancient Egypt Printable History Cards
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt Printable PDF Version
+Ancient Egypt/China Great Books List !

*Section 3:  Ancient Greece
+FREE History of Ancient Greece Curriculum Lesson Plans
+ Ancient Greece History Curriculum- Printable PDF
+ Printable Ancient Greece History Cards
+ Ancient Greece Books and Resources List
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece- History Starters
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece-  PDF Version

*Section 4:  Ancient Rome
+FREE History of Ancient Rome Curriculum Lesson Plans
+ Ancient Rome History Curriculum- Printable PDF
+ Ancient Rome Books and Resources List
+Printable Ancient Rome History Cards
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Rome-  History Starters
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Rome-  PDF Version

*Section 5: Middle Ages & the Renaissance
+ FREE History of the Middle Ages Lessons Plans
+ Middle Ages History Curriculum-  Printable PDF
+ Books and Resources List
+ Printable Middle Ages History Cards
+ FREE 21 30 Fascinating Facts About the Middle Ages
+ 21 30 Fascinating Facts About the Middle Ages- Printable PDF Version

Hope this list is helpful ! 
I’d love to know what YOU are using too !
Leave a comment.
HAPPY LEARNING !