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8th grade ancient history resources for GATE under $5
HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut- Primary Source Analysis
Another installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE. This time, students will tackle the unexplained death and then social disappearance of Ancient Egypt's Queen Hatshepsut. After analyzing sources, annotating the documents, and weighing evidence, your detectives will make a claim and defend their claim regarding Queen Hatshepsut's death and legacy.
BACKGROUND: Hatshepsut was a royal princess, the eldest daughter of the great general Tuthmosis I and his consort Queen Ahmose. Pharaoh Hatshepsut enjoyed
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5th - 10th
Ancient Greece The Twelve Olympian Gods and Goddesses
This is a two-page printable/worksheet that introduces the twelve most important Greek gods and goddesses to students. Students match the god or goddess with his/her description and personality. Finally, there are extension questions after each answer so students can investigate interesting facts or stories about each god as homework or as part of further study of the Greek gods. Answers provided. Please see the Preview to get an idea of the format.
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5th - 9th
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Ancient Greek Philosophers of Ancient Greece Activities Middle School 6th grade
Interactive? Check! Engaging? Check! Deep thinking? Check! Your students will love learning about Classical Greek philosophers with this set of three activities that focus on six philosophers of Ancient Greece. They'll learn about Hypatia, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, and Thucydides in original one-page biographies, and then they'll create trading cards about the philosophers. In the third activity, they will select three of the philosophers and create an imaginary conversation they would
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5th - 9th
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Ancient Egypt Puzzles
Your unit on Ancient Egypt will include more critical thinking fun with these challenging logic puzzles! This NO prep three pack includes three critical thinking matrix grid, brain busters. Two of them are personalized for every single student! Perfect for early finishers, challenge board, after testing, and more! Have a look! NOW available in a MONEY SAVING BUNDLE of Greek & Egypt Logic PuzzlesSet includes 3 Logic Puzzles. This set includes: Egyptian Pets! is a personalized puzzle.
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5th - 9th
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Social Studies Ancient Greece Parthenon Craft 3D Model
If you're studying ancient Greece, this 3D paper model will bring your topic to life. This is a hands-on project ideal for 4th grade and above, using materials that are easily available.You can differentiate with the craft by using the smaller, easier version or the larger, more challenging version. The smaller size is 3.5in x 3in and the larger size is about 4in x 7in. The smaller size has three pieces to join, and you can simplify this further by leaving out the steps. The larger version has f
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4th - 8th
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Greece - Peloponnesian War - Athens vs. Sparta - Depth and Complexity
Depth and Complexity lesson on the Peloponnesian War.
Students are asked to complete four different tasks on the worksheet.
1) “Language of the Discipline” - Define five vocabulary terms in their own words. (Sparta, Athens, Peloponnesian peninsula, truce, and plague)
2) “Details” – Place details into the corresponding “web” on which they belong – Athens or Sparta.
3) “Patterns” – Place a list of eight different events from the Peloponnesian War in the correct order.
4) “Different Perspective
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5th - 9th
Ancient Greece Logic Puzzles | Greek Unit Activities
Your unit on Ancient Greece will include more critical thinking fun with these challenging logic puzzles! This NO prep four pack is an enriching supplement to your own lessons on Ancient Greece. Set includes four critical thinking activities. One of them is personalized for every single student! Perfect for early finishers, challenge board, after testing, and more! Have a look! Save money and buy the Egypt & Greek Bundle at a GREAT savings. Set includes 4 Logic Puzzles and a Surpris
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6th - 9th
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Ancient Greek Architecture Project
This is a printable independent study project that requires students to research Greek and Roman architecture. Some of the tasks will require students to draw and label Greek columns, find modern day examples, and compare the two architectural styles.
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5th - 9th
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History of Rome Activities - Roman Legacy and Contributions of the Roman Empire
You could have your students read something dry and boring about the legacy of the Roman Empire and its contributions to our modern world, but why would you when you can do this instead? Your students will love how interactive this lesson is. You'll love how much they learn about the contributions and legacy of Ancient Rome.You'll get two hands-on activities that bring Ancient Rome to life.The Roman Empire's influence on art, architecture, government, citizenship, language is as fascinating as i
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5th - 8th
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Greek & Latin Root Words
Engage students in a creative thinking activity as they apply knowledge of Greek and Latin root words. This project culminates in a completed dictionary and gallery tour. Students apply research skills, critical and creative thinking, sensory language, imagery and record information in a visual format to create a one of a kind dictionary. They will then share their new product on a gallery tour.
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~ Analyze Greek and Latin roots
~ Practice Depth and Complexity (Language of the Disc
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5th - 8th
Ancient Rome Money: Background and Lesson Plan
A comprehensive document containing background informaton for the teacher on the money system used in ancient Rome along with a complete lesson plan for having students apply the lesson to a mathematical task, which is a mythical Roman shopping list.
This is a great activity to do as part of your study of ancient Rome or even as a stand-alone mathematics lesson plan.
This Work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.
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5th - 9th
Greek Mythology Review Games - Set of 3
This packet contains three different games that can be used to review general Greek mythology stories. While there are many retellings of the Greek myths, with slight variation of details among them, this packet relies on the stories told in D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths.
Geared for students in grades 6 – 8, this packet offers a fun way to review previous lessons and to prepare for the National Mythology Exam given in the last week of February, hosted by Excellence Through Classics.
Games 1
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4th - 9th
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Indus River Valley - Create Your Own City [No Prep]
The Indus River Valley was known for their centrally planned cities. To reinforce this concept, the Create Your Own City worksheet tasks students with creating their own city! Students are given different building types, sizes, and told that a certain number of each building is required in their city. This product gets students thinking about how cities are planned!
