Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

British Middle Ages

British Empire

Early America

Spanish Empire

Modern Europe

Young Readers

Heritage History Study Aids

Resources for Teachers, Homeschoolers, and History Lovers

The Study Aids listed below are organized by historical topic and are intended for History teachers, Homeschoolers, and independent scholars. They include reference material, maps, and timelines that covers each historical period in moderate detail. Many of the Study Aids were developed as part of the Heritage Classical Curriculum but can be used with almost any traditional history program.

Most of the resources listed below are intended for Middle and High School students. Resources for younger children are included in the Young Readers collection. Some Study Aids are available in printable PDF and others are in online (HTML) format. In cases were both forms exist multiple links are provided.

Ancient Greece Study Aids ONLINE RESOURCES PDF PRINTABLES Overview Era Summaries Character List     Overview Assigned Reading Timeline Book Descriptions Wars and Battles     Book List Battle Dictionary Historical Maps     Outline Maps Notebook Cover PDF PRINTABLES — Organized By HISTORICAL ERA Gods and Myths Heroes and Monsters Homeric Epics Early City-States Persian War Athenian Empire Late Classical Hellenistic Era Ancient Rome Study Aids ONLINE RESOURCES PDF PRINTABLES Overview Era Summaries Character List     Overview Assigned Reading Timeline Book Descriptions Wars and Battles     Book List Battle Dictionary Historical Maps     Outline Maps Notebook Cover PDF PRINTABLES — Organized By HISTORICAL ERA Kingdom of Rome Early Republic Punic Wars Decline of Republic Age of the Caesars Height of Empire Fall of Empire Rise of Christianity British Middle Ages Study Aids ONLINE RESOURCES PDF PRINTABLES Overview Era Summaries Character List     Overview Assigned Reading Timeline Book Descriptions Wars and Battles     Book List Battle Dictionary Historical Maps     Outline Maps Notebook Cover PDF PRINTABLES — Organized By HISTORICAL ERA Early Britain Saxons and Normans Plantagenet Kings Tudors and Reformation Stuarts and Civil War Scotland Ireland European Middle Ages British Empire Study Aids ONLINE RESOURCES PDF PRINTABLES Overview Era Summaries Character List     Overview Assigned Reading Timeline Book Descriptions Wars and Battles     Book List Battle Dictionary Historical Maps     Outline Maps Notebook Cover PDF PRINTABLES — Organized By HISTORICAL ERA Foundation of Empire Height of Empire Australasia Colonies and Canada British India Colonial Africa Science and Invention Great War Early America Study Aids ONLINE RESOURCES PDF PRINTABLES Overview Era Summaries Character List     Overview Assigned Reading Timeline Book Descriptions Wars and Battles     Book List Battle Dictionary Historical Maps     Outline Maps Notebook Cover PDF PRINTABLES — Organized By HISTORICAL ERA European Exploration Early Colonies Revolutionary Period Early Republic Civil War Period Progressive Era Westward Expansion American Indian Spanish Empire Study Aids ONLINE RESOURCES PDF PRINTABLES Overview Era Summaries Character List     Overview Assigned Reading Timeline Book Descriptions Wars and Battles     Book List Battle Dictionary Historical Maps     Outline Maps Notebook Cover PDF PRINTABLES — Organized By HISTORICAL ERA Romans and Visigoths Moorish Spain Reconquista Exploration Hapsburg Spain Bourbon Spain Mexico South America Modern Europe Study Aids ONLINE RESOURCES PDF PRINTABLES Overview Era Summaries Character List     Overview Assigned Reading Timeline Book Descriptions Wars and Battles     Book List Battle Dictionary Historical Maps     Outline Maps Notebook Cover PDF PRINTABLES — Organized By HISTORICAL ERA French Revolution Napoleonic Wars Republican France Unification of Italy Rise of Prussia German Empire Tsarist Russia Great War

Resources for Younger Readers

In addition to the Civilization based study programs described above, there is an additonal collection intended for elementary students. The Young Readers Curriculum is Heritage History's "Introductory" study program. It was designed for children who are reading fluently but are not ready for systematic history. The Young Readers collection is composed of eighty of our easiest to read books selected from the civilization libraries described above. Some study aids, including timelines and character lists are provided for the Young Readers unit, but they cover only selected facts. More information about the Young Readers Curriculum is available here.

Young Readers Study Aids ONLINE RESOURCES PDF PRINTABLES Era Summaries Character List     Timeline Book Descriptions Wars and Battles     Book List Battle Dictionary Historical Maps     Outline Maps Notebook Cover PDF PRINTABLES — Organized By HISTORICAL ERA American colonies United States Old Testament New Testament Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Europe Legends

Heritage Academy Status

Most of the material provided above was developed as part of the Heritage Academy, an online study program that we are currently in the process of revising. We are working to transfer the Academy program, which includes study questions as well as books and learning aids, to an app that students can use on their tablets or lap tops, so they can study history without relying on the internet. The online version of the Heritage Academy is currently inactive, as we update our program for the next generation.