19th Century PDF

19th Century is the third unit in the Modern World History course. In this unit learn about Victorian Britain’s influence and power, the decline of the Ottoman Empire, Marxism, the Meiji Restoration of Japan, and the Scramble for Africa.

This book is for adult mentors to use as a resource when planning lessons, not a textbook for students.

This unit has sections on:

• Victorian Britain
• European Wars
• Marxism
• Meiji Japan
• Scramble for Africa

Layers of Learning is activity-based and this unit guide includes many hands-on ways to learn about the 19th Century. Here are a few things you will find to do inside this unit:

• Make a mobile about Queen Victoria’s life
• Color a map of the declining Ottoman Empire
• Make shadow box puppets of Greek klephts, or freedom fighters
• Craft a bobble head Karl Marx
• Make a blooming cherry tree when learning about changes in Japan
• Draw and color your own map of Japan and the neighbors it went to war with
• Make a set of binoculars to explore Africa
• Craft a Congo mask when learning about King Leopold’s Congo Colony
• Plus much more!

Layers of Learning History units include Library Lists of books on the topic, a family read-aloud suggestion, hands-on activities, printables and paper crafts, sidebars for extra learning, and tools to help you assess your student’s progress and mastery. Learn more about how Layers of Learning works.

See Inside

This is a view of a two page spread from the 19th Century:

This unit, like all of Layers of Learning is pick-and-choose so the mentor can decide which books to read and which Explorations to choose from among many options.

Flexibility

This unit was written to be used for a month but contains plenty of content for many more weeks of learning if you choose. This is a pick-and-choose curriculum, meant to be cycled back to in the future when your child is older. As such, it intentionally includes far more material than you can possibly cover in a month.

19th Century is also part of the overall Modern World History course, the fourth Year of the four year Layers of Learning History cycle. If you use the program in order, it will take you through the history of the world from ancient times through the 21st century. However, each unit stands alone and can be used independently of any other unit.

Printable Pack

This unit comes with a downloadable Printable Pack that includes all the student worksheets. The printables can be copied as many times as needed for your family or class.

You can download the Printable Pack from your receipt or from your account at Layers of Learning.

Extra Resources

This unit comes with extra weblinks and a YouTube video playlist on the Modern World History Resources page.