1st year. Greek legends and German sagas.
2nd year. Pictures of ancient German and Prussian history, Cyrus to the Emperor Frederick.
3rd year. German and Prussian history, from invasion of barbarians to the Emperor Frederick.
4th year. Ancient history to invasions of barbarians (every fortnight, one hour’s repetition of German and Prussian history).
5th year. German history, from invasion of barbarians to 1648.
6th year. From 1648 to the present day, with special stress on general history of civilisation.
PARALLEL CHART FOR THE YOUNGER CLASSES.
| Year. | Biblical History. | Greece. | Rome. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 | |||||||
| 1300 | Exodus. | Troy? | |||||
| 1200 | Samson. | ||||||
| 1100 | |||||||
| 1000 | David. | ||||||
| 900 | Homer? | ||||||
| 800 | Lycurgus? | Rome. | |||||
| 700 | |||||||
| 600 | Nebuchadnezzar. | Solon. | |||||
| 500 | Belshazzar. Temple rebuilt. Esther. | Cyr Dar Xer | us. Pisistratus. ius. xes. Miltiades. Themistocles. | Expulsion of Kings. | |||
| 400 | Pericles. Socrates. Epaminondas. | The Gauls. | |||||
| 300 | Alexander. (Ptolemies.) | (Pyrr | hus.) | ||||
| 200 | (Maccabees.) | (Antio | chus.) | (Philip of Poly | 1st Punic War. Macedon. Hannibal.) bius. | ||
| Corinth. Carthage. | |||||||
| 100 | (Cleopatra.) | - | Cicero. Pompey. Julius Cæsar. | ||||
| A.D. | Herod the Great. Birth of Christ. | Augustus. | |||||
At the beginning of Course B, Column I. (except the names in brackets) will be marked on the chart. Column II. as far as Alexander to be filled in during Course B. Column III. and the brackets of Columns I. and II. to be filled in during Course C.