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Ancient history Common Core SL.6.1c resources
Ancient Mesopotamia Invention Debate for PDF and Google Drive | Achievements
This Mesopotamia Madness Invention Debate Activity is the most engaging way to teach about Ancient Mesopotamia inventions! This resource will not only highlight many of the great accomplishments and legacy of the inventions of Mesopotamia, but it will also excite your students, due to the use of March Madness-style brackets. Furthermore, this interactive activity gives your students the chance to debate the importance of each invention and evaluate the ways that these early inventions have shape
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6th - 9th
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Ancient India Fun Shark Tank Activity -Gupta Empire Inventions Presentations
This activity pack is student-centered, rigorous, and fun. It comes with a Common Core one-page reading covering the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire. Students are then issued one of nine achievements of Ancient India to research and create a Shark Tank-type presentation. Students present while five pre-selected class "sharks" use a rubric to evaluate the presentation based on enthusiasm, support from readings, and marketing ideas. The class fills out an invention basics chart, including economic
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5th - 12th
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Middle Ages Invention Debate | Medieval Times Activity for PDF and Google Drive
This Middle Ages Madness Invention Debate Activity is the most engaging way to teach about the inventions of the Middle Ages or Medieval Times! This resource will not only highlight many of the great accomplishments and legacy of the Middle Ages, but it will also excite your students, due to the use of March Madness-style brackets. Furthermore, this interactive activity gives your students the chance to debate the importance of each invention and evaluate the ways that they have shaped our socie
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6th - 9th
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Ancient Rome Activities and Lessons Digital + Printable Unit
Are you looking for a fun way to teach Ancient Rome? Look no further. This unit has it all. Try out this unit with Lesson 1 “Ancient Rome Introduction” for free to see if it is a good fit for your students by clicking the link or downloading the preview.Digital, printable, and interactive activities make this unit both engaging and flexible. Choose between printable activities or go paperless with digital resources that are compatible with Google Classroom.This Ancient Rome Unit contains the fol
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6th
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MS-ETS1-4
Ancient India & Indus River Valley Teaching Unit PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
This unit on the civilizations of Ancient India is aligned to middle school common core Language Arts History standards. It covers Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure. Built into each lesson are: -academic vocabulary-time for reflection and discussion-short academic writing activities-standards based questions with answers This is an excellent resource to use either on its own or to supplement the text book. To better facilitate a multi-day presentatio
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6th - 9th
Ancient Hebrew Thematic Unit Bundle
An in-depth slide show designed to stand alone or supplement a teaching unit on the Ancient Hebrew civilization. This presentation covers from 2000 BC to 71 AD (the eras from Abraham, Israel’s patriarch to the Roman annihilation of Fort Masada) and then looks at the events that led to the modern establishment of Israel as a nation. This is a complete teaching unit on the ancient Hebrews civilization. This presentation highlights the Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and
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6th - 9th
Ancient Greece: The Persian Empire PowerPoint Presentation
Bring history to life, and let your students discover how the mighty Persian Empire began. Almost 2500 years ago Cyrus inherited a moderate kingdom. From that small beginning he grew his inheritance into the largest and mightiest empire of its day, swallowing up both the Babylonian and the Median empires in just twenty-one short years. Within sixty-five years it stretched from western shores of Asia Minor to the Indus River in the east and then south encompassing Egypt, Nubia and Libya in Africa
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Passport Grade 6 ALL UNITS of Study (4) Unit Plans** and 80 Lesson Plans
Grade 6 Unit Plans and ALL 80 Lesson Plans IncludedUnit 1: Geography of the Eastern Hemisphere (Unit Plan and 17 Lesson Plans)Unit 2: First Humans, Neolithic Revolution and the Early River Valley Civilizations (Unit Plan and 14 Lesson Plans)* Unit 3: Comparative World Religions (12 Lesson Plans included, Unit Plan 3 is NOT included)Uni
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6th
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Ancient Greece: The Minoan Civilization on the Island of Crete
Give your students the opportunity to be archaeologists as they explore the ancient Minoan ruins on the island of Crete.The first civilization of Ancient Greece were the Minoans on the island of Crete. This civilization reached its height of glory during the Bronze Age by carefully exploiting their both its location and resources. Much of the Minoan history is read as a picture book. We have their frescoes, artifacts, and ruins but little of their writing. So this is fantastic opportunity to
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece: THE MINOAN AND MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATIONS Bundle
Socratic Seminar/Fishbowl Discussion Tracker, Feedback & Reflection (Print&Go!)
