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Higher education ancient history resources for Google Apps
Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Mythology & Spiritual Beliefs
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **The Egyptian's connection with death and resurrection was central to their worldview. Their spiritual beliefs were shaped by their natural world and provided guidance to their lives.Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!Topics covered in this lesson include:♦ The Nature of Egyptian Relig
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt Bundle
Ancient Egypt Bundle
Buy all seven Ancient Egypt presentations and save. These dynamic presentations from the pre-dynastic period to the end of the New Kingdom provide visuals, video links, guided notes, and reflection questions to keep your students engaged for the entire lesson. Two versions of each lesson! The first is a Presentation - PowerPoint/Google Slides - for those teachers who know the topic and want to guide their students through the material. There are links to Youtube and Vimeo in the presentations
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 1: Inventors - DIGITAL
Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 1: Inventors39 Question worksheet. (PDF, Microsoft Word, and Google Doc included)Do you want to show the History Channel's amazing new video series, MANKIND: THE STORY OF ALL OF US, EPISODE 1: INVENTORS, but are afraid your students will become bored or stray off-task? Fear no more! This worksheet will keep students engaged, on-task, and increase their comprehension of the series. While watching the video, students will complete a series of fill-in-the-bla
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Mankind: The Story of All of Us | Bundle of Episodes 1-12
Ancient Greece Bundle
Buy all seven Ancient Greece presentations and save. These dynamic presentations on Ancient Greece provide visuals, video links, guided notes, and reflection questions to keep your students engaged for the entire lesson. Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!Lesson 1 : The Minoan and Mycenaean CivilizationsThis free lesson is added to the bundle for convenience.The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations existed in a time that the Greeks called the heroic age, a time when Achilles f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ancient Rome Bundle
Buy all seven Ancient Rome presentations and save. These dynamic presentations on Ancient Rome provide visuals, video links, guided notes, and reflection questions to keep your students engaged for the entire lesson. Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!Lesson 1: Birth of the Roman RepublicRome began as a small village on a hill by a river. It grew into one of the greatest empires in history. The story of how that journey began is a mix of legend and truth. From this mix arose
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ancient Greece: Golden Age of Athens and the Peloponnesian War
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **For a brief shining moment in history the cultural heart of the Western World was Athens. From this city, democracy, philosophy, culture, and the arts were the centre of this society. This all came to a violent end when war erupted with Athen's eternal rival Sparta.Google App Links are on the Teacher Ins
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Greece Bundle
Ancient Rome: Birth and Spread of Christianity
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **The beginnings of Christianity began slowly but once it began rolling it spread quickly. Against the backdrop of the Roman Empire this new religion found converts and would ultimately change the very civilization that had sought to repress it.Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!This pr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Bundle
Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 3: Empires - DIGITAL
Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 3: Empires50 Question worksheet. (PDF, MSWord Doc, and Google Doc included)Do you want to show the History Channel's amazing new video series, MANKIND: THE STORY OF ALL OF US, EPISODE 3: EMPIRES, but are afraid your students will become bored or stray off-task? Fear no more! This worksheet will keep students engaged, on-task, and increase their comprehension of the series. While watching the video, students will complete a series of fill-in-the-blank, true
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5th - 10th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Mankind: The Story of All of Us | Bundle of Episodes 1-12
Flat Earth- Conspiracy Theory- Listen, Short Answer, & Paragraph
I used to hate it when students would bring up conspiracy theories like Flat Earth, as I thought it was my job to convince them that minute why this was unreasonable, and I didn't always have facts to do that! I didn't realize that I was missing a major opportunity to engage their interest. Now, I have a plan, and this assignment does all the fact-finding and conspiracy evaluations for me. In addition, this assignment is important because it is skill-based, and it targets evidence and analysis s
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ancient Greece: Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **Alexander Great is an individual who had a tremendous impact on the world. His stunning military achievements and opening up Europe to a much greater world would change the course of human history. The blending of cultures begun by his invasion of Asia would enrich the Western World for centuries to come
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Greece Bundle
*Ancient Athens Simulation* Democracy-Persian Wars-Pericles-Peloponnesian War!
