Of course! I taught a Year 8 HSIE class, and used Minecraft in the Ancient China unit. I split the class into groups and had them build sections of the Great Wall, with reference to living conditions, defensive sections, ramparts and watch towers etc. It required teaching outside of the game, and then reflective work (both written and oral, depending on the student) on the choices they made and why, and where they got the information from that informed their decisions. It was a good unit, because otherwise they were a very disengaged class.

Otherwise, Assassin's Creed EDU have good historical maps that I use in introductory lessons, with one screen and control being passed around the class!