Product Description
THIS IS A TWO-SEMESTER ONLINE COURSE. Due to the nature of the online courses, availability is limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis. (You will be contacted if this course is no longer available.)
Class begins Monday, September 8, 2025.
Students are responsible for obtaining the required texts. (Christian Liberty will NOT supply these books.) See Course Materials below for links to purchase the correct editions.
Course Description
This history course begins around AD 300 with the rise of Constantine from Roman soldier to the first Christian Emperor and ends in the 1500s with the life of the Protestant Reformer, John Calvin. We will study the fall of Rome in 410 and trace from it the unfolding of major historical events throughout the middle ages and the influential figures that shaped them. Discussions will include: Theodosius the Great, Justinian the Great, Muhammad (and the emergence of Islam), Charlemagne (aka the “Father of Europe”), Rollo the Viking, Genghis Khan, Thomas Aquinas, the Medici family, and Martin Luther.
| Course Details |
| Subject: World History – Medieval |
| Suggested Grade: 10th - 11th |
| Prerequisites: None |
| Academic Credit: 1.0 credit |
| Dates: Monday, September 8, 2025 through Thursday, June 4, 2026. |
| Time: Mondays and Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central Time. (note time zone) |
| Holidays: Thanksgiving week (Nov 24–28), Christmas & New Years Weeks (Dec 22–Jan 2), and Easter Week (Mar 30–Apr 3) |
Course Materials
This course will use Zoom (click for system requirements) and Google Classroom (click for system requirements). You will be given a link and class code for Zoom and Google Classroom once you are enrolled.
There are two texts required for this class:
The History of the Medieval World by Susan Wise Bauer (ISBN: Hardcover 9780393059755; Kindle 9780393078176)
The History of the Renaissance World by Susan Wise Bauer (ISBN: Hardcover 9780393059762; Kindle 9780393240672)
