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Ancient history independent works for Microsoft PowerPoint
Greek Mythology Unit BUNDLE: Greek Gods, Myths, Activities, Escape Room & MORE
This Greek Mythology Unit BUNDLE includes over 150 pages and contains everything you need to teach your students about Greek Mythology or to prepare them to read Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief. First, introduce your students to Greek Mythology with the 2 Introductory PowerPoints. While following along, students will complete the Guided Student Note Pages and Graphic Organizers. The PowerPoints cover The Creation of the World & the Greek Gods of Mount Olympus.Have students continue to
Grades:
5th - 8th
Mesoamerica Activities Ancient Maya Inca Aztec Civilizations Mexico Olmec Empire
Looking for Mesoamerica Activities for your classroom? This Mesoamerica Activities Resource Bundle is packed with 6 StudentSavvy resources covering the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. This bundle includes Interactive Notebooks, Reading Passages, Interactive PowerPoint, STEM Challenges, Google Classroom Student Projects, and Assessments / Exams / Tests.The Interactive Notebook contains cut and paste learning materials for topics such as Mesoamerica, Slash & Burn Agriculture, Caca
Grades:
5th - 8th
Hinduism & Buddhism Notes and PowerPoint Lesson Activity in Ancient India
In this Hinduism and Buddhism lesson, students will complete guided notes with a PowerPoint presentation that teaches all of the essential details from the Hinduism and Buddhism religions, including their similarities and differences.Students are guided through a PowerPoint that compares Hinduism and Buddhism to show their views in a variety of different categories. Students learn about Siddhartha Gautama, the Vedas, Reincarnation, Karma, Dharma, and more! Blank copies of the organizer are also
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ancient Rome Slideshow with Guided Notes | Ancient Rome PowerPoint Slides
With this Ancient Rome Slideshow for Google Slides, teach your students about the GRAPES of Ancient Rome, providing details about the geography of Rome, patricians and plebeians, the Roman Republic, Julius Caesar, Augustus, the Roman Empire, Roman mythology, the rise of Christianity, legions, the Roman Forum, the fall of Rome, and so much more! This no-prep and editable Google Slideshow includes 59 professional slides, in addition to both printable and digital note sheets, along with a recently
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Unit Bundle | Activities, Simulation, Notes, Timeline, Test
Ancient Mesopotamia Slideshow with Guided Notes Sheet | PowerPoint Slides
With this Mesopotamia Slideshow for Google Slides, teach your students about the GRAPES of Mesopotamia, providing details about the Fertile Crescent, Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Phoenicians, Persians, the Epic of Gilgamesh, cuneiform, Hammurabi’s Code, Sargon, trade routes, the social hierarchy, and so much more! This no-prep and editable Google Slideshow includes 34 professional slides, in addition to both printable and digital note sheets, along with a recently added guided n
Grades:
6th - 9th
Punic Wars: The Expansion of the Roman Republic! Rome & Carthage!
In this highly-engaging Punic Wars resource, students are guided through the three Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage with an engaging PowerPoint and guided notes. Students learn about Hannibal Barca, Cato the Elder, the city of Carthage, Scipius Africanus, and more!☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my Ancient Rome activities unit located here bundle!Students follow an engaging PowerPoint presentation and complete a guided notes handout! To conclude the a
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ancient Egypt Slideshow with Notes Sheet | Google Slides and PowerPoint
With this Ancient Egypt and Kush Slideshow for Google Slides, teach your students about the GRAPES of Ancient Egypt and Kush, providing details about the Nile River, pyramids, pharaohs, hieroglyphics, the Old, Middle, and New Kingdom, the social hierarchy, and more! This no-prep and editable Google Slideshow includes 47 professional slides, in addition to both printable and digital note sheets, along with a recently added guided notes sheet.Teaching about Ancient Egypt and Kush can be difficult,
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
Ancient Greece Slideshow with Guided Notes | Ancient Greece PowerPoint Slides
With this Ancient Greece Slideshow for Google Slides, teach your students about the GRAPES of Ancient Greece, providing details about the geography of Greece, Minoans, Mycenaeans, city-states, Greek mythology, the Olympics, philosophers, tyranny, democracy, Pericles, the Persian War, Athens, Sparta, Hellenistic Kingdoms, hoplites, and so much more! This no-prep and editable Google Slideshow includes 54 professional slides, in addition to both printable and digital note sheets, along with a recen
