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Free stories from Ancient Origins, rewritten for ages 8–10. The lessons also have ages 11–14. The path, the worksheet, the quiz, and the read-aloud come with a parent account or a school seat.

A world map with one pin for each story Yeha, northern EthiopiaMiseeda, northern SudanStein, Lower AustriaBir al-Shaghala, EgyptMendoza, ArgentinaXianyang, ShaanxiTell el-Abqain, EgyptSysmä, FinlandSariyokhus Valley, western AzerbaijanOguz Kurgan, UkraineSaqqara, EgyptPalenque, Chiapas, MexicoPañamarca, Nepeña Valley, PeruDholavira, IndiaMarad, IraqTerracotta Army, Xi'an, ChinaAtalanti, GreecePeñico, PeruXunantunich, BelizeAdramytteion, TurkeyRebild, DenmarkKibyra, TurkeyGedikkaya Hill, northwestern TurkeyKarahantepe, southeastern TurkeyLucone di Polpenazze, ItalyKarakabak, near AktauAspendos, TurkeyAsila, North SinaiTauric ChersonesosHattusa, TurkeySandoy, Faroe IslandsAspendos, TurkeyOka River, RussiaAndros, GreecePskov, RussiaSwabian Alb, GermanyMacomer, SardiniaHoutman Abrolhos IslandsPavlodar region, KazakhstanCounty Armagh, Northern IrelandHouse with Bakery, PompeiiKazakhstan and northern GermanyJerusalemTell Quesna, EgyptVeliky Novgorod, RussiaDevon, EnglandOderzo, ItalyMarina el-Alamein, EgyptTel YavneDakhla Oasis, EgyptSirolo, ItalyCampeche, MexicoHerculaneumGdańsk, PolandGuareña, SpainBrandenburg, GermanySalcombe, off DevonHeerlen, NetherlandsLimburg-Weilburg, GermanyCavtat, CroatiaWarta River, near WronkiChelmsford, EssexNear the Colosseum, RomeHadrian's Villa, near RomeTell Kom Aziza, EgyptNassau harbour, BahamasSouth Somerset, EnglandFeldioara, TransylvaniaKinchega, AustraliaDariyah, Saudi ArabiaPelješac, CroatiaColchester, EnglandChagyrskaya Cave, SiberiaGran, NorwaySandnes, NorwayRold, DenmarkTokat, TurkeyBodiam Castle, EnglandDenmarkRena, NorwayLaodicea, TurkeyIlovik, CroatiaAegina, GreeceLeka, NorwayWolfenbüttel, GermanyJiangliu, ShaanxiNorfolk, EnglandPelusium, North SinaiMayrtup, ChechnyaDaphne, HatayKents Cavern, DevonGiza, EgyptChechnyaSan Antonio, TexasMelsonby, North YorkshireKythera, GreeceSyedra, near AlanyaAthribis, SohagDuvensee Moor, GermanyBearsden, near GlasgowKleidi-Samikon, GreeceDor Beach, IsraelLuxor's West BankElsing, NorfolkNovae, Lower DanubeHomsChicama Valley, northern PeruEl Caño, Panama Minya, EgyptUruk, IraqRakhigarhi, Haryana, IndiaSanxingdui, Sichuan, ChinaAmphipolis, GreecePompeiiGirsu, IraqNineveh, IraqNimrud, IraqNimrud, IraqShakhi Kora, IraqBassetki, IraqFayadia, IraqNippur, IraqLagash, IraqKurd Qaburstan, IraqMohenjo-daro, PakistanChandayan, IndiaBhirrana, IndiaMohenjo-daro, PakistanDahwa, OmanMohenjo-daro, PakistanChanhudaro, PakistanMohenjo-daro, PakistanGhaggar-Hakra, IndiaMehrgarh, Balochistan, PakistanZhengzhou, ChinaXi'an, ChinaJungar Banner, Inner MongoliaRizhao, ChinaXianyang, ChinaShaanxi, ChinaZhaigou, HenanYongcheng, HenanChangsha, HunanXuyi County, JiangsuKöping, SwedenSkaftárhreppur, IcelandWest Jutland, DenmarkAkureyri, IcelandSmåland, SwedenViggbyholm, SwedenIsle of ManFitjar, NorwaySogndalsdalen, NorwayTønsberg, NorwayTulum, MexicoCaracol, BelizeSugarcreek, OhioSt. Joseph County, MichiganCooper's Ferry, IdahoHuarmey, PeruLes Abymes, GuadeloupeNazca Desert, PeruCahokia, MissouriPacopampa, PeruMadjedbebe, AustraliaDargan Shelter, AustraliaBalanggarra Country, KimberleyCape Bruguieres, AustraliaAvon Downs, AustraliaLake Mungo, AustraliaDrysdale River, KimberleyArnhem Land, AustraliaJuukan Gorge, AustraliaBudj Bim, AustraliaMeroë, SudanSedeinga, SudanKerma, SudanNuri, SudanAdulis, EritreaBeta Samati, EthiopiaAbu Erteila, SudanAxum, EthiopiaNubiaMeroë, SudanSan Pablo Huitzo, MexicoPuente Piedra, PeruSan Juan Ixcaquixtla, MexicoTak'alik Ab'aj, GuatemalaÁspero, PeruGasco, New MexicoTikal, GuatemalaMonte Albán, MexicoPoverty Point, LouisianaCajamarquilla, PeruUpano Valley, EcuadorSan Francisco de Pachijal, EcuadorK'oxol Ja' II, MexicoCamarones River Basin, ChileMorro de Arica, ChileMesa Verde, ColoradoLa Mojana, ColombiaAguada Fénix, Mexiconear Prince Albert, CanadaPachacamac, PeruAbydos, EgyptAsyut, EgyptDahshur, EgyptLuxor, EgyptAbu Ghurab, EgyptUmm Al-Qaab, EgyptLuxor, EgyptEdfu, EgyptHierakonpolis, EgyptWest Aswan, EgyptOued Beht, MoroccoKach Kouch, MoroccoCarthage, TunisiaHarlaa, EthiopiaMount Hora, MalawiKakapel, KenyaOlduvai Gorge, TanzaniaAin Boucherit, AlgeriaBenin City, NigeriaIle-Ife, NigeriaLeaval, South Uist, Scotlandnear Krakow, PolandDrumelzier, southern Scotlandeastern coast of Gotland, SwedenHill of Tara, County Meath, IrelandXigaoxue Village, Anyang County, ChinaMycenae, Greek PeloponneseTintagel, CornwallSilbury Hill, Wiltshire, EnglandKnossos, CreteMont'e Prama, SardiniaGotlur, Andhra PradeshGlauberg, Hesse, GermanyPień, north-central PolandMycenae, GreecePeloponnese, GreeceCerne Abbas, Dorset, EnglandSutton Hoo, East AngliaMokhnataya mountain, the AltaiCreteoff Ramatuelle, southern FranceSukošan, CroatiaEastern Harbour, Alexandriaoff Uluburun, near Kaş, TurkeyHeze, Shandong, Chinanear Sığacık, Turkeyoff the north coast of Cyprusoff Cape Gelidonya, Turkeynear Dokos, southern Greeceoff a beach near Palma, MallorcaIssyk kurgan, near Almaty, KazakhstanPhaistos, CreteYixing, Jiangsu, ChinaWiejkowo, PolandTartaria, RomaniaShigir, western SiberiaKhujut Rabu, near BaghdadKateřinská Cave, Czech RepublicKortessem, Belgiumnear Kastoria, northern Greece A drawn explorer with a hat, a satchel, and a compass

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