World History Scavenger Hunt Collaborative Activity Growing Bundle High School

This growing bundle of scavenger hunt activities is designed to introduce students to key content topics in your on-level world history course. The scavenger hunts each feature 7-10 reading passages and/or document based questions. Using an answer recording sheet, students must answer questions that require they hunt down the relevant passage or source to find the correct answer. Each correct answer has a clue word that leads students to a final set of letters to be unscrambled. The first student or team to unscramble the final mystery word wins! This is a growing bundle so more world history scavenger hunt activities will be added as I create them. Currently, this bundle includes these world history topics:

Topics Covered (See below for subtopics):

• Ancient Greece
• Medieval China and Japan
• Medieval Europe
• Pre-Columbian Americas
• The Gunpowder Empires

The questions for these scavenger hunts are multiple choice reading comprehension or DBQ questions. Get students up and moving while having fun reading and learning introductory content about various world history topics! The activities are designed to be printed and used with in-person students and are not formatted for digital use. Answer key, teacher instructions, and student instructions are included. These activities work similarly to a question trail with a little hunting involved, but you do not have to hide clues! Please see the preview for more detail.

Ancient Greece Scavenger Hunt Topics:

• The Acropolis
• The Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations
• The Polis (City-State)
• Alexander the Great
• Greek Mythology and Religion
• Sparta and the Peloponnesian War
• Greek Philosophy and Science

Medieval China and Japan Scavenger Hunt Topics:

• Tang Dynasty
• Confucianism
• Innovations of the Song Dynasty
• Forbidden City and the Great Wall
• Feudal Japan and the Samurai
• Heian Period in Japan
• Comparing Buddhism in China and Japan
• The Civil Service Exam
• Sino-Japanese Exchange of Culture
• Admiral Zheng He

Medieval Europe Scavenger Hunt Topics:

• Medieval vs. Middle Ages vs. Dark Ages terms
• Chivalry
• Charlemagne
• The Divine Right of Kings
• The Magna Carta
• The Great Schism
• European Feudalism
• The Crusades

Pre-Columbian Americas Scavenger Hunt Topics:

• The Aztecs
• The Aztec Tributary System
• The Incas
• Olmecs
• Mayas
• Mississippian Cultures
• Puebloans
• Amazon Basin Societies

Gunpowder Empires Scavenger Hunt Topics:

• The Gunpowder Empires
• Akbar the Great
• Suleiman the Magnificent
• Hagia Sophia
• Taj Mahal
• Janissaries
• Safavid Empire
• Mughal Empire

What is a Growing Bundle?

A growing bundle is any collection of resources that is not yet complete but can be purchased for the price of only the currently included resources. By purchasing a growing bundle, you pay for the current resources only but gain free lifetime access to any future additions and updates. Growing bundles present an opportunity to gain access to many resources at a fantastic discount. To access any additions or updates made to a growing bundle you have purchased, visit “My Purchases” in your TPT account and re-download the resource. It’s that simple! The price of a growing bundle increases as more resources are added, so buying in early presents the best value.