Grades:
6th - 9th
China: Teaching Buddhism Confucianism Taoism (Daoism) with Kung Fu Panda & Mulan
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER LOOKING TO MAKE A STUDY OF THE BUDDHISM, CONFUCIANISM, & TAOISM RELEVANT AND ACCESSIBLE FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS. EASY-TO-FOLLOW, PERFECT FOR AN INTRO, DECLARATIVE LESSON, OR EVEN AS A FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT. ENJOY!***GOOGLE COMPATIBLE*** 1) Drag and Drop the Word Doc or PowerPoint into Google Drive2) Then Go to "FILE", and SAVE AS "GOOGLE SLIDES" or "GOOGLE DOCS"***In addition to the original slides, this download now also includes the Kung Fu Panda writing a
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Ancient India Geography + Monsoons Lesson Guided Notes and PowerPoint Activity
In this Ancient India Geography notes and PowerPoint lesson activity, students learn about the geography, climate, and monsoons of modern and ancient India. First, students complete a two-page guided note worksheet with the included 18-slide PowerPoint presentation. A map activity is also included in the guided notes for students to locate and identify locations as the notes are completed. Next, students complete a close-reading assignment about a ship-wrecked sailor that shows the ancient Ind
Grades:
5th - 8th
Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt PowerPoint and Notes PLUS Teacher Guide
In this Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt PowerPoint and notes activity lesson, you receive a 50-page PowerPoint presentation and a 4-page guided notes packet for instruction on the Fertile Crescent, the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian Civilizations (and much more)! This unit PowerPoint is synced to go hand-in-hand with my Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle here!Students are instructed on the origins of life near the Tigris and Euphrates River, the development of Ancient Sumer, Hamm
Grades:
5th - 9th
Ancient Greece & Rome Units: PPTs, Worksheets, Plans, Guided Notes + Google Apps
Greece and Rome Units Bundled (two units in one) covers the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. These units include PowerPoints with speaker notes, PowerPoint warm ups, guided notes, common core informational text documents and primary source worksheets, maps, exit tickets, crossword reviews, Kahoot! review games, videos/video guides, and assessments. Everything is put together with detailed daily lesson plans. Just copy and paste to your lesson plans. This bundle is a tremendous time sa
Grades:
7th - 12th, Adult Education
River Valley Ancient Civilizations PowerPoint & Guided Notes Bundle
This bundle includes 4 amazing PowerPoint lessons on each of the ancient River Valley Civilizations:Civilizations of Mesopotamia - covers the civilizations that arose in the Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia from Ancient Sumer through the rise of the Persian Empire. Topics covered include: cuneiform, ziggurats, the Epic of Gilgamesh, Hammurabi & his code, the Hanging Gardens, King Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus the Great, and more!Indus River Valley and Ancient India's Civilizations - covers Ancient
Grades:
5th - 11th
Ancient History Interactive Notebook Mega Bundle
This bundle includes all the Ancient History Interactive Notebooks currently available in The Teacher's Prep store!
ANSWER KEYS are included in each notebook!
**An editable vocabulary page has been added to this resource. It's in a PowerPoint file. Simply add in your own vocabulary words, print, and go!**
The bundle includes a wide variety of interactive notebook graphic organizers for each civilization in the bundle. This allows teachers to customize the activities for their own classrooms
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Grades:
5th - 8th
GRAPES Lesson and Activities for History, Social Studies
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! Check preview for details! All digital versions are Google Slides resources.INCLUDED:Presentation: Introductory GRAPES presentation with 25+ slides including definitions, examples, graphics, and key
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in:Â GRAPES History Resource Bundle
All About Greece - Country Study
Your students will love learning all about Greece with this fun country study! Included is an all about Greece Powerpoint presentation (.pptx) to teach your class all about Greece, the capital city, flag, food, language, famous landmarks, Ancient Greece and Mount Olympus! Student activity worksheets are also included based on the facts in the Powerpoint (all differentiated on two levels to support the different abilities in your class), plus a Greece word search, postcard activity and favorite f
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in:Â Country Study Bundle
Islam Golden Age Achievements! Guided Notes for 10 Islamic Achievements!
