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Ancient history outlines for homeschool
Paleolithic, Neolithic & Agricultural Revolution Historical Snapshot Reading
Discover an invaluable resource that delves into the fascinating transition from the Paleolithic Era to the Agricultural Revolution, all while aligning seamlessly with Common Core standards. This engaging resource offers both a concise, two-page reading and an extended three-page version with clearly defined key concepts that you can choose from!Here's what makes this resource exceptional: Close Reading: Our carefully crafted texts feature generous margins, inviting students to engage actively t
Grades:
5th - 9th
Ancient Nubia Kush Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation
This includes both a great,concise, two page and three page close reading with interesting visuals and key concepts for social science clearly stated. The Ancient Nubia Kush informational text has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences are bold throughout.The reading details the birth of Ancient Nubia Kush including: key leaders, economy and trade, crops, wars, achievements, religion, and social structure.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Byzantine Empire Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation & Quiz
This is a great concise two page close reading with interesting visuals and key concepts for social science clearly stated. The close reading has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences is bold throughout. The reading details the rise and decline of the Byzantine Empire including: geography, trade routes, Theodora, Justinian, Justinian's Codes, Hagia Sophia and other major achievements.Here's What's Included:A two page Ruse o
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Medieval History Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation BUNDLE
Ancient Mesopotamia Historical Snapshot Close Reading and Quiz
This activity set includes both two-page and three-page option close reading with interesting visuals and key concepts for social science clearly stated. The Mesopotamia informational text has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences is bold throughout. The reading details the rise of Mesopotamia, including thegeography of the fertile crescent along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, achievements, the leadership of Hammurabi and
Grades:
5th - 9th
The Mungo Man Resource Bundle
Who was the Mungo Man? And what does he tell us about Australia's first people?
Use the Mungo Man Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of the people of ancient Australia and techniques used by archaeologists and historians to investigate this part of Australia's past.
Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK083, ACDSEH031
This resource is delivered as a PDF in A4 size.
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✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it!
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Ancient China Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation
This activity set includes both a two and three page option close reading with interesting visuals and key concepts for social science clearly stated. The Ancient China informational text has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences are bold throughout. The reading details the rise of Ancient Chinese Dynasties including: geography, achievements and technological advancements,leadership styles of the Shang, Xia, Zhou, Qin, and
Grades:
5th - 9th
Ancient Hebrews Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation and Quiz
This includes both a great,concise two page and three page close reading with interesting visuals and key concepts for social science clearly stated. The Ancient Hebrew informational text has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences are bold throughout.The reading details the birth of Ancient Israel including: key leaders such as Abraham, Jacob, Esau, Nebuchadnezzar, King Darius and Judah, Hebrew law, achievements, social stru
Grades:
6th - 9th
WORLD RELIGIONS BUNDLE, Digital Learning, Google & Print
The World Religions Bundle supports my World History Curriculum and includes a variety of World Religions activities to support engagement, differentiations, ELL, and ESS students as you study this unit. Includes links to engaging resources in Dropbox and Google Format as well as direct PDF downloads. INCLUDED RESOURCES: World Religions Agenda PowerPoint & Google Slides, World History AgendaWorld Religions Picture Puzzle Unit Review, Study Guide, Test PrepWorld Religions Just the Essentials
Grades:
6th - 12th
Ancient Greece Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation
This activity set has both a two and three-page option close reading with interesting visuals and key concepts for social science clearly stated. The Ancient Greece informational text has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences are bold throughout. The reading details the rise of Ancient Greece including geography, achievements, technological and philosophical advancements, Minoan Civilization, Mycenaean Civilization, Draco l
Grades:
5th - 9th
Ancient Egypt Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation
This activity set includes both a two and three page option close reading with interesting visuals and key concepts for social science clearly stated. The Egypt informational text has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide.Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences are bold throughout. The reading details the rise of Egypt including: geography along the Nile river, the leadership of Ramses the Great and Hatshepsut, trade, pirates, religious beliefs and gods, Ancient E
Grades:
5th - 9th
Ancient Rome Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation
This includes a great, concise two-page and three-page close reading with interesting visuals and clearly stated key concepts for social science. The close reading has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences are bold throughout. The reading details the rise of Ancient Rome, including geography, achievements, technological and philosophical advancements, wars, the leadership of Julius Caesar, law and government within the roma
Grades:
5th - 9th
Ancient India Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation
This includes a great, concise two-page and three-page close reading with exciting visuals and clearly stated key concepts for social science. The close reading has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences are bold throughout. The reading details the rise of Ancient India, including geography, achievements, the Harappa Civilization, The Aryans, the leadership of King Asoka The Vedic Period, Hinduism, Buddhism, and caste social
Grades:
5th - 9th
Gupta Empire Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation
