For Upper Elementary & Early Middle School Learners
Join us Mondays at 1:00 PM ET for a 15-week journey through the ancient world! This class combines history, science, and hands-on exploration as we investigate how ancient civilizations understood the world around them.
September 21 – January 12 (15-week semester)
Tuition: $150 per family for the full semester. Siblings are welcome to participate at no additional cost.
No class: November 23 or December 21.
Optional Add-On: Ancient History with Minecraft
Mondays, 2:00–2:45 PM ET
Continue the adventure in Minecraft! Learners will build ancient civilizations, complete history-themed challenges, and explore custom ancient worlds together on a private Minecraft Realm.
- $100 for the 15-week semester
- Limited to 8 learners due to Realm capacity
- Minecraft: Bedrock Edition required
Looking for a Different Ancient History Experience?
You might also be interested in Rabbit Hole Learning’s Ancient History course!
Designed for lower or upper elementary learners, this course focuses more deeply on the stories, people, cultures, and daily lives of ancient civilizations. Through engaging lessons, picture books, and hands-on activities, learners explore the ancient world at an age-appropriate pace.
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Welcome to S2S Ancients
What is Stardust to Storytellers? How do I get started?
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Defining Civilization
What makes a civilization?
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Artifacts, Archaeology, and Ownership
What can artifacts tell us, and who owns the past?
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Life Along the Rivers
Why settle near rivers?
Long before there were cities, there were rivers. The four great river valley civilizations that shaped much of...
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From Wild to Tame: Animal Domestication
How did humans domesticate animals?
In this lesson, students explore one of the most important turning points in human history: the...
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Farming the Ancient World
How did humans farm and feed large populations?
In this lesson, learners explore one of the greatest human innovations in history: the...
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Land Shapes Everything
How did geography shape civilizations?
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Engineering Water Systems
How did people move water?
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Building for Your World
How did ancient builders use science, creativity, and the materials around them to create structures that lasted for thousands of years?
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Moving Mountains
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Building Bigger
How did ancient engineers build large structures?
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Why Pyramids?
How were pyramids built, and why?
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The Invention of Writing
Why did humans invent writing?
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Recording and Preserving Knowledge
How was knowledge recorded and preserved?
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Stories in Stone and Paint
How did writing systems spread?
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Astronomy and Ancient Knowledge
How did humans measure and track time?
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Astronomy and Ancient Knowledge
How did astronomy shape civilization?
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Roads, Routes, and Trade
How did people travel and trade by land?
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Seafaring and Navigation
How did people travel and navigate by sea?
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Sanitation and Public Health
How did cities stay clean, and why does sanitation matter?
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Medicine in the Ancient World
How did people understand illness and medicine?
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Why Laws Matter
Why do societies create laws?
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Power and Government
Who gets power?
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Defense, Strategy, and Warfare
Who gets power?
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Defense, Strategy, and Warfare
How do societies defend themselves?
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Taxes, Tribute, and Empire
How did ancient societies fund themselves, and who paid the price?
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Work and Labor in Society
Who did the work in society?
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Slavery and Forced Labor
What is slavery and forced labor?
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Class, Wealth, and Gender
How did wealth, class, and gender shape society?
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Family Life and Leisure
How did societies organize family, childhood, and leisure?
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Myths, Meaning, and Nature
How did humans explain nature and create meaning?
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Belief Systems and Society
How did beliefs shape society?
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Collapse and Change
Why do civilizations change or collapse?