Enter the world of history for kids. Discover ancient people and places, and fascinating facts with our selection of games and activities.

Step back in time and explore the fascinating world of the Ancient Egyptians with hands-on Egyptian crafts that make history come alive. Whether you’re planning lesson plans, looking for ...

This Wonder of the Ancient World shone brightly for more than a thousand years The Lighthouse of Alexandria towered over the port city founded by Alexander the Great. Guiding sailors for centuries ...

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. Discover more ...

What the ancient world can teach us about death A marble fragment from the front of a third century AD Roman sarcophagus.

Bauer (author of the four-volume The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child) guides readers on a fast-paced yet thorough tour of the ancient worlds of Sumer, Egypt, India, China ...

Let’s hear it for ambitious kids! A 12-year-old boy named Hussein was desperate to get a job on Englishman Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in Luxor, Egypt. It was 1922 and Carter was ...

The Colossus of Rhodes, the bronze wonder of the ancient world Standing for a little more than 50 years in the third century B.C., Rhodes’s titanic statue of Helios made a colossal impact on ...

Humans Shaped Ancient History Across 3 Ages: The Stone, Bronze, and Iron Age The three ages of the ancient world — Stone, Bronze, and Iron — encompass the formative years of human history in most ...

Instructions 1. Pick one of the ancient wonders of the world mentioned in the cover story. 2. Go online to learn more about its history, construction details, and why it was so important. 3.

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. The ancient ...