Ontario Grades 4–8 · A world history doorway
History is a giant human story. Start anywhere.
Meet people who solved problems, fought over power, crossed oceans, built homes, kept promises, broke them, and left clues behind.
Farming did not begin once and radiate from a single birthplace. Different communities domesticated different plants and animals in several regions.
Ian Alexander; adapted from Jared Diamond (2003), via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; dates and regions are approximateChoose a doorway
You do not need to begin at the beginning.
Every doorway teaches one complete story and opens into another. The connections are there when curiosity needs them.
Begin with your course
Grade-level starting points
Grade labels recommend a first door. They never lock the rest of history.