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8th grade ancient history classroom decors
Ancient Civilizations Posters and Timeline Bundle
This bundle contains Ancient Civilizations Posters and an Ancient Civilizations Timeline and is an easy way to help your students understand the civilizations they will be learning about and when they existed. This set contains 36 printable pages in full color to make this information stand out to your students!There are eleven Ancient Civilizations Posters that include the following topics: Prehistory, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Early
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6th - 9th
GRAPES History Resource Bundle
These activities are perfect for providing students with the information they need to use the GRAPES acronym all year long in your history class! Use as as an introductory unit before studying your first civilization or historical time period. Great for building student interest in ancient history!This products includes GRAPES History Posters + Lesson and Activities + Graphic Organizers.INCLUDED:GRAPES Posters: Post these colorful G.R.A.P.E.S posters in the classroom, or use as a notebook insert
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5th - 12th
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Ancient Civilizations Back to School Bundle | Activities, Posters, Timelines
Start your school year off right with this Ancient Civilizations Back to School Bundle! This bundle features 13 popular resources that are specifically designed for teaching Ancient Civilizations and preparing your classroom for the new school year!Immerse your students in Ancient Civilizations or Ancient World History from day one with the resources in this bundle. These activities, posters, timelines, and learning tools will spark your students’ curiosity about the past and build the foundatio
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5th - 9th
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GRAPES Posters for Ancient Civilizations, History, Geography
Post these colorful G.R.A.P.E.S posters in the classroom, or use as a notebook insert! This product includes a notebook insert/all-in-one poster, as well as the individual posters for each letter. G- GovernmentR- Religion A- AchievementsP- PoliticsE- EconomyS- Social StructureThis product is also included in my GRAPES Resource Bundle. Make sure to check those out if you're interested in receiving the bundle discount.Why GRAPES?This is a great way to organize your learning of civilizations! GRAP
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GRAPES History Resource Bundle
GRAPES Ancient Civilizations Mini Unit Bundle | Posters, Activities, Project
Are you hoping to teach your students about the GRAPES of Civilization? If so, this is the resource for you! This GRAPES Ancient Civilizations Mini Unit Bundle includes everything you need to teach G.R.A.P.E.S. successfully...printable classroom posters, editable Google Slideshow, note sheets, and three different assessments and activities!Save 30% when you purchase this bundle!This bundle includes the following 6 resources:GRAPES Google Slideshow, Note Sheets, and Activity (Digital and Printabl
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6th - 9th
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GREEK MYTHS ACTIVITY: Greek Gods & Goddesses Banners — Print and Digital Project
⚡⚡⚡Holy Zeus!⚡⚡⚡ Get your students fired up with this creative writing activity and research project that features 14 Greek gods and goddesses from Mount Olympus. This ready-to-go activity is sure to get your students excited about Greek Mythology. Print AND Digital Versions are included (for use with Google Slides in the Google Classroom). Decorating your classroom has never been easier, and writing about Greek Myths has never been more fun! Students will love creating these large posters featu
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3rd - 8th
Egyptian Mythology: Gods and Goddesses Ancient Egypt Bulletin Board Project
Ra Ra Ra! Are there any stories more exciting than those pulled from the mythologies of ancient cultures? Students will love learning about Egyptian gods and goddesses as they create Big Galoots of these fascinating figures. Choose from 15 different gods and goddesses, and invite students to learn their mythologies. Have them color and cut the ready-to-go Big Galoot templates and write about what they learned on the back side of the figure. Then hang the Big Galoots on a bulletin board or across
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4th - 8th
Ancient Civilizations Word Wall Bundle
This Ancient Civilizations Word Wall bundle includes a total of 314 cards for Prehistory, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, Ancient Israel, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, Mesoamerican Civilizations, African Empires, and some general Social Studies terms! Save over 30% by purchasing them together!Use this bundle to help reinforce your vocabulary instruction for diverse learners by allowing students to repeatedly engage with definitions and images of key ter
