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12th grade ancient history handouts for Microsoft Word
Greek Myths: Medusa, Perseus, Athena, Theseus: Reading & Comprehension Passages
In this lesson students will read and complete work dealing with three Greek Myths, including Athena's punishment to a vain Medusa; Medusa's demise at the hands of Perseus; Theseus and the Minotaur. After reading each myth, students will complete work, including identifying and character traits, for each of the ancient stories.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesAncient Greece Unit - Bundle of Les
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6th - 12th
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The Inventions of Ancient China: Making Inferences: Reading Passages + Activity
In this lesson students are introduced to the numerous inventions to originate in ancient China (including gunpowder, the wheelbarrow, the calendar, and many others). Students will make their own inferences to determine the importance of these inventions (then and now) and will be expected to relate it to our current modern era, and how these technologies have made life easier throughout history.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle?
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit: Bundle of 24 Lessons: Reading Passages + Activities
The Beginnings of the Ancient Roman Republic: Rome Reading Passages
Students will have a brief introduction to ancient Rome. Students will have short reading, accompanied by a series of comprehension questions. Students will be to describe different geographic features of Italy and Rome, and compare that to other civilizations we have studied this year. Also, students will begin to identify to characteristics of a republic.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesLife
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6th - 12th
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The Fall of Ancient Rome & the Roman Empire: Reading Passages + Comprehension
Students will explore the different contributing factors that led to the Fall of the Roman Empire. Students will examine the causes and ultimate effects that led, over to, the decline of the worlds strongest and most influential empire.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesLife and Politics in Ancient Rome - Mini-Unit of 8 LessonsAncient Rome Unit - Bundle of 16 LessonsAncient Rome Mini-Unit: Coloss
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6th - 12th
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Land Bridge Theory of Migration: Asia to North America: Reading Passages
Students will be able to understand the effects of the ice age on the levels of the oceans waters, identify the Bering Strait, and understand that a land bridge between Asia and North America existed at the Bering Strait. Maps of these routes are included throughout the lesson.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!ContinentsGeography Unit Bundle: Earth, Pangea, North & South America, Asia, Arctic, PolesLand Bridge The
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7th - 12th
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Roman Republic vs U.S. Government Activity Sheet
Worksheet comparing the government of the Roman Republic to the U.S. government today. Excellent for class lesson or review.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Ancient India: The Caste System Activity
Have your students learn about the Caste System in India from a historical and MODERN DAY perspective!This lesson combines history with REAL WORLD learning to show students that HISTORY MATTERS! Have your students do an introductory image paired reading that explains what the caste system is and how it began. Then move on to a GROUP WORK activity where students read a FASCINATING NONFICTION ARTICLE that shows how the caste system still affects India today! Your students will be STUNNED and INT
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7th - 12th
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Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Rome: Reading Passages + Comprehension Activities
Students will be able to identify the Gods of ancient Rome, and the characteristics of the primary Gods. Students will read a Roman myth that includes some of these Gods. Lastly, students will be able to identify and match these Roman Gods to their Greek counterparts.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesLife and Politics in Ancient Rome - Mini-Unit of 8 LessonsAncient Rome Unit - Bundle of 16 Lesso
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6th - 12th
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Theme in Greek Myths: Ancient Greece: Apollo, Cupid, Daphne, Zeus: Reading
Students will be able to identify the theme within a story and find evidence to support that theme. Students will then work independently to read the 2 myths and find their themes and the evidence.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesAncient Greece Unit - Bundle of LessonsAncient Greece and Ancient Rome Units - Bundle of 40 LessonsAncient Greece Mini-Unit - Olympics, Battle of Troy, the Gods, Alexa
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6th - 12th
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Indus River Valley Civilization
FULL PERIOD lesson handout with MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES covering the main points of the Indus River Valley Civilization.
WE GOT MAPS, WRITING SKILLS, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, EVEN A PLAY!!! Kids love reading plays!
Hit all the major points your AP and your students want in a lesson with image and text analysis but also mixing it up with a fun little play to get that participation up!
As with all "The Handout Betch" lessons, this lesson was designed:
- to align with CCSS Standards
- to be used for
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7th - 12th
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Religions: Monotheistic Bundle Pack (Reading Summaries & Graphic Organizer)
Includes 3 reading summaries on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The reading summaries tell about the beliefs and customs of the religions. how they began, the prophets, their eating habits, holidays, holy books, and holy places of worship. The 10 commandments, the Quran, and the New Testament are also listed as primary source documents and experts are taken from them all.
