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Ancient history Common Core RI.8.10 resources
Ancient India Unit Plan | 9 Engaging, Student-Centered Ancient India Activities
Ancient Civilizations India Unit: 9 hands-on, engaging activities to teach Ancient India!In the Ancient India Unit, you will receive 9 highly-engaging, hands-on, and Google 1:1 compatible lessons to teach your students all about Ancient India. This bundle saves you almost 30% instead of buying each activity separate!This Ancient India Unit Bundle includes:✔ 1.) Indus River Valley Civilization Activity | Ancient India Mohenjo-Daro Harappa✔ 2.) Indian Caste System Activity | Reading + Caste Syste
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5th - 8th
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Early Humans Unit - Stone Age Unit - Early Humans Activities - Prehistory Unit
This 120 page Early Man unit resource package provides students with everything they need to complete an Early Humans unit or Stone Age unit on the Paleolithic - Neolithic Era. This stone age unit plan contains early human reading passages and annotation activities, comprehension questions, archaeology vocabulary, graphic organizers, and Stone Age activities for Interactive Notebooks.✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see a full detailed description of exactly what is included in this res
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4th - 8th
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Ancient Greece Unit Projects - Ancient Greek Mythology - Interactive Notebooks
This 650+ page COMPLETE Ancient Greece Unit and Mythology Interactive Notebook Bundle is the perfect addition to an Ancient Civilization unit or Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook! This Ancient Greece activity package contains all of my best selling Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook Units, with reading passages, Ancient Greece map activities, comprehension questions, Greek mythology, foldable activities, vocabulary activities, projects, and more!Two COMPLETE BUNDLES are included in this downl
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5th - 8th
Greek Mythology Unit - Gods and Goddesses of Greece - Greek Mythology Projects
This Greek Mythology unit resource contains 80 pages of Greek Mythology projects and activities about the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece. Perfect for your upcoming Ancient Greece unit, Greece Mythology Unit, or Ancient Civilizations Unit, this classroom tested package contains detailed handouts, graphic organizers, foldables, templates, activities, and instructions. Many of these activities would make great additions to an Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook.✅Be sure to click on the previ
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5th - 8th
Cuneiform Bundle: Activities on the Invention of Writing in Mesopotamia
Note: This is the Print/PDF version. We also have a Google Apps/Distance Learning version available by clicking here.This 23-page product is a set of activities for your students to learn about the invention of writing in ancient Mesopotamia. All websites for the online activities and video are provided. Your students will love learning using the internet and watching the cartoon video!This lesson is aligned with standards for history/social sciences at the state and national levels.Included:
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4th - 10th
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Maya Inca Aztec Ancient Civilizations Task Card Activity - Mesoamerica
Looking for a fun activity to supplement your lessons about the Maya, Aztec and Inca Empires? This task card resource includes 2 activity sets for a total of 48 cards. Students will answer questions in a multiple choice format about the contributions, advancements, daily life and fall of each civilization. What's included?Teacher TipsSet 1: Who Am I? Activity Set (24 cards, grid and answer key)Set 2: Ancient Civilizations Activity Set (24 cards, grid and answer key)Task cards can be used for rev
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Ziggurats Bundle: In-Person, Online, or Distance Learning
You can download this as a:1. PDF/Print activityor2. A ready-to-go TPT Easel Activity. You can assign Easel lessons through Google Classroom or you can copy a link to it and paste it into any learning management system you use with your students. However, for the time being, students will need to log in with a Google email account in order to access the assignment. You can use TPT Easel for free with this resource. Click here for info on how to use TPT Easel for free.This 13-page product is a
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4th - 10th
Ancient History Wax Museum Biography Research Project - Rubrics & Organizers 6-8
Get your students excited to learn about Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, or Ancient India with this fun and engaging Biography Research project! Students will create a living ancient history wax museum and write a research paper while building their research & writing skills.This engaging and ready-to-go printable project provides excellent support to the history, writing, and literacy curriculum to engage students and motivate students for learning. Students can
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6th - 8th
Pax Romana Reading Comprehension Worksheet with Differentiated Questions!
