World history
Ancient through contemporary civilizations, global encounters, ideas, institutions, conflict, exchange, and change.
A complete, non-accredited curriculum library · K through graduate study
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Understand the past. Read the present more wisely.
An inquiry-rich humanities sequence integrating history, geography, civics, government, economics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and primary-source research across regions and eras.
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FIELD OF STUDY
History & Social Studies
01
K–2Foundations
6 sample Trees02
3–5Elementary
6 sample Trees03
6–8Middle Years
6 sample Trees04
9–12High School
7 sample Trees05
UndergraduateCollege
7 sample Trees06
GraduateAdvanced
7 sample Trees✦
One connected field. Placement follows demonstrated readiness by branch—not age alone.
The field at a glance
Not a scattered list.
A connected discipline.
Every Knowledge Tree sits inside a larger map of concepts, practices, vocabulary, prerequisites, and meaningful applications.
United States history
Indigenous histories, founding, expansion, slavery, reform, war, migration, rights, culture, and modern America.
Geography & culture
Place, environment, movement, human systems, regions, mapping, cultural study, and global interdependence.
Civics & government
Constitutional structures, law, rights, federalism, comparative government, policy, and responsible participation.
Economics
Choice, markets, institutions, labor, finance, development, public policy, and competing economic traditions.
Historical inquiry
Chronology, primary sources, corroboration, causation, perspective, historiography, and ethical memory.
K through graduate study
Expectations deepen.
The roots stay connected.
These are representative Knowledge Trees, not a fixed or final list. Families can build a focused path, a complete sequence, or advanced independent study.
01
Foundations
K–2
Discover family, community, maps, time, and civic belonging.
- My Family & CommunityKnowledge Tree
- Maps & PlacesKnowledge Tree
- Long Ago & TodayKnowledge Tree
- Community HelpersKnowledge Tree
- Holidays & TraditionsKnowledge Tree
- Stories of CourageKnowledge Tree
02
Elementary
3–5
Build an ordered story of people, places, and civilizations.
- Ancient CivilizationsKnowledge Tree
- World GeographyKnowledge Tree
- Early American HistoryKnowledge Tree
- United States RegionsKnowledge Tree
- Civics for Young CitizensKnowledge Tree
- Economics in Daily LifeKnowledge Tree
03
Middle Years
6–8
Analyze causes, perspectives, evidence, and historical change.
- World History I & IIKnowledge Tree
- United States History I & IIKnowledge Tree
- Civics & GovernmentKnowledge Tree
- Human GeographyKnowledge Tree
- EconomicsKnowledge Tree
- State & Local HistoryKnowledge Tree
04
High School
9–12
Conduct document-based inquiry and prepare for civic life.
- World HistoryKnowledge Tree
- U.S. HistoryKnowledge Tree
- U.S. GovernmentKnowledge Tree
- EconomicsKnowledge Tree
- European HistoryKnowledge Tree
- Human GeographyKnowledge Tree
- Philosophy & IdeasKnowledge Tree
05
College
Undergraduate
Study regions, methods, institutions, and social systems.
- Historical MethodsKnowledge Tree
- Ancient & Medieval HistoryKnowledge Tree
- Modern World HistoryKnowledge Tree
- American HistoryKnowledge Tree
- Political ScienceKnowledge Tree
- Micro & MacroeconomicsKnowledge Tree
- Cultural AnthropologyKnowledge Tree
06
Advanced
Graduate
Enter historiography, policy analysis, and original research.
- HistoriographyKnowledge Tree
- Archival ResearchKnowledge Tree
- Comparative PoliticsKnowledge Tree
- Public PolicyKnowledge Tree
- Economic HistoryKnowledge Tree
- Social TheoryKnowledge Tree
- Graduate Research SeminarKnowledge Tree
Active microlearning
Study becomes something
the learner actually does.
Most digital lessons take 5–15 minutes and develop one clear objective through listening, reading, watching, trying, moving, making, practicing, feedback, and recall. Narrated instruction, adjustable playback, and transcripts sit alongside visual, read/write, interactive, kinesthetic, and hands-on elements. Parents can prefer or disable optional modes for each learner while sustained reading, labs, projects, writing, discussion, and performance remain wherever the objective calls for deeper work.
Primary-source labs
Letters, laws, speeches, artifacts, maps, images, oral histories, and data are compared rather than merely quoted.
Historical simulations
Structured deliberations make competing interests visible without turning complex events into games.
Geographic inquiry
Layered maps, field observation, migration, resources, demographics, and spatial data reveal patterns.
Civic practice
Mock hearings, policy briefs, service learning, civil dialogue, and local research connect knowledge to responsibility.
Evidence of learning
Mastery is more than
a completed screen.
✓Timelines and annotated maps✓Primary-source analyses✓Document-based essays✓Civic and policy projects✓Oral histories✓Historiographical and graduate research
Transparent worldview
Choose the framing.
See it before assigning.
CHRISTIAN PATHWAY
Engages providence, human dignity, sin, justice, religious movements, missions, church-state questions, and Christian social thought while resisting simplistic heroes-and-villains narratives.
SECULAR / ACADEMIC PATHWAY
Uses non-confessional historical and social-scientific framing while fully teaching the religious ideas and institutions necessary to understand the record.
Knowledge Tree pages identify perspective, sources, debated questions, prerequisites, and objectives. Parents retain final control.
Inside every Knowledge Tree
Complete enough to teach.
Clear enough to trust.
Published scope & sequence
Objectives, prerequisites, vocabulary, lesson order, worldview, materials, estimated time, and mastery expectations.
Multimodal micro-lessons
One focused concept through coordinated visual, auditory, read/write, interactive, movement, and hands-on elements—with feedback and retrieval.
Assessment & grading
Checks, quizzes, tests, projects, and writing—with automatic rubric grading, evidence-linked feedback, and parent review.
Adaptive support
Readiness checks trace weak roots, assign proportionate repair, verify retention, and return learners to the goal.
Parent controls
Adjust pace, tutors, worldview, due dates, interventions, lesson modes, and whether suggested writing grades post automatically or require approval.
Permanent records
Lesson history, grades, attempts, feedback, mastery evidence, hours, portfolio artifacts, and unofficial transcripts.