World History Resources for 8th Grade

Explore 19 curated world history learning resources designed for 8th Grade students. Browse curricula, apps, videos, worksheets, and more to find the perfect fit for your learner.

Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad

Rosemary Sutcliff's vivid prose retelling of Homer's Iliad, widely used to introduce middle-grade students to the Trojan War.

The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey

Sutcliff's companion volume to Black Ships Before Troy, retelling Homer's Odyssey for middle-grade and early high school readers.

History Year by Year: The History of the World, from the Stone Age to the Digital Age

DK's richly illustrated visual timeline of world history from the Stone Age to today—photographs, maps, and infographics that make a perfect homeschool history reference for ages 8–13.

A Child's History of the World

V. M. Hillyer's warm, story-driven survey of human history from cave dwellers to modern times—a classic homeschool read-aloud spine for elementary and middle-grade students.

A Little History of the World

A beloved single-volume world history told in warm, conversational prose — from the Stone Age to the 20th century — perfect for upper elementary through high school.

Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook

Visual notebook-style world history study guide for middle schoolers covering every major civilization from ancient Mesopotamia through the modern era.

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The Story of the World Volume 4: The Modern Age

Final volume in the Story of the World series covering 1850 to present: world wars, Cold War, civil rights, and globalization told as engaging narrative history.

The Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages

Narrative history of the Middle Ages (400–1600 CE) for elementary students, covering medieval Europe, Islam, Vikings, Crusades, and global civilizations in story format.

The Story of the World Volume 3: Early Modern Times

Narrative world history from 1600 to 1850 covering exploration, colonialism, revolutions, and the Enlightenment for elementary and middle school students.

The Mystery of History Volume I: Creation to Resurrection

A chronological history curriculum spanning Creation to the Resurrection, integrating world history with Biblical events for grades 4–8.

History of Our World

From the Acropolis to Zimbabwe, it's an exciting year of world history for your middle-grades students! Open students' eyes to the world and their place in it—and how history has shaped their lives. Designed specifically for middle-grades...

History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day

History tells the story of mankind from prehistory to the present day using a unique visual approach, filled with timelines, images of artifacts, photography, graphics, and more. Now in its third edition, this much-loved classic has been revised and...

AGS Globe World History

A comprehensive, standards-based world history program, this program covers the beginning of human society to contemporary times. With an easy-to-follow format, students are encouraged to read and gain more understanding about the world in which they...

myWorld History

Once your child has completed his or her primary education, you'll have to seek curriculum for homeschool that covers History in greater detail. Your child is ready to face a bigger challenge when learning, and myWorld History is there to provi...

6-8 History: Revolutions

6-8 Core Curriculum – History: Revolutions Take your children on a fascinating trip back in time to explore the European Scientific Revolution, the European Enlightenment, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the connections amo...

Crash Course: World History

John Green teaches you the history of the world in 42 episodes of Crash Course. Learn, study and understand all the important civilizations, empires, wars, and revolutions the world has seen so far....

The Modern Revolution and The Future

After the rise of agriculture, powerful civilizations such as the Persians, Romans, and Mongols exploited and developed long-distance trade routes to expand their regional influence. New transportation and navigational technologies would later connec...

World history

Called the Great War (before World War II came about), World War I was the bloody wake-up call that humanity was entering into a new stage of civilization. Really the defining conflict that took Europe from 19th Century Imperial states that saw heroi...

Ancient and Medieval history

Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E., granite, 114.4 cm x 72.3 × 27.9 cm or 45 × 28.5 × 11 inches, Ptolemaic Period (British Museum, London). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Stev…...