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Page i ISBN 1-58371-351-4 (Title page) History Alive! The Ancient World Student Edition TCI Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Page v Welcome to History Alive! The Ancient World History Alive! The Ancient World was developed by middle school teachers at Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI). We, Bert Bower and Jim Lobdell, are two former high school teachers who started TCI. Our goal is to help students like you succeed in learning about history in a way that is fun and exciting. With the help of teachers from around the nation, we’ve created the TCI Approach to learning. This chapter explains how the TCI Approach will make ancient world history come alive for you. The TCI Approach has three main parts. First, during class you’ll be involved in a lot of exciting activities. For example, you’ll learn about early humans by crawling into a “cave” to bring out ancient artifacts. You’ll travel the famous Silk Road to learn about ancient China’s silk trade. You’ll explore Greek civilization by taking a walking tour of ancient Athens. Every lesson is built around an activity like these. Second, during and after these activities, you get to read this book. You’ll discover that your reading connects closely to the activities that you experience. We’ve worked hard to make the book interesting and easy to follow. Third, during each lesson you’ll write about your learning in an Interactive Student Notebook. You’ll end up with your very own personal account of ancient world history. With the TCI Approach, you’ll not only learn more about history than ever before, but you’ll have fun doing it. Let’s take a closer look at how this approach will help you learn ancient world history. Page vi Theory-Based, Active Instruction History Alive! The Ancient World is probably unlike any other history program you have ever encountered. Perhaps you have been in history classes where you listen to the teacher and then read a textbook and answer chapter questions. Does this approach make you excited