The Ancient Athens simulation immerses students in the Rise and Fall of Ancient Athens through the eyes of two great Athenian leaders, Pericles & Themistocles. This is in essence, a guided notes activity which fosters student debate and collaboration as a class to evaluate and make decisions for each turn of the simulation. This activity engages students with the course content and helps them to get to know the circumstances in which Athenian democracy flourished on a more personal level th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ancient Rome: Culture and Innovation during the Pax Romana
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **During the Pax Romana Rome was at the height of its power and influence. During this period the Romans developed technologies that would be the wonder of the world and, after the fall or Rome, would not be duplicated for centuries.Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!This epic lesson sh
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Bundle
Ancient Rome: Fall of the Roman Empire
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **The fall of the Roman Empire did not happen because of one reason. A number of factors contributed to the weakening of the state before if finally crumbled in the West in the late 5th century. It would continue in the East for many centuries though culturally it would evolve into something quite differen
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Bundle
Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 2: Iron Men - DIGITAL
Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 2: Iron Men48 Question worksheet. (PDF, MSWord Doc, and Google Doc included)Do you want to show the History Channel's amazing new video series, MANKIND: THE STORY OF ALL OF US, EPISODE 2: IRON MEN, but are afraid your students will become bored or stray off-task? Fear no more! While watching the video, students will complete a series of fill-in-the-blank, true or false, and short answer questions. All questions follow the video in order. The worksheet sets
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5th - 10th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Mankind: The Story of All of Us | Bundle of Episodes 1-12
Greek Epistemology Lesson High School Philosophy Allegory of the Cave Acivity
This high school philosophy lecture focuses on the Greek philosophers and epistemology. There is a 15-slide lecture that reviews Plato's Forms, The Allegory of the Cave, and the pre-Socratics. Each slide contains detailed lecture notes for the teacher and suggestions on when to complete the included activities. The speaker notes are designed with new philosophy teachers in mind so they guide you seamlessly through the lesson while covering the necessary ideas your students need. Included in this
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Philosophy Unit Bundle Epistemology and Being Human Lectures and Activities
Ancient Rome: The Punic Wars
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **Two great empires would face off in a series of devastating conflicts: Carthage and Rome. Only one would emerge as the ruler of the Mediterranean World. Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!Topics covered in this presentation include:♦ A brief background on Carthage♦ The Carthaginian Na
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Bundle
Prehistoric - Bronze Age - Art History Lesson - Slideshow, Notes, Webquests
This art history unit covers art from the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and early Persian Empire. A slideshow with a guided note packet and modified note packet is included, along with webquests, several assessment versions, a test review slideshow, and a flashcard matching game for review. This unit can take two to three weeks depending on how you pace it.All resources included are editable Google Docs and Google Slideshows!The Flashcard review game is a PDF.Artworks Included:L
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ancient China 139-Slide Presentation
This is an all-encompassing 183-slide presentation on ancient China. It includes objectives, videos, and interactive activities to cover your entire unit!Take a break from all your preparation with this easy-to-use presentation.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Ancient China Unit Bundle Deal
Ancient Mesopotamia Bundle
Buy all five Ancient Mesopotamia presentations and save. These dynamic presentation on the civilizations of Mesopotamia provide visuals, video links, guided notes, and reflection questions to keep your students engaged for the entire lesson. Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!There are two versions of each lesson.Presentation - PowerPoint/Google Slides - for teacher-led lessonActivities to upload online for student-led lessonLesson 1: The Neolithic RevolutionThe discovery of
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ancient Rome: Birth of the Roman Republic
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **Rome began as a small village on a hill by a river. It grew into one of the greatest empires in history. The story of how that journey began is a mix of legend and truth. From this mix arose a society that still influences us today.Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!This presentation
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Bundle
Ancient Greece: Birth of Democracy in Athens
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **Greece is the birthplace of democracy and the story of that development is fascinating. Seen as more than just a right by the citizens of Athens, it was a duty and it was something they were willing to die for. Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!This lesson covers the following topics
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Greece Bundle
Ancient Rome: Rise of the Generals and the Fall of the Republic
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **During the 1st century BCE, Rome was the preeminent power in the Mediterranean world. With that power came wealth and corruption. The only individuals who were able to maintain control were the generals. These generals would eventual take complete control and the Republic with all its ideals would fall.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Bundle
Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Society
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **Life in Egypt remained relatively unchanged for hundreds and thousands of years. Family was crucial important as was their religion. From this resource blessed region developed one of the greatest societies of the ancient world.Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!Topics covered in this
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt Bundle
Ancient Egypt: Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **The unification of Egypt began the rise of one of the longest lasting civilizations in history. Based on the Nile river and with an abundance of natural resources, Egypt was destined to be a unique and stable society. Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!This presentation examines the f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt Bundle
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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?
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