1st Grade History Online-Full Year

This course kicks off a program that, spanning the elementary grades, provides an overview of world geography and history from the Stone Age to the Space Age. Through lively stories and activities, students will:

• Meet nomadic children in ancient Mesopotamia who settle in the Fertile Crescent
• Explore the great pyramids in ancient Egypt, and meet mighty pharaohs such as King Tut
• Learn about the historical origins of Judaism through stories of Abraham, Joseph, Moses, and David
• Learn about the origins of democracy in ancient Greece, as well as the first Olympic games, the Trojan War, Alexander the Great, and the marvelous myths of the ancient Greeks
• Visit ancient India and hear stories of the historical origins of Hinduism and Buddhism
• Travel down great rivers in ancient China, hear the wisdom of Confucius, and witness the
• building of the Great Wall