15 feet of Art History!

Works of art are more than just illustrations; they are historical documents which contain fascinating and important information about the human experience. By analyzing works of art against their historical backdrop, History Through Art Timeline helps students increase their visual literacy as they broaden their historical perspective.

Centered around a series of inquiry-based exercises and 43 works of art, History Through Art Timeline consists of three components:

• A durable and dramatic classroom timeline visually links historical events with specific works of art. Timeline from 16,000 B.C. through present.
• A practical Teacher's Guide explores the historical and cultural clues held by each work of art. Keywords, studio activities, and reproducible pages for students are some of the features included.

This dynamic classroom resource will invigorate and extend any history/social studies curriculum.

Teacher’s Guide Table of Contents

1. Powerful Images on Practical Tools
2. Mighty Deeds Recounted on an Everyday Object
3. Prehistoric Builders Measure the Seasons
4. Law is Strengthened Through Art and Writing
5. Risk and Skill in Ritual and Sport
6. Witness to an Ancient Technology and Culture
7. Animals as Landscape and Symbols
8. Bold Monuments in Ancient Colonies
9. Truly Being What One Wears
10. The Teachings of Immense Building
11. Victory as Depicted by the Winners
12. A Woman Helps Lead in a Difficult World
13. Serving the State and Satisfying the Gods
14. Honoring the Ships of the Desert
15. Putting Education First
16. History Turns on a Single Battle
17. Writing as Both an Educational and Spiritual Tool
18. A Time of Change in Feudal Japan
19. A Disturbing Response to an Epidemic in Europe
20. A Look at Extremes of Medieval Society
21. Politics, Power, and the Meaning of Success
22. Capitalism and a Changing World
23. Europe Discovers Childhood
24. Ominous Warnings About Dangerous Habits
25. Life in an African Royal Court
26. Changes in Science and Society
27. Propaganda in Early America
28. Adjusting to a World of New Technology
29. One Culture, Two Worlds
30. Overcoming the Chains of Oppression
31. Old Traditions Survive in a New Time
32. Can Technology Answer the World's Problems?
33. A New View of the Self
34. An Environmental Catastrophe
35. Masking the Face of Stalin's Soviet Union
36. New Opportunities for Women
37. Aftermath of Disaster
38. Life in a Consumer Culture
39. A Sign of the Times
40. An American Popular Hero
41. Reexamining Childhood and the Mother Role
42. Tough Choices in Caring for the Environment
43. Assessing the Past, Anticipating the Future

Curriculum Connections
Thematic Links
Answers to Comprehension Questions
Map: Eastern Hemisphere
Map: Western Hemisphere
Pronunciation Guide