Some great questions to go along with this product:
- Do you want your jail next to your elementary school?
- What challenges
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6th - 10th
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Rivers of Ancient Civilizations Tigris Euphrates River Systems Research Activity
Ancient River Systems do not need to be boring! Your students will have a terrific time with this creative lesson plan that invites students to explore the three major rivers (two river systems) of the civilizations of Egypt, Kush, and Mesopotamia. Can you imagine if there had been marketing in Mesopotamia? They'll look at old ads for land developments (primary sources!) and write their own ad to persuade people in these ancient civilizations to move to their area!There's research, there's persu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Geography Lessons and Activities | Critical and Creative Thinking BUNDLE
A-Z Vocabulary Book: Ancient Egypt
Give your elementary students an opportunity to understand terms and phrases related to Ancient Egypt (Common Core Anchor Standard RIT.4 & 9, and social studies standards related to culture, geography & civilizations) --whether you teach them or they embark on a digital or media exploration on their own, they will be researching familiar and unfamiliar terms related to an important world civilization. This A-Z book is a great contextualized way to teach the Common Core reading and langu
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K - 8th
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Flood Stories: Comparing Epic of Gilgamesh and Noah's Ark
In this lesson students will do a close reading, annotation, and use a Double Bubble Thinking Map for comparing and contrasting the two stories to answer the question, "What can flood stories reveal about values in ancient cultures?" Give half the class excerpts from the Gilgamesh story and the other half excerpt from the Bible story. Students will work with a partner. The end of the lesson is an optional writing assignment or formative assessment. There is an optional extension great for GATE
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6th - 8th
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Ancient Egypt Choice-Based EDITABLE Mastery Project Rubric and Badges Included
Project is completely revamped as of 9/16/22! You will receive a PDF with a link to all resources in a Google folder.This Ancient Egypt Mastery Project is a choice-based independent study unit. It is designed with Gardner's multiple intelligences and the rigor of Bloom’s taxonomy in mind. The activities and projects focus around the study of Ancient Egyptian civilization. You can choose for your students to work on all four areas of focus: vocabulary, culture, geography, and the arts, or pick o
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5th - 8th
Mesopotamia Website and Inquiry Questions for a Project Based Learning Activity!
Students love this website project! To add depth and complexity to your unit on Mesopotamia, students start by picking an inquiry question from the ones provided or create their own based on their interests. They can work individually, in pairs, or small groups to create a website using Google Sites, Canva or any other platform that you have taught them to use. What should be included is on the assignment page, but you can tell students that these are some ideas to include or ideas that they hav
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
My Big Fat Greek Project Ancient Greece Unit Culminating Activities
Several choice assignments to wrap up an Ancient Greece unit. Students have the opportunity to select projects that interest them and allow them to demonstrate their strengths and understanding of Ancient Greece knowledge.
This could be a whole class assignment for an enrichment project for students in need of a challenge. My class really enjoyed researching online and presenting their ideas creatively.
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Greece Independent Extra-Credit Activities
This is a set of independent extra-credit questions on Ancient Greece for your highly motivated or advanced learners/gifted to do for your social studies class. There are four worksheets, each with 8 questions to be answered using text resources or the Internet. This set allows talented or interested history students to explore facts and information well beyond the basic classroom lessons, and I offer it to students as an option if they really are enjoying the topic of Ancient Greece. Answers pr
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6th - 10th
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Ancient Egypt Website Project - Inquiry Questions Included!
Students love to learn about Ancient Egypt and yearn to learn more. There are 39 inquiry questions for students to choose from regarding social structure, innovations, civilization, and cultural practices; they research what interests them. Students then can create a website using Google Sites, Canva, or any website generator. They can work in teams (which my students loved) and share what they have learned with others in the class. I have included a link to Google Slides to project or share wit
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Roman Achievements Escape Room
Students are trapped in The Colosseum and must escape! In order to do so, they need to read 6 hints and answers questions. If they answer the questions correctly, they will get a clue. When they correctly put all 6 clues together, they escape!! Students will learn about Roman achievements through this interactive and engaging escape room.All resources are included, but requires easy personalization. Please note before your purchase, in order to use this with your students, you need to do this e
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6th - 8th
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Awesome Ancient Egypt Questions and Extension Activities
Students will love learning about ancient Egypt while answering dynamic comprehension questions and partaking in exciting activities in this lesson plan and packet!
Vocabulary words such as mummification and hieroglyphics are discussed, in addition to main ideas such as geography, religion, and way of life.
Students are able to visualize the importance of the Nile River through a "gifts of the Nile" cartoon panel they create.
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone is also analyzed in detail, all
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Social Studies Bundle!
Awesome Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi Activity
This Qin Dynasty activity brings Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi to life for students! This obituary activity is a fabulous writing activity that ties into the ancient China curriculum. There is a creative component as well, including artwork and advertisements for students to create. All of your students will be engaged during this project!
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5th - 9th
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Find Ancient History resources | TPT
If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about ancient history, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of ancient history resources available, including activities and lessons on ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient China, and ancient Mesopotamia, to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach ancient history to your students with ease.
Ancient history activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about ancient history:
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.
Frequently asked questions for teaching about ancient history
What is ancient history?
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.
What are examples of ancient history?
The Persian Wars, the rise of the Tang Dynasty, the campaigns of Alexander the Great, and the decline and fall of the Roman empire are all examples of important milestones and events that you can teach about in ancient history.
What types of ancient history resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of ancient history resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units.
How do I find ancient history resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing ancient history lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ancient history resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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