Prehistoric Beginnings: From Early Humans to Settled Societies
Track humanity’s journey from nomadic foragers to farming pioneers. Explore the tools, technologies, and turning points that sparked the rise of civilization.
Will your tribe survive the Stone Age—or disappear into history?
Discover how rivers, writing, and rivalry shaped the world’s first cities. Uncover the innovations and empires that emerged between the Tigris and Euphrates.
Meet kings, decode cuneiform, and explore the world’s first laws.
Egypt, Nubia & Kush: Life Along the Nile
Follow the flow of the Nile through kingdoms of pyramids, pharaohs, and powerful trade. Explore how geography, belief, and innovation shaped three interconnected civilizations.
From sacred tombs to Nubian queens—this is Nile history like never before.
South & East Asia: Indus Valley and Ancient China
Explore the mysterious cities of the Indus and the legendary dynasties of ancient China. From grid-planned streets to the Mandate of Heaven, discover how early Asian civilizations organized power, belief, and life.
Uncover lost languages and dynasties that ruled for centuries.
Sea Powers: Aegean & Mediterranean Civilizations
Sail through the Bronze Age with the Minoans, Mycenaeans, and seafaring Phoenicians. Explore the myths, trade routes, and early writing systems that shaped the eastern Mediterranean.
Before empires rose, these cultures laid the foundation for Classical greatness.
Ancient Civilizations Theme Park Project
Bring ancient history to life through rides, attractions, and themed lands! In this creative capstone project, design a theme park that showcases the wonders of the world’s earliest civilizations.
Learning meets imagination in this unforgettable history challenge.
Ancient World History
Ancient & Classical Civilizations
Greece: Myths, Wars & the Making of an Empire
From legendary heroes and Olympic gods to fierce city-states and empire-builders—step into the world of Greece. Debate in Athens, clash in epic wars, and follow Alexander’s march across the known world.
Rome: The Rise, the Rule & the Ruins
From a city of outlaws to a global empire—trace Rome’s wild journey through myth, murder, and mighty ambition. Battle Carthage, cross the Rubicon, and witness the fall that echoed through history.
From the deserts of Arabia to global empires—explore how Islam’s rise united faith, trade, and culture in one of history’s most influential civilizations.
Dynastic China: Qin, Han & the Silk Road
Build walls, forge alliances, and journey the Silk Road. Discover how China’s dynasties shaped politics, innovation, and global connections.
India: Mauryan Might & Gupta Brilliance
Rule with wisdom or conquest? Meet India’s greatest emperors and explore how ancient ideas, math, and belief systems shaped the subcontinent.
Zombie Apocalypse Civilization Challenge
The zombies are coming—and only history can save you. In this final project, build a civilization strong enough to survive the apocalypse by borrowing the best ideas from classical societies. Will Roman engineering, Greek democracy, or Gupta medicine be your key to survival?
Middle Ages
Medieval World: Europe, Asia & Islamic World
Foundations of the Medieval World
Raid, trade, and rise to power as a Viking! Take on the role of a Norse explorer in a fractured post-Roman world.
Forge alliances or seize what you need—history rewards the bold.
Rule your own kingdom, manage feudal loyalties, and navigate medieval life—from famine to festivals.
But beware: the Church holds power, and one wrong move could bring war—or excommunication.
Crusades & Conflicts
March to Jerusalem, survive dynastic war, and clash over crowns and constitutions. From the Crusades to the Magna Carta and the Hundred Years’ War, explore how conflict transformed loyalty and law.
When faith and ambition collide, history changes course.
Power & Plague
The plague changes everything. As the Black Death tears through Europe, power shifts—from nobles to peasants, popes to kings.
Will your society adapt, or collapse under the weight of a dying world?
China & the Mongol Empire
Lead with Genghis Khan, rebuild with the Yuan, and uncover the golden ages of the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties.
From steppes to silk roads, explore how conquest and culture reshaped Eurasia.
Medieval Moments Project
Bring history to life your way! Choose a time period, then tell its story through a comic strip, short story, meme series, or graphic novel. From Vikings to the Black Plague, you decide what moment matters—and how to make it unforgettable.