There is also a graphic organizer comaparing and contrasting the 3 monotheistic religions and a task explaining to student
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6th - 12th
Growing Up in Ancient Rome: Roman Empire Reading Passages + Comprehension
Students will read and learn about what life in ancient Rome was like for someone growing up, someone their own age. Students will be able to identify the similarities and differences, with a focus specifically on family, work and education. Students will read about the harsh expectations of Roman fathers, and the education that was only available to children of wealthy families, to better prepare for a life in government.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving
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6th - 12th
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The Life of Gandhi: India: Reading Passages + Comprehension Activities+ Text
In this lesson students will read about the life of Mahatma Gandhi, his motivations, non-violent protests and ultimate succeeding in liberating India from British Imperialism. Students will also have the opportunity to compare and contrast the non-violent protest of Gandhi, with those currently going on today with the "Occupy Wall Street' protest and others.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesAnci
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Ancient India Unit: Bundle of 25 Lessons: Reading Passages + Activities
Movie Guide: History Channel Lost City of the Inca
This documentary claims to be 50 minutes long, but is really only 40. It serves as a nice introduction to Machu Picchu, the history of the Inca who built it, how they got conquered and looks a little bit at the stone cutting techniques used to build Machu Picchu and other Inca structures. Movie guide has 18 questions in English that follow the film chronologically and a couple of topics for further discussion. This documentary bounced around a bit, but students will receive a decent overview of
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7th - 12th
Life in Sparta: Ancient Greece: Reading & Comprehension Passages, Activities
In this lesson, students will learn about what life was like for a variety of people in Sparta, including the men and the role they played in government, the education of young people, and women and slaves. Students will read texts about each group, and complete work that categorizes the positives and negatives that each group faced in ancient Sparta.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesAncient Gre
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6th - 12th
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World Religions-Buddhism and Hinduism Comparison Activity
This lesson is a compare and contrast/reasoning activity that serves as an excellent introduction and overview of new content dealing with the early belief systems of Buddhism and Hinduism. It introduces important concepts of the religions, requires students to categorize, make deductions (hypotheses), support answers with evidence, read for meaning and compare and contrast. It has been successfully used in an AP World History class, but could just as easily be edited for any World History or Gl
Grades:
9th - 12th
Gods of Egypt Movie - Interactive Worksheet
***Note there is one brief bedroom scene in Gods of Egypt that I skip when I show this scene to middle schoolers.Do you want your students to enjoy watching videos for History class but still really get something educational from it? What better way to reinforce your history lessons then by wrapping up a unit with a video that covers some of the lessons and standards that you are teaching. If you study Ancient Egypt at all in your class, you will want to purchase this. The students also have
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Confucius: Famous Quotes Activity
Students are given a worksheet with many famous quotes from Confucius. They then have to try and figure out what he is trying to say. Don't worry there is a teacher key that will help you explain the quotes to your students. Quotes like "He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger." There are 10 quotes in all on the worksheet. This was a really fun activity.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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world history ancient & classical civilizations unit survival guide (6 weeks)
Unit 1 “survival guide” – a full six weeks of curriculum formatted as a student handout with daily objectives and checks for understanding. This comprehensive “survival guide” presents an overview of the core issues in history, beginning with the rise of civilization through the Classical Period, ending with the fall of Rome. Each lesson comes with a daily objective at the top, key points aligned to the rigor of AP but accessible for high school students, maps, graphics, and / or sources to ana
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
INTERPRETING QUOTES of the GREEK PHILOSOPHERS handout
This a Word document that accompanies the PowerPOint presentation Ancient Greek Philosophers. This handout has quotes (selected for their ability for middle school students to understand them), that the students must rewrite in their own words and then provide a real-life example for.
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6th - 12th
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Taoism in Ancient China: Reading Passages + Comprehension Activities
In this lesson students will be able to identify what are some Taoist beliefs and what they consists of. They will also be able to relate these beliefs to their own. Students will reflect by expressing their own opinions on this, and sharing their thoughts amongst their classmates.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesAncient China Mini-Unit: Inventions, Pictographs, Marco Polo, Jeopardy, etc.Ancie
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit: Bundle of 24 Lessons: Reading Passages + Activities
Ancient Rome: Roman Gladiator Cemetery: Reading Passages + Comprehension
Students will examine pictures and a reading that discusses the recent finding of a Roman gladiator cemetery that has been unearthed in York, England. Students will infer to help piece together some of the clues of the finding in order to determine their own conclusion.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesLife and Politics in Ancient Rome - Mini-Unit of 8 LessonsAncient Rome Unit - Bundle of 16 Les
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6th - 12th
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The Mughal Empire in Ancient India: Jahar & Babur: Reading Passages + Activities
Students will be able to analyze two emperors in ancient India who ruled under the Mughal Empire and compare and contrast them with each other. The students will also look at this reading and videos to determine why and how the Mughals took over India.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesAncient India Unit - Bundle of 25 LessonsAncient India and Ancient China Units - Bundle of 48 LessonsAncient Ind
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Ancient India Unit: Bundle of 25 Lessons: Reading Passages + Activities
The Untouchable Kids of India
This is a video guide to go along with the episode on the India's caste system filmed by Nick News with Linda Ellerbee. The video is just over 20 minutes and can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2kXQgSKI6w. The guide includes a teacher key and goes in order of the film.
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6th - 12th
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Map Making
With map-making activities you can not only teach students about ancient civilizations, but also incorporate geography into your lessons. As they label and color maps, students can learn about important places in ancient civilizations, chart trade routes, and learn how empires expanded (and fell) over time.
Primary Source Analysis
One of the best ways to learn about ancient civilizations is through the artifacts and writings of people from that particular period of time. Encourage students to analyze primary sources to gain a deeper understanding about bygone eras of history. For instance, you can have students read accounts of the destruction of Pompeii and discuss it as a class.
Centers & Stations
Through the use of centers, students can collaborate and discuss topics and content they examine for each era in history. For example, you can have students navigate through four or five different centers or stations to help them learn about different aspects of Ancient Chinese culture, like literature, geography, government, and major historical events or achievements.
By making ancient history come to life through a variety of interactive and immersive activities, teachers can help students develop a deeper appreciation for the subject.
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Ancient history refers to the period of human history that takes place from the invention of writing to late antiquity (spanning from about 3000 BC to AD 650). This era includes the study of various ancient civilizations, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, India, and others. Ancient history plays a critical role in helping us understand the origins and development of human civilizations and the influence it had on contemporary cultures and societies.
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