Ancient China in CTC?

[miracleone]

We are in Unit 24 of CtC but I still do not see Ancient China being covered. Will it be covered in CtC or do I have to supplement with other history books? Thank you.

[Carrie]

Since CTC covers the time period of Creation to Christ from the perspective of the rise and fall of the Hebrew nation, the readings are designed to mainly address those civilizations with whom the Hebrew people interacted. This is a description from the main spine The Story of the Ancient World:

Description: From the Creation of the world through the fall of the Persian empire at the hands of Alexander the Great in 331 BC, The Story of the Ancient World retells as an engaging narrative the history of mankind's beginning, the rise of the nations, and the story of the great ancient civilizations of the Sumerians, the Hebrews, the Egyptians, the Phoenicians, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and the Persians. Old Testament history is taken as authoritative, and the history of the other great ancient civilizations is also told, woven in and out of the Old Testament story at the proper places in the narrative.

As the story of the entire ancient world was never completely told in a single volume of Guerber's histories, Christine Miller has taken Guerber's The Story of the Chosen People and has included chapters relating the history of the Sumerians, Egyptians, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians, and has woven them all together into a single, seamless narrative, carefully preserving Guerber's own style. An extensive bibliography of sources is included.

Both Greece and Rome had much to do with the civilizations of Sumer, Egypt, Phoenicia, Babylon, Assyria, and Persia (with whom the Hebrews interacted), so the study of the history of Greece and Rome is included in CTC on a deeper level. Since the Hebrew people did not interact with the civilization in ancient China, it is not addressed in this particular guide (with the exception, I believe, of the Great Wall of China).

However, ancient China up through modern-day China is studied as part of history in each of the guides that follows CTC; including RTR, Rev2Rev, MTMM, and the new World Geography guide. So, you will definitely learn about China in the years to come both from a historical perspective and from a missions perspective.

Blessings,
Carrie

[miracleone]

Thank you very much Carrie! I appreciate your reply. We're doing RTR next year and very excited about it. I've been using MOH 1 as a supplement to the Streams books because the former seemed easier to understand I am glad to see MOH in RtR. Thank you again!