History Zone Showcase

Welcome to History Showcase, the area of Avanti’s World, designed to help students put themselves in the shoes of people who lived long ago. This…

Modern World

A lot has changed since 1900! In just over a hundred years, history has seen two world wars, the invention of powered flight (and, less…

Age of Revolution

Between 1700 and 1900 CE, societies around the world underwent massive changes. The British Empire was growing, the first European settlers had put down roots…

Age of Exploration

In the period between 1200-1700 CE, the world became more connected than ever before, and the exploration wasn’t just around the globe – it extended…

Early Civilisation

Between 0 and 1200 CE, the world moved from the Late Iron Age (that saw the decline of the Roman Empire) into the Middle Ages…

Early Humanity

Visit the earliest organised groups of humans coming together to create a larger society, from 3500 BCE to 1 CE. At the beginning of this…

Prehistoric

Step back to an era before humans existed – between 250 million and 60 million years ago. This vast expanse of time begins just after…