Paint, print, and protest your way through a changing world. From Leonardo to Luther, explore how bold ideas reshaped art, science, and faith—sparking revolutions that split Europe in two.
Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Power, Diversity, and Innovation
Step into the royal court—and the history books. Investigate brutal crackdowns, palaces of excess, and divine-right drama to decide: Who was the worst absolute monarch of all time?
Exploration & Exchange: Global Motives and Transformations
Set sail into the unknown as a daring explorer. Navigate uncharted waters, witness the Scientific Revolution, and uncover the global consequences of the Columbian Exchange—including the rise of the slave trade and new world connections.
Power & Politics: 'Who's The Worst Absolute Monarch?' Project
Step into the royal court—and the history books. Investigate over-the-top palaces, brutal crackdowns, and divine-right drama to decide: Who was the worst absolute monarch of all time?
Enlightenment & Revolution: Ideas that Reshaped the World
Question kings, spark revolutions, and write the words that change the world. Explore Enlightenment ideas about rights and government—then see them come to life in the American Revolution.
France in Revolution: From Monarchy to Napoleon’s Empire
Storm the Bastille, survive the Reign of Terror, and rise with—or against—Napoleon. Then follow the revolutionary sparks as they ignite change across Latin America. How do ideas reshape empires... and what happens when the revolution goes too far?
Modern World History
Modern Era: Industry & Age of World Wars
Industrial Age: Innovation & Impact
Step into a world transformed by steam, steel, and struggle. Explore how factories, inventions, and reform movements changed how people lived, worked, and imagined the future.
Imperialism & Global Power Shifts
Explore the race for empires, the consequences of conquest, and the voices that dared to speak out.
World War I: Warfare & Aftermath
Experience the trenches, form alliances, and watch the world unravel. Explore how WWI redrew borders, collapsed empires, and sparked revolutions across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
World War II: Road to Global Conflict
From shaky peace to all-out war—trace how bold leaders, political missteps, and unchecked ambition turned the world toward its most devastating conflict.
World War II: Battles, Bombs & Atrocities
Hit the beaches of Normandy, race through the Pacific, and witness the war’s darkest moments. Explore the Holocaust, the atomic bomb, and the global reckoning that followed.
Peep-Into History: A Modern Era Diorama
Make history sweet! Use PEEPS candy and creativity to reimagine key moments from the modern era. From world wars to revolutions, design a diorama that brings the past to life—your way. (Diorama of British PM Neville Chamberlain declaring “peace for our time” on 9/30/1938.)
Modern World History
Modern Era: Cold War Era & Beyond
Post-WWII: Cold War Foundations
Witness a world reshaped after WWII. From Cold War tensions and nuclear strategies to global independence movements, explore how leaders at Yalta redrew borders—and how colonies around the world rose up to reclaim their own.
Cold War in Asia: Containment in Action
From Korea to Vietnam, examine how Cold War tensions turned hot across Asia. Explore revolutions, reforms, and proxy wars as nations navigated communism, containment, and the cost of global rivalry.
Flashpoints: The Arms Race, Cuba, & Space
Blast off into Cold War competition as the U.S. and U.S.S.R. race for space dominance—while tensions boil over in Cuba. Explore revolutions, rockets, and the closest the world ever came to nuclear war.
Southeast Asia & Proxy Wars
Dive into the Vietnam War and other Cold War battlegrounds where rival ideologies clashed. Explore the politics, protests, and proxy wars that defined a generation and reshaped global alliances.
The Cold War Unravels
From nuclear talks to political reform, explore how leaders like Reagan and Gorbachev reshaped the Cold War. Discover the policies, tensions, and turning points that brought the era of superpower rivalry to an end.
Modern Challenges & Cold War Legacies
From the rise of Arab nationalism to the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, explore how Cold War legacies still shape the world today. Dive into 21st-century conflicts, the impact of 9/11, the role of international organizations, and uncover the truth behind Cold War-era conspiracy theories in a final research project.