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1. Phoenicia: Sail to the merchant civilization of the Phoenicians! Make papyrus, learn the art of dyeing fabric, and write your name in an ancient script.
2. Scythians: Ride the steppes of Ancient Russia and Asia with the Scythians! Sew a warm wool hat, learn the art of gold leaf, and discover the origins of Amazon warriors and centaur monsters.
3. Alexander the Great: Watercolor Alexander’s empire, own your own action figure, and find out why you’re glad we have modern medicine!
4. Athens: Study with Plato in ancient Greece, learn the allegory of The Cave, construct a mobile with Plato’s geometric solids, and enjoy stickers featuring some of Plato’s most quotable quotes.
5. Mauryan Empire: Meet the man whose change of heart brought peace to the Mauryan empire in Ancient India! Make your own stick incense, decorate with rangoli stencils, own your own hand-carved wooden stamp, and read from Ashoka the Great’s writings.
6. China: See the beginning of The Great Wall in Ancient China, paint a terracotta warrior, fly an ancient style of kite, relax with a cup of tea, and make a magnetic compass.
7. Julius Caesar: Find out why so many people loved or hated this notorious individual. Listen to a perfectly abridged version of Shakespeare’s play, weave a laurel wreath, and own your own replica Roman coin.
8. Pompeii: Visit the Roman resort of Pompeii… just don’t stay for too long! Learn to tile a mosaic, make a Roman wax tablet, explore the ancient graffiti of Pompeii, bake bread from a 2000 year old recipe, and own your own volcanic rock.
9. Ghana Empire: Visit the richest kingdom in the ancient world: Ancient Ghana! Practice the art of oral storytelling, weave on a circle loom, and find out why salt was worth its weight in gold and how to use it to preserve food!