In this Islam Golden Age notes and PowerPoint resource, you receive a 22-slide PowerPoint and engaging guided notes to teach 10 of the major accomplishments of Islamic caliphates during the Islamic Golden Age. Students walk away knowing more about the creation of the Arabic numeral system, the Astrolabe, the game of Chess, the role of Islamic banking, plus many, many more! A 22-slide PowerPoint, guided notes, mini-picture project, and full key are included!This resource is included in my Islam
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ancient India Slideshow with Guided Notes | Ancient India PowerPoint Slides
With this Ancient India Slideshow for Google Slides, teach your students about the GRAPES of Ancient India, providing details about the geography of India, monsoons, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley Civilization, the Vedic Period, Mauryan Empire, Asoka, Gupta Empire, the social hierarchy, and so much more! This no-prep and editable Google Slideshow includes 47 professional slides, in addition to both printable and digital note sheets, along with a recently added g
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Ancient India Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
The Code of Hammurabi Lesson Plan: Investigate the Laws and Compare to Today
In this lesson, students will learn about the significance of the Code of Hammurabi for World History. Students will also learn about the specific laws of the Code of Hammurabi and write about what those laws teach them about what society in Ancient Mesopotamia was like.This lesson includes a powerpoint that sets up the lesson and explains the significance of laws and the Code of Hammurabi. For the activity, students have a 2 page worksheet that lists various situations that they have to creat
Grades:
6th - 11th
Mesoamerica and Native Americans PowerPoint + Notes Activity PLUS Teacher Guide
In this Mesoamerica and Native American tribes PowerPoint and Guided Notes activity lesson, you receive a jam-packed 23-page PowerPoint presentation and a 3-page guided notes packet for instruction on the native people of North, Central, and South America (including the Iroquois, Algonquin, Mound Builders, Olmec, Inca, Aztec, Maya, and more)! This unit PowerPoint is synced to go hand-in-hand with my Native American bundle and my Mesoamerica bundle here!Students are instructed on the origin, hi
Grades:
5th - 9th
Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia Lesson, PowerPoint, Video, & Notes Activity
This beautiful Ancient Mesopotamia flipped classroom lesson covers the civilizations that arose in the Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia from Ancient Sumer through the rise of the Persian Empire. It begins with the geography of the Fertile Crescent and what made the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers so important and then highlights the important contributions of the Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians.Topics covered include: cuneiform, ziggurats, the Epic of Gilgamesh, Hammurabi & his code, the H
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in:Â World History PowerPoint Bundle Part 1: Prehistory - Islamic Empires
Early Humans Slideshow | Prehistory Slideshow with Notes Sheet | Powerpoint
With this Early Humans Slideshow for Google Slides, teach your students about prehistory and the people who study it, the origins of humans, early human migration, and the Agricultural Revolution! This no-prep and editable Google Slideshow includes 25 professional slides, in addition to both printable and digital note sheets, along with a recently added guided notes sheet.Teaching about Prehistory, Early Humans, and the Stone Ages can be difficult, but this organized slideshow walks students thr
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Stone Age and Early Humans Unit Bundle | Activities, Simulation, Notes, Test
Ancient China Slideshow with Guided Notes | Ancient China PowerPoint Slides
With this Ancient China Slideshow for Google Slides, teach your students about the GRAPES of Ancient China, providing details about the geography of China, Confucianism, Daoism, the Great Wall of China, Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties, the Silk Road, and so much more! This no-prep and editable Google Slideshow includes 45 professional slides, in addition to both printable and digital note sheets, along with a recently added guided notes sheet.Teaching about Ancient China can be difficult, bu
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Ancient China Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
The History of Pirates - Mini Unit
I've used this short unit as an addition to my class when studying the Age of Exploration.Included in the zip file are a full set of worksheets, project sheets, presentation, image sheets, and crossword to help teach about the following topics.1 : Ancient Piracy2 : The Golden Age of Piracy3 : The Lives of Famous Pirates4 : Modern PiracyPlease download the preview sheet for more details.____________________________________________________________________________________Please follow me on the sit
Grades:
5th - 12th
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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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