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6th - 9th
Ancient Egypt Project: Collaborative Poster Activity of Egyptian Pharaoh
Work like an Egyptian!!! Decorating your classroom has never been easier, and writing about a topic has never been so much fun! Students will have a grand time working together to create a colossally cool collaborative poster. Ready-to-go templates make it a snap to create a colorful bulletin board or wall hanging! And the stationery templates allow students to surround the artwork with examples of their writing.24 color-by-number, 7.5-inch tiles of paper join together to create a giant 30-inch
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3rd - 8th
Egyptian Hieroglyphics Activities (Decode Messages-Write Name in Frame)
This fun hieroglyphics set includes 4 different activities that will keep your students begging for more. Just print and go. The kids excitedly decode the messages independently (and quietly because they are thinking – YES). Additionally, they can select an Egyptian-style frame and write their name in hieroglyphics.Click the PREVIEW button for more details.This set includes:*** 2 page hieroglyphics message***Hieroglyphics Egyptian riddle ***Hieroglyphics key ***Page for students to create the
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4th - 9th
Ancient Civilization Posters / Word Wall - 6th Grade Social Studies
New Ancient Civilizations posters that I made for my 6th grade classroom! They include 2-5 vocabulary terms per poster, so they would be great for word walls as well! These are PDF files so they can be printed on standard sized paper, or blown up larger while retaining quality (I did mine at Office Depot). This wouldn't have been possible without the amazing artists credited below!Please see the preview for a detailed list of all vocabulary terms, and a preview of all the posters. Posters:Early
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4th - 12th
Ancient Civilizations Snow Globes Christmas Coloring Sheets Activity Winter
Ancient Civilizations Snow Globes Hidden Objects Coloring PagesFun Brain Breaks & Vocabulary Mastery for 6th Graders!Interactive Brain Breaks: Ideal for 6th-grade and Upper Elementary classrooms, this activity offers an engaging way to take a break from routine learning. Students dive into the ancient worlds of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, turning brain breaks into educational fun. Vocabulary Review: This activity encourages students to discover and learn key vocabulary related to a
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3rd - 8th
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Ancient Civilizations GRAPES Posters Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Ancient China
Help your students learn and organize info about ancient civilizations with these G.R.A.P.E.S. posters, guiding questions, and graphic organizers! The GRAPES Ancient Civilizations Poster and Graphic Organizer Set is an easy acronym to organize information for the basic traits of ancient civilizations. G.R.A.P.E.S. is an acronym for:G- GeographyR- ReligionA- AchievementsP- PoliticsE- EconomicsS- Social StructureGRAPES is an effective way to learn and organize information about different civilizat
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6th - 8th
Ancient Civilizations Timeline Posters
This Ancient Civilizations Timeline poster kit will make a great addition to your classroom decorations this year. It will also help your students understand exactly how each of the civilizations they are learning about relate to one another! This timeline contains color-coded sections for each of the major topics covered in a typical Ancient Civilizations class, ranging from Prehistory to African Empires. The timeline components include:PrehistoryMesopotamiaAncient EgyptAncient IndiaAncient Chi
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Ancient Civilizations Posters and Timeline Bundle
GRAPES Posters for Ancient Civilizations | Printable and Editable
Are you looking for a simple, yet eye-catching set of printable GRAPES posters for your classroom? If so, you are in the right place! This resource includes both a set of 7 printable PDF posters and an editable PowerPoint file that gives you the chance to edit the text. Each poster covers one of the components of G.R.A.P.E.S., and includes a definition and a beautiful watercolor image to support your visual learners.The topics included in this G.R.A.P.E.S. poster set are:The Grapes of Ancient Ci
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6th - 9th
Ancient Egypt Clipart: Nile River, King Tut, Pharaoh Clip Art Black & White PNG
Ancient Egypt Clip Art: Study the art history of ancient civilizations with your budding visual arts and social studies students using this set of clipart. Create a virtual walking tour of the Fertile Crescent's sights and sounds unique to the region including King Tut's sarcophagus and the Sphinx. Design playing cards to teach about Egyptian symbols and Gods and the importance of each.WHAT IS CLIP ART?Clip art (or "clipart") are digital images that can be imported into graphic design or desktop
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PreK - 12th
