History Herald: Rulers of Old: Kings, Queens, Pharaohs, Emperors, Presidents, & More!
In this ongoing class, students will travel back in time and learn about ancient rulers and leading leaders of different cultures and periods.

Extra! Extra! Come learn all about it! Come join us for a weekly history adventure as we explore the rulers of the past. Each week, the students will be introduced to a new ruler, the area they ruled over, and the greatest accomplishments or failures of the past leader. 

We will look into the lives of each ruler- what do we know about their childhood, how did they come to power, how did they rule, how did they treat their people, what accomplishments or failures in governing did they have, and what accomplishments did they have in advancing their societies. Each section is independent, so students can choose which weeks they would like to attend. 

Every class will be an interactive history adventure to introduce your children to some of history's most famous and infamous rulers.

Did you know that Julius Caesar created a massive empire?
Did you know that Henry VIII had 6 wives?
Did you know that Cleopatra defeated her brother to become queen?
Did you know that Kublai Khan conquered China?
Did you know that Charlemagne was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
Did you know that Tutankhamun became pharaoh when he was only 9 years old? 

Each week, students will be engaged through an interactive presentation, activity, and group collaboration! 

Students will be given a handout to create an encyclopedia entry. Students are encouraged to keep them from each week allowing them to create their own history book of all the leaders they learned about.  

No prior knowledge is needed as this class is for all levels who want to learn more about the past!

Each week will break down as such:
Introductions and Greetings
Ruler Introduction- What do we know?
Presentation of ruler and culture via slides
Small activity to reinforce information
Closing with quick facts quiz and/or  student's thoughts

So come join us for an adventure as we learn about the people who ruled and their places!


~~~~~~~WEEKLY SCHEDULE~~~~~~
Week of May 1- Mansa Musa
Week of May 8- Queen Ranavalona the I
Week of May  15-Amelia Earhart
Week of May 22- Emperor Timur of the Timurid Empire
Week of May 29-Olga the Wise
Week of June 5- Jane Goodall
Week of June 12- Ashoka the Great
Week of June 19- Raphael- "Prince of Painters"
Week of June 26- Grigory Rasputin
Week of July 3- NO CLASS - SUMMER BREAK UNTILL FALL SEMESTER



Subject List:

Round One-
Week One: Julius Caesar and Rome
Week Two: Attila the Hun
Week Three: Queen Elizabeth I
Week Four: Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire
Week Five: Akbar and India
Week Six: Tutankhamun and Egypt
Week Seven: William the Conqueror and France
Week Eight: Kublai Khan and Mongolia
Week Nine: Robert the Bruce and Scotland
Week Ten: Cyrus the Great and Persia
Week Eleven: Bjorn Ironside and the Norse
Week Twelve: Napoleon Bonaparte and France
Week Thirteen: Cleopatra of Egypt
Week Fourteen:  Leonidas and Sparta
Week Fifteen: Henry VIII and England
Week Sixteen: George Washington and the U.S.
Week Seventeen: Shaka and the Zulu
Week Eighteen: Mary Queen of Scots
Week Nineteen: Abraham Lincoln of the U.S.
Week Twenty: Martin Luther King, Jr. 


Round Two: 
Week One - Vlad the Impaler
Week Two- Justinian
Week Three- Catherine the Great of Russia
Week Four- Nelson Mandela
Week Five – Adolf Hitler
Week Six-  Boudicca - Queen of the Iceni
Week Seven-  Marquis de Lafayette
Week Eight- Ivan the Terrible
Week Nine-  Joan of Arc
Week Ten- Empress Theodora
Week Elven- Hannibal Barca
Week Twelve- Gandhi
Week Thirteen- Emperor Caligula
Week Fourteen -  Leonardo Da Vinci
Week Fifteen – Harriet Tubman 
Week Sixteen-  Margaret Thatcher 
Week Seventeen-  George III
Week Eighteen- Vladimir Putin
Week Nineteen- Elizabeth II
Week Twenty- Queen Victoria


Round Three: 
Week One -  Ludwig van Beethoven
Week Two- Louis 16th of France
Week Three- Emperor Claudius 
Week Four- Joseph Stalin
Week Five – Mother Teresa
Week Six-  Alexander Hamilton
Week Seven-  Galileo Galilei
Week Eight- Chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
Week Nine- William Shakespeare
Week Ten- Queen Hatshepsut
Week Elven- Empress Wu Zetian
Week Twelve- Mansa Musa
Week Thirteen- Queen Ranavalona the I
Week Fourteen -  Amelia Earhart
Week Fifteen – Emperor Timur of the Timurid Empire
Week Sixteen-  Olga the Wise
Week Seventeen-  Jane Goodall
Week Eighteen- Ashoka the Great
Week Nineteen- Raphael- "Prince of Painters"
Week Twenty- Grigory Rasputin

Note regarding rounds, we will continue to cycle through these 3 rounds so students could technically join at any point in a section and stay 60 weeks without repeating. 

Any questions, please let me know!