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10th grade ancient history resources for GATE
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
Greek Philosophers Activities Socrates Plato Aristotle
Students actively engage in an investigation of the ideas and lives of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle with this set of informational texts and activities. Ready-to-use with background information and student directions for 5 activities. Great for distance learning.This resource includes: - Background Information and Key Ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle- Student directions for 5 analysis activities (great for stations)- Teacher's guideThis purchase is for one teacher only. This resource
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: World History Middle school Curriculum Bundle GROWING
“-Ologies” Bundle for the Middle-Grade Social Studies
Included in this bundle are 4 comprehensive units.AnthropologyArchaeologyMythologyPsychologyABOUT THE “-OLOGIES” SERIESThe self-directed activities in these comprehensive units are keyed to Bloom’s Taxonomy. They emphasize higher-level thinking skills and, although not so marked, they also encourage fluency, originality, and risk-taking. The teacher's section provides answers and additional background information as well as quizzes, tests, and a crossword. Grades 5–12AnthropologyStudents gain a
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5th - 10th
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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!
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6th - 10th
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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
Mythology (From the -Ologies Series)
From the -Ologies Series The study of mythology is important for a variety of reasons. Mythology holds the key to the understanding of the religions and philosophies of the ancient world. It provides the earliest definitive literary record of the ideals, motives, and manners of the ancients. Just as importantly, the knowledge of myths enhances the appreciation of the literature and art of the classical and modern periods. The objective of this book is to introduce students to various mythologies
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: “-Ologies” Bundle for the Middle-Grade Social Studies
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
Alexander the Great Extension Reading: Racial Fusion
Completely editable extension reading considering the notion that Alexander the Great had a policy of racial fusion. There are embedded links to other materials to encourage students to broaden their understanding of the administration of the extended empire of Alexander the Great up to the banquet at Opis.
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10th - 12th
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FREE Greek Alphabet Wall Display Gifted Language Arts
FREE Greek Alphabet Wall Display Gifted Language ArtsIf they already know the alphabet, try posting this one above your whiteboard instead! It includes upper and lower case symbols, English (Latin) equivalences, and pronunciations. It prints in landscape format with two letters per page and fit just perfectly in a horizontal row over my board as traditional alphabet displays do--but with a real wow effect that makes everyone entering the room stop and actually look at the letters. Letters are
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ancient World Bundle for Middle-School Social Studies
Included in this bundle for middle-grade social studies classes are 4 resources to aid in the study of ancient civilizations.Archaeology: From the “-Ologies” SeriesAncient Egypt Bingo BookAncient Greece Bingo BookAncient Rome Bingo BookArchaeology: From the “-Ologies” SeriesThis book introduce students to the various civilizations and acquaints them with their fantastic achievements. Students gain an appreciation for and an understanding of these and other cultures which are different from their
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4th - 12th
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Ancient Greece Famous Thinkers of Ancient Greece
This is a self-study class assignment/lesson plan or homework task. Students must match sixteen descriptions of famous Greek thinkers and their accomplishments with the name of the person. Includes all the big names, such as Eratosthenes, Socrates, Euripides, Archimedes, etc. Students use library resources or investigate the names on the Internet to find their answers on these sixteen great Greeks. Answers included.
Looking for more than just one activity on Ancient Greece? How about 11 differe
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5th - 10th
Romulus and Remus Movie Poster Lesson and Activity
Looking for a lesson on Romulus and Remus? Use this lesson to help students understand the infamous origin story! This resource covers: -Romulus and Remus Origin Story of Rome You will love this resource because it- Gives students the opportunity to apply their knowledge - An engaging activity -Students how their creativity with history! What is included in this resource-Lesson plan -Movie poster planning worksheet -Optional Venn diagram activity -Exit ticket worksheet This lesson is based on
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6th - 12th
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Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent & Egypt World History Quote Responses/Warm Ups
Quote responses are an engaging warm up or critical thinking activity for the World History/Social Studies classroom. Included in this package is 19 quotes organized into 3 categories: Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent, Ancient Egypt, and Misc. Quotes that can be used throughout the year.These quotes can be used at a variety of academic levels in a many different ways. In the document are both teacher directions and project-able student directions. There is also a sample quote response to share with
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6th - 12th
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Egyptian Gods Advertisement Project
This is a straightforward assignment that engages your students in hands-on learning! They research a specific Egyptian god and create and advertisement for their god. Students get to be creative and use their critical thinking skills while working on this project.Included in this document:- How to Use page- Instructions- Example- Rubric
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6th - 10th
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Digital Quote Responses/Warm Ups for World History/Social Studies
Quote responses are an engaging warm up or critical thinking activity for the World History/Social Studies classroom. Included in this package is over 50 quotes organized into 8 categories: Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient India, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Middle Ages and Misc. Quotes that can be used throughout the year.These quotes can be used at a variety of academic levels in a many different ways. In the document are both teacher directions and projec
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6th - 12th
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Alexander the Great Frame
I made this frame to help my students analyze Alexander the Great and his impact on Greece. I used to teach both the special ed cluster regular class and the honors class. Depending on the class I would use different frames. I would also write sentence frames for those students who needed it. I have the kids draw a picture to represent Alexander the Great in the center. I love this assignment because it engages all types of learners! I use depth and complexity prompts for all of my students, reg
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6th - 10th
Lost Civilizations of the Ancient World
This short project (about two weeks total time) is designed to bring Gifted and Talented projects back into GATE. Sure, we need to be rigorous in our instruction of GATE English classes to prepare them for AP English and College down the road, but sometimes it is good to bring the class back to its creative roots and allow students to show off how truly Gifted and Talented they are.
This project affords students the change to 'discover' a Lost Civilization of their own creation. The
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8th - 10th
Ancient Greece: Odyssey PowerPoint Project Directions
These are printable instructions for an independent project students can complete after reading the Odyssey. This PowerPoint project requires them to summarize the novel, list the locations Odysseus traveled to, create a map and reflect on the character qualities that Odysseus embodied.
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6th - 12th
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Ancient Greece and Rome Quote Responses/Warm Ups for Social Studies Classrooms
Quote responses are an engaging warm up or critical thinking activity for the World History/Social Studies classroom. Included in this package are 22 quotes organized into 3 categories: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and Misc. Quotes that can be used throughout the year.These quotes can be used at a variety of academic levels in a many different ways. In the document are both teacher directions and project-able student directions. There is also a sample quote response to share with students.Each
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6th - 12th
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Ancient India & China Quote Response Warm Ups for Social Studies Classrooms
Quote responses are an engaging warm up or critical thinking activity for the World History/Social Studies classroom. Included in this package are 19 quotes organized into 3 categories: Ancient China, Ancient India, and Misc. Quotes that can be used throughout the year.These quotes can be used at a variety of academic levels in a many different ways. In the document are both teacher directions and project-able student directions. There is also a sample quote response to share with students.Eac
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6th - 12th
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Geography of Rome Brochure
For this assignment teachers must use the "Ancient Civilizations" textbook produced by Holt, Reinhart and Winston.
In this creative activity students will create brochures to advertise Rome. Students will use their creative sides to make their brochures attractive and effective at persuading people to travel to ancient Rome. While creating this brochure students will learn about the geography of Rome. It is recommended that teachers use this activity as a way to introduce ancient Rome or to in
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5th - 12th
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Mesopotamia Civilization Inquiry Questions
Students love inquiry questions to dive deeper into learning. These questions are some of the many that students can choose to research about Mesopotamian civilization!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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.
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