Weird History Fact Posters Social Studies Classroom Decor Bulletin Board
This set of 52 posters show that history is weird and fun! This value bundle of posters feature weird, surprising, and amazing facts about history in a visually engaging format that looks great as a bulletin board display! Posters are designed to inspire and excite your students and are great as educational social studies classroom decor, bell ringer prompts, research ideas, and more! The posters include weird facts from across historical periods and social studies topics. You can create a large
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4th - 12th
Ancient Civilizations Timeline (Wall Display, Student Notebooks, Centers Cards)
Do your world history students often have a difficult time understanding that most ancient civilizations coexisted at various points in time? Do they think that the ancient Chinese were nowhere to be found until after the ancient Egyptian civilization ended? This product sets out to address this misconception in a visually stunning and hands-on way! This versatile product consists of everything you need to make a beautiful, comprehensive timeline display that covers 6 ancient civilizations betwe
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5th - 12th
Ancient Rome Word Wall
This Ancient Rome Word Wall contains 24 words and is available in both a color version and a (mostly) black and white version. These easy-to-read cards are ready to print and display in your classroom! Even better, there is an editable Google Slideshow included with all of the words and images, so you can edit the definitions and present the words to your students or post on Google Classroom!All cards include the word itself, the definition, and a historical image or photograph to help your visu
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Ancient Civilizations Word Wall Bundle
GREEK MYTHOLOGY ACTIVITY — PROMETHEUS Agamograph (Art and Writing Project)
Get your students ⚡ fired up ⚡ with this mythological agamograph that features transforming images of the Greek Titan Prometheus being attacked by an eagle and Prometheus holding a torch after stealing fire from Mount Olympus. This ready-to-go, color-by-number activity is a sure-fire way to get your students excited about Greek Mythology. (It also works as a great companion activity when reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus.) Decorating your classroom has never been easier,
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5th - 12th
Ancient China Word Wall
This Ancient China Word Wall contains 22 words and is available in both a color version and a (mostly) black and white version. These easy-to-read cards are ready to print and display in your classroom! Even better, there is an editable Google Slideshow included with all of the words and images, so you can edit the definitions and present the words to your students or post on Google Classroom!All cards include the word itself, the definition, and a historical image or photograph to help your vis
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Ancient Civilizations Word Wall Bundle
Ancient Greece Word Wall
This Ancient Greece Word Wall contains 26 words and is available in both a color version and a (mostly) black and white version. These easy-to-read cards are ready to print and display in your classroom! Even better, there is an editable Google Slideshow included with all of the words and images, so you can edit the definitions and present the words to your students or post on Google Classroom!All cards include the word itself, the definition, and a historical image or photograph to help your vi
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Ancient Civilizations Word Wall Bundle
Ancient Egypt Word Wall
This Ancient Egypt Word Wall contains 22 words and is available in both a color version and a (mostly) black and white version. These easy-to-read cards are ready to print and display in your classroom! Even better, there is an editable Google Slideshow included with all of the words and images, so you can edit the definitions and present the words to your students or post on Google Classroom!All cards include the word itself, the definition, and a historical image or photograph to help your vis
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Ancient Civilizations Word Wall Bundle
Ancient Mesopotamia Word Wall
This Mesopotamia Word Wall contains 30 words and is available in both a color version and a (mostly) black and white version. These easy-to-read cards are ready to print and display in your classroom! Even better, there is an editable Google Slideshow included with all of the words and images, so you can edit the definitions and present the words to your students or post on Google Classroom!All cards also include an image or photograph, to help your visual learners better understand the word. Yo
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Mesopotamia Vocabulary Activity Set and Word Wall Bundle
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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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