This product is perfect to supplement any lessons about Pax Romana. This can be used as a preview to a new unit, to review an old unit, study for an upcoming test, homework, or as easy to implement sub plans! The perfect way to increase reading comprehension while teaching important historical events!This product includes:A one page reading all about Pax RomanaYour choice between 10 multiple choice comprehension questions or 10 written response questions (perfect for differentiation!)Answer Keys
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece and Rome Reading Comprehension Bundle!
Ancient Mesopotamia Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Ancient Mesopotamia Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Mesopotamia, Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylon, Assyrians, ziggurats, Fertile Crescent, Sargon, Cyrus the Great, Hammurabi Students will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several times
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4th - 8th
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Silk Road Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity - Ancient China
This Print and Go Silk Road Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Ancient China, Silk Road, routes, Marco Polo, dynasties, Kublai KhanStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several times (at each station) to seek answers and cite evidence. Great a
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4th - 8th
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Kublai Khan Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity Ancient China
This Print and Go Kublai Khan Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Kublai Khan, Ancient China, Mongol Empire, Yuan Dynasty, Song DynastyStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several times (at each station) to seek answers and cite evidence. Grea
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4th - 8th
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Titan Gods Ancient Greece Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Titans – Greek Mythology Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Ancient Greece, Greek gods and goddesses, Greek Mythology, Titan gods, Gaia, Uranus, Zeus, Rhea, Titanomachy, CyclopesStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several t
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4th - 8th
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Ancient China Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Ancient China Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Ancient China, dynasties, Great Wall of China, Silk Road, Terracotta Army, religion, Kublai Khan, Grand Canal Students will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several times (at each stati
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4th - 8th
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Ancient Africa Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Ancient Africa Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Ancient Africa, Ancient Egypt, civilizations, Mali, Ghana, Songhai, empires, rulersStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several times (at each station) to seek answers and ci
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4th - 8th
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Fall of the Roman Empire Reading Comprehension Worksheet with Questions!
This product is perfect to supplement any lessons about the fall of the Roman Empire. This can be used as a preview to a new unit, to review an old unit, study for an upcoming test, homework, or as easy to implement sub plans! The perfect way to increase reading comprehension while teaching important historical events!This product includes:A one page reading all about the fall of the Roman EmpireYour choice between 10 multiple choice comprehension questions or 10 written response questions (perf
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece and Rome Reading Comprehension Bundle!
7 Wonders of the Ancient World PowerPoint with Video Clips
Learn about the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World with this PowerPoint presentation. Gives background information about the amazing structures built by early civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea. Includes slides on The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Includes links to short video clips on the Great Pyramid and the Lighthouse of
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4th - 7th
Inca Civilization Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Inca Empire (Incan Civilization) Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Inca Empire, Francisco Pizarro, Mesoamerica, Machu Picchu, South America, Incan civilizationStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several times (at each stat
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4th - 8th
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Great Wall of China Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Great Wall of China Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Ancient China, Great Wall of China, invaders, dynasties, construction, Emperor Qin Shi HuangStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several times (at each station) to seek
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4th - 8th
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Ancient Rome Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Ancient Rome Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Ancient Rome, Romulus and Remus, Julius Caesar, Pompeii, Colosseum, AugustusStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several times (at each station) to seek answers and cite eviden
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4th - 8th
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Olympian Gods Ancient Greece Escape Room Stations Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Olympian Gods – Greek Mythology Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Ancient Greece, Greek gods and goddesses, Greek Mythology, Titans, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and other Olympian godsStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several
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4th - 8th
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Mayan Civilization Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Mayan Empire (Mayan Civilization) Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Maya Empire, Chichen Itza, Mayan gods, calendars, hieroglyphics, Ancient civilizations, Mesoamerica, YucatanStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several ti
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4th - 8th
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Aztec Civilization Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Aztec Empire Escape Room (Aztec Civilization) is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Aztec Empire, Hernan Cortes, Aztec priests and gods, religion, Mexico, Montezuma II, Mesoamerica, Aztec civilizationStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage se
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4th - 8th
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Medieval Japan Escape Room Stations - Reading Comprehension Activity
This Print and Go Medieval Japan Escape Room is a winning combination of stations, close reading and comprehension skills, secret codes, movement, citing evidence with text marking and critical thinking! Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging stations activity. Topics include: Medieval Japan, samurai, feudal system, shoguns, BuddhismStudents will revisit their non-fiction reading passage several times (at each station) to seek answers and cite evidence. Great additio
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4th - 8th
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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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