World History Unit 1 • Prehistory and Archaeology
Students work like archaeologists: dating the past, reading Paleolithic cave art, studying early human evidence, and following the shift from foraging bands to farming villages and the first cities.
- Interactive Lessons & Labs
- Primary Source Labs
- Digs, Timelines & Simulations
- Worksheets, Flashcards & Readers
World History Unit 2 • Ancient Western River Valley Civilizations
Students explore how geography birthed the first empires along the Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile rivers. They decode cuneiform tablets, analyze Hammurabi's code, master ancient trade networks, and investigate royal Egyptian tombs and Nubian kingdom sites.
- Mesopotamia, Cuneiform & Hammurabi's Code
- Ancient Egypt, Pharaohs & Kingdom of Kush
- Ancient Israel, Phoenician Trade & Alphabets
- Artifact Labs & Interactive Trade Maps
US History Unit 1 • Peoples, Places, and First Encounters
Students map American biomes and regions, study Native nations and cultures, then investigate Atlantic contact, West African kingdoms, European rivalry, and the Columbian Exchange through simulations and primary sources.
- Biomes, Regions & Geography Labs
- Native Nations & Living Cultures
- Atlantic Contact & Columbian Exchange
- Worksheets, Flashcards & Bonus Readings
US History Unit 2 • Early English Colonies
Students follow Atlantic migration motives from Roanoke to Jamestown, then compare New England, Middle, and Southern colonies through town meetings, breadbasket trade, cash crops, law, and daily colonial life.
- Roanoke, Jamestown & Settlement Motives
- New England, Middle & Southern Colonies
- Government, Economy & Labor Systems
- Worksheets, Flashcards & Bonus Readings
World History Unit 3 • Ancient India
Students travel to South Asia to explore the planned urban grids of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, early Vedic literature, the origins of Hinduism and Buddhism, and the Maurya and Gupta golden ages.
- Indus Valley & Harappan Urban Sanitation
- Vedic Era & Early Epic Literature
- Origins of Hinduism & Buddhism
- Maurya & Gupta Empire Achievements
World History Unit 4 • Ancient China
Students investigate the Yellow River valley, Shang oracle bone script, the Zhou Dynasty Mandate of Heaven, Qin Shi Huangdi's imperial unification, the Han Dynasty, and the Silk Road.
- Shang Dynasty & Oracle Bone Script
- Mandate of Heaven & Dynastic Cycle
- Qin Dynasty, Great Wall & Terracotta Army
- Han Dynasty & The Silk Road Networks
World History Unit 5 • Ancient Greece
Students study Minoan and Mycenaean roots, the rise of Athens and Sparta, Athenian direct democracy, Greco-Persian conflicts, classical Greek philosophy and drama, and Alexander the Great.
- Athenian Democracy vs. Spartan Society
- Greco-Persian & Peloponnesian Wars
- Classical Philosophy, Science & Drama
- Alexander the Great & Hellenistic Era
World History Unit 6 • Ancient Rome
Students explore Roman Republic governance, Punic Wars, the fall of the Republic, Julius Caesar, the Pax Romana, Roman engineering marvels, and the enduring legacy of Roman law.
- Roman Republic & Senate Governance
- Punic Wars & Mediterranean Expansion
- Pax Romana, Aqueducts & Colosseum
- Fall of Rome & Legacy of Legal Systems