Asia "Rising Light": a Geography study

ASIA “Rising Light”...

home to the world’s highest mountains, longest rivers, oldest civilizations, and some of the most densely populated cities on earth.

Stretching from the deserts and steppes of Central Asia to the tropical islands of Southeast Asia and the ancient river valleys of China, Asia is a continent of immense contrasts and deep historical memory. It is the birthplace of major world religions, the crossroads of empires, and the land through which caravans once traveled the Silk Road carrying silk, spices, stories, and ideas.

This study includes three lessons per week for a 33 week course of geography, focusing on:

1. physical geography
2. map drill
3. countries and landmarks

Resources used:

1. living books: The British Empire and the Great Divisions of the Globe by Charlotte Mason, Halliburton's Book of Marvel The Occident by Richard Halliburton, and He Went With Marco Polo by Louise Kent
2. map questions
3. notebooking

Travel ancient trade routes, trace the rise of civilizations along rivers and mountains, and discover how geography shaped the cultures, kingdoms, and connections of Asia.

Note: Asia "Rising Light" studies 32 countries of Asia, the other 15 (Middle Eastern) are studied in Ancient & Middle East "Cradle of Kings"

Recommended contemporary and complementary studies:

History – The Symphony of History Vol 2 Nocturne (Middle Ages)

Composer – Echoes in the Cloister and Ralph Vaughan Williams and Echoes in the Courts

Poetry – Geoffrey Chaucer  and Gerard Manley Hopkins and Alfred, Lord Tennyson 

Picture – Giotto and John Everett Millais and Albrecht Durer 

Folk songs – Minstrels and Troubadours (coming in 2026)

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