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Students prosecute and defend Hammurabi's Code in a full courtroom simulation with witnesses, attorneys, and a jury.

Students physically move to corners to debate whether a society where 85% can't vote deserves to be called a democracy.

Five civilizations trade resources across three rounds — and discover that some exchanges come with devastating consequences.

Pairs argue both sides of whether the shift to farming was humanity's greatest achievement — or its biggest mistake.

Students analyze primary source clues — payroll records, graffiti, bones — to debunk the myth of slave labor and uncover the truth.

Expert groups master military, economy, technology, and governance — then teach their home group to compare two empires that never met.

The Church vs. Science: students put Galileo on trial for heresy in a courtroom debate about truth, authority, and evidence.

Students play as medieval villagers making survival decisions as plague sweeps through — and discover how pandemics reshape societies.

Six stations explore religion, disease, technology, art, food, and language that spread along history's most famous trade route.

Students take a stand on the Mongol legacy — then hear arguments that challenge their position and decide whether to switch corners.

Groups create displays comparing medieval and Renaissance art — then rotate, leave sticky-note critiques, and debate what changed.

Pairs argue that Luther's break was theological, then switch sides and argue it was political — before writing a consensus statement.

Students trace Musa's journey using maps, accounts, and gold records to understand why Mali was the richest empire on Earth.

Inner and outer circles debate whether the caste system was a functional social order or an unjust hierarchy — using primary sources.

Students are assigned roles — king, lords, knights, serfs — and negotiate obligations across three rounds of medieval crises.

Students arrange hexagons for key concepts — iron, monotheism, democracy, the wheel — and debate which connections matter most.

Students choose the primary motive for European exploration — then defend their position against three competing arguments.

Was it about reclaiming Jerusalem or opening trade routes? Pairs argue both sides before finding the nuanced truth in between.

Students prosecute and defend Hammurabi's Code in a full courtroom simulation with witnesses, attorneys, and a jury.

Students physically move to corners to debate whether a society where 85% can't vote deserves to be called a democracy.

Five civilizations trade resources across three rounds — and discover that some exchanges come with devastating consequences.

Pairs argue both sides of whether the shift to farming was humanity's greatest achievement — or its biggest mistake.

Students analyze primary source clues — payroll records, graffiti, bones — to debunk the myth of slave labor and uncover the truth.

Expert groups master military, economy, technology, and governance — then teach their home group to compare two empires that never met.

The Church vs. Science: students put Galileo on trial for heresy in a courtroom debate about truth, authority, and evidence.

Students play as medieval villagers making survival decisions as plague sweeps through — and discover how pandemics reshape societies.

Six stations explore religion, disease, technology, art, food, and language that spread along history's most famous trade route.

Students take a stand on the Mongol legacy — then hear arguments that challenge their position and decide whether to switch corners.

Groups create displays comparing medieval and Renaissance art — then rotate, leave sticky-note critiques, and debate what changed.

Pairs argue that Luther's break was theological, then switch sides and argue it was political — before writing a consensus statement.

Students trace Musa's journey using maps, accounts, and gold records to understand why Mali was the richest empire on Earth.

Inner and outer circles debate whether the caste system was a functional social order or an unjust hierarchy — using primary sources.

Students are assigned roles — king, lords, knights, serfs — and negotiate obligations across three rounds of medieval crises.

Students arrange hexagons for key concepts — iron, monotheism, democracy, the wheel — and debate which connections matter most.

Students choose the primary motive for European exploration — then defend their position against three competing arguments.

Was it about reclaiming Jerusalem or opening trade routes? Pairs argue both sides before finding the nuanced truth in between.