This includes a great, concise two-page and three-page close reading with interesting visuals and clearly stated key concepts for social science. The close reading has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences is bold throughout. The reading details the rise and fall of the Gupta Empire, including key leaders, expansion, economy/trade partners, Hinduism, Buddhism, geography of India, key achievements, and the caste system chang
Grades:
5th - 9th
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Digital Google Reading Assignment
Help your students explore Daily Life in Ancient Egypt with these interactive reading and guided notes activities. Students will learn about the social pyramid of Ancient Egypt and how it affected the way that different classes lived. Along the way, they will be prompted to read timelines, analyze maps, and find facts from their reading. They will document their answers in the provided notes allowing them to stay organized in the process. Students will also tackle related vocabulary and respon
Grades:
5th - 8th
The 4 Empires of Ancient Mesopotamia DIGITAL Reading & Guided Notes Activities
Help your students explore the 4 empires of ancient Mesopotamia with these interactive reading and guided notes activities. Your students will be introduced to and guided through learning about each of these four ancient empires. Students will learn about the four major Mesopotamian empires: Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Neo-Babylonians. Along the way, they will be prompted to read timelines, analyze maps, and find facts from their reading. They will document their answers in the provid
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ancient Greece and Rome Super Bundle - 6 PowerPoints 4 Video Guides
This Super Bundle includes all of our popular PowerPoints and corresponding student PowerPoint Outlines for the Classical Civilizations of GREECE and ROME as well as FOUR video guides for History Channel's popular Engineering an Empire series. (individual episodes are available on YouTube or can be purchased on DVD from the History Channel store or Amazon). This bundle is perfectly suited for a Classical World History Unit or can be used independently as needed.These colorful and graphically enr
Grades:
6th - 12th
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TED-Ed worksheet: The Five Major World Religions
This is a zip file that contains a Microsoft Word worksheet (along with a PDF version) to accompany the TED-Ed video for "The Five Major World Religions". Answer key is included as well.By purchasing this file, you agree not to distribute it to other non-students. It is intended for classroom use only, but may be used for distance learning as well as long as it is not made available outside of your students.=====Interested in Psychology-themed TED Talk video worksheets?100 Psychology TED Talk Wo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Kingdom of Kush PRINTABLE POWERPOINT Reading & Guided Notes Activities
Help your students explore The Kingdom of Kush with these interactive reading and guided notes activities. Students will learn about how the geographic location of Kush played a huge role in the development of this civilization to the south of Egypt. Along the way, they will be prompted to read timelines, analyze maps, and find facts from their reading. They will document their answers in the provided notes allowing them to stay organized in the process. Students will also tackle related vocab
Grades:
5th - 8th
Latin Ablatives Flow Chart for Identifying Ablative Uses
So many ablatives to keep track of! So many overlapping characteristics! If only there were a process! Now there is. Use this flow chart to make concrete the necessary analysis for identifying ablatives. Divided between those with prepositions and those without, the flow chart takes users through a series of questions or clues that identify ablatives. It of course is not comprehensive nor foolproof (nor is it intended to be) but gives users a basic framework and process for working with ablative
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Geography and the Early Settlements of India PRINTABLE POWERPOINT Guided Notes
Help your students explore Geography and the Early Settlement of India with these interactive reading and guided notes activities. Students will learn about the civilization of ancient India, the geography of the land, and how it affected where the civilization grew. Along the way, they will be prompted to analyze maps, and find facts from their reading. They will document their answers in the provided notes allowing them to stay organized in the process. Students will also tackle related voca
Grades:
5th - 8th
Geography and the Early Settlement of India DIGITAL Reading & Guided Notes
Help your students explore Geography and the Early Settlement of India with these interactive reading and guided notes activities. Students will learn about the civilization of ancient India, the geography of the land, and how it affected where the civilization grew. Along the way, they will be prompted to analyze maps, and find facts from their reading. They will document their answers in the provided notes allowing them to stay organized in the process. Students will also tackle related voca
Grades:
5th - 8th
Crash Course World History Video Outlines #01-05 (Ancient World)
Crash Course World History, produced by John Greene, is an excellent video series on YouTube that provides a student friendly history of the entire world (from nomads to modern) in 42 videos. Each video is 10-12 minutes, exploring important movements, people, trends, and eras.
This product provides outlines of the first five videos with a heading/subheading structure to help students take notes as they watch. It also indicates the time in the video when that topic will begin.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
The Origins of Judaism DIGITAL Reading & Guided Notes Activities
Help your students explore The Origins of Judaism with these interactive reading and guided notes activities. Students will learn about a group of people who lived northeast of Egypt called the Israelites, or Jews, and the religion that developed called Judaism. Along the way, they will be prompted to read timelines, analyze maps, and find facts from their reading. They will document their answers in the provided notes allowing them to stay organized in the process. Students will also tackle r
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ancient Civilizations - Unit Bundle 4 PowerPoints, Outlines and 2 Video Guides
This bundle includes all of our PowerPoint and corresponding student PowerPoint Outlines for Ancient Civilizations. Included are Ancient Egypt; Ancient Mesopotamia; Ancient China; and Ancient India (Note: the Ancient India PowerPoint is available as our free download in this store). PLUS this bundle includes two video guides (Egypt and China) for the popular Engineering an Empire series from the History Channel (individual episodes are available on YouTube or can be purchased on DVD from the Hi
Grades:
7th - 12th
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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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