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9th Grade homeschool history curriculum

All 36 weeks of 9th grade history, planned and ready, with the exact topic for every week below. Start with Week 1 free, no card needed.

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How 9th grade history works

History is taught from primary sources: students read real documents, letters, and speeches, then analyze who wrote them and why.

Time: about 50–60 minutes a day
Scores go straight to the gradebook and report card
Print any lesson as a worksheet with an answer key
Parent tools: hours log, weekly report, portfolio, course descriptions, and transcript
Family plan: up to 4 students, each with their own records

The full 36-week scope & sequence

Topics and standards come straight from the live course. Standards codes are listed for reference; Life Academy is built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states.

Quarter 1 (weeks 1–9)

Week	Topic	Standards
1	Why study the deep past; river-valley map; Hammurabi excerpt	C3 D2.His.1.9-12
2	Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus, Yellow: geography → surplus → states	D2.His.10.9-12
3	Writing and law: how texts freeze power (cuneiform → code)	C3 D2.Geo.4.9-12
4	Compare two early law excerpts — evidence chart	D2.His.1.9-12
5	Classical Greece: polis, citizenship, exclusion	C3 D2.Civ.2.9-12
6	Athens / Sparta document contrast	D2.His.4.9-12
7	Roman Republic institutions; checks on power	C3 D2.His.4.9-12
8	Belief systems survey: Confucian, Buddhist, Abrahamic selections	C3 D2.His.2.9-12
9	Persian / Mauryan / Han empire snapshots + map	D2.Geo.2.9-12

Quarter 2 (weeks 10–18)

Week	Topic	Standards
10	Silk Roads / Indian Ocean trade preview	C3 D2.Geo.7.9-12
11	Medieval Europe: manor, church, and towns	D2.Eco.1.9-12
12	Islamic Golden Age + African kingdoms module selections	D2.His.14.9-12
13	High Middle Ages: Crusades as contact (multi-perspective)	D2.His.6.9-12
14	Medieval Japan / Mongol world connections	D2.His.5.9-12
15	Scholasticism and universities; knowledge institutions	D2.Geo.8.9-12
16	Late medieval crises: plague, revolt, and change	C3 D3.1–D3.4.9-12
17	Indian Ocean and Sahara trade networks — deep map	D4.1.9-12
18	Trans-Saharan gold/salt; West African states	D2.Civ.2.9-12

Quarter 3 (weeks 19–27)

Week	Topic	Standards
19	Early modern Europe: Renaissance humanism texts
20	Ming / Ottoman / Safavid snapshots + map defense
21	Columbian Exchange: biological and cultural consequences
22	Atlantic world and early colonial encounters (multi-region)
23	Scientific Revolution documents (Galileo trial context)
24	Early modern review map + DBQ practice set
25	Revolutions prelude: English Civil War / Glorious Revolution ideas
26	Enlightenment salon documents (multi-voice)
27	Atlantic revolutions prelude comparisons

Quarter 4 (weeks 28–36)

Week	Topic	Standards
28	Document-based essay practice (World History I skills)
29	World History I document review stations
30	Timeline construction: river valleys → 1750
31	World History I thematic essays: power, belief, exchange
32	DBQ full write under time
33	World History I timeline defense rehearsal
34	World History I oral timeline/document defense
35	World History I map/timeline polish
36	World History I credit evidence summary

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FAQ

Is this 9th grade history curriculum free?

Week 1 is free with no card needed: open the Week 1 history lesson. Weeks 2–36 unlock with a Student plan ($35/month) or a Family plan for up to 4 students ($69/month).

How long is a 9th grade history lesson?

Plan on about 50–60 minutes a day for history. There is one lesson per week of the school year, broken into short daily steps.

Is Life Academy accredited?

No. Life Academy is not accredited. It's built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states, and parents are the school of record. Why that's usually fine.

Can I print it?

Yes. Every lesson prints as a worksheet with a separate parent answer key.

Does it count for high school credit?

Each full-year course is worth 1.0 credit on the parent-issued transcript. Colleges set their own admission rules, so check with the schools your teen is considering.

Life Academy is a parent-directed online K–12 curriculum, built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states. It is not accredited, and parents issue the homeschool transcript. Nothing here is legal advice. Check your state's law at HSLDA. Questions? Email david.dukes77102@gmail.com.