Dive into lively and structured discussions in your middle/high school classroom with the Fishbowl Socratic Seminar Bundle - a complete package ready for action! Simply print it out, and boom - you're all set! Get ready for engagement, accountability, structure, and supportive interactions, all rolled into one awesome resource!Socratic Seminar Forms Whenever I have big questions come up in U.S. History class, I whip out these materials. They work like a charm, especially when hosting a fishbowl
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6th - 12th
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Early Man Vocabulary Word Wall Activity and Boom Deck Bundle
Are you looking for a way to bring your Word Wall to LIFE in your classroom? This bundle is for you!This bundle includes the Introduction to Early Man Word Wall Bundle that includes both a word wall set and a set of 5 activities to do with each of the words! This bundle ALSO includes a Boom Deck in which students can Independently practice ALL of the words within the word wall at their own pace!This bundle is also included within the FULL unit! Click the links below to grab it!Early Man Resour
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4th - 8th
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Would You Rather Critical Thinking Activities: Ancient Greece
Foster communication, critical thinking, and debating skills in your students with meaningful "Would You Rather" questions. This product includes 11 meaningful questions covering different aspects of life in Ancient Greece including religion, government, geography, the Olympics, and more!These questions are a springboard for informal debates and discussions which can be used for:-station activities-class debates-flipped learning-meaningful brain breaks-small group instruction-and more!Othe
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Bring history to life, and let your students discover how the mighty Persian Empire began. Almost 2500 years ago Cyrus inherited a moderate kingdom. From that small beginning he grew his inheritance into the largest and mightiest empire of its day, swallowing up both the Babylonian and the Median empires in just twenty-one short years. Within sixty-five years it stretched from western shores of Asia Minor to the Indus River in the east and then south encompassing Egypt, Nubia and Libya in Africa
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6th - 9th
Persian Wars Battle Strategies: part II of the Persian Wars Presentation
An epic war to decide the destiny of Europe lay in the hands of ancient Greek freedom fighters. It looked like they had no chance against the mighty Persian armies. Their victory stunned the world and changed the destiny of Europe. Some 2500 years ago a rag tag group of Greek city-states led by the military genius of Athens and Sparta stopped the mighty Persian Empire from invading and conquering Europe. Teach your students about the Persian Wars by comparing the battle strategies used by the
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Would You Rather Critical Thinking Activities: Ancient Mesopotamia
Foster communication, critical thinking, and debating skills in your students with meaningful "Would You Rather" questions. This product includes 11 meaningful questions covering different aspects of life in Ancient Mesopotamia including social classes, laws, specialized jobs, and inventions.These questions are a springboard for informal debates and discussions which can be used for:-station activities-class debates-flipped learning-meaningful brain breaks-small group instruction-and more!
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5th - 8th
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World History I Hexagonal Review Activities Bundle
In this World History Part 1 hexagonal review bundle, you receive EIGHT hexagon activities for ancient and medieval World History. You receive sets for the Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient China, Ancient India, Medieval Europe, the Renaissance, and Mesoamerica!
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5th - 8th
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Socratic Seminar- Shi Huangdi: Friend or Enemy of China?
When teaching about ancient China and the Qin Dynasty, this activity gives students the opportunity to evaluate Shi Huangdi's role as emperor of China. Guided questions challenge students to respond to information by applying new concepts and evaluating his role in uniting China and the legacy he left behind.
Holding a Socratic Seminar discussion with this activity will encourage students to explore beyond the text and questions.
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-a document for reading and evaluating
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Socratic Seminar Bundle (Ancient Civilizations)
Daily Agenda Slides-World Geography Theme - Digital Version
Are you looking for an easy way to display student learning and expectations for your students everyday? These Daily Agenda Slides are a PERFECT way for you to start each class off organized and ready to go!This resource includes a Google Drive link where you will be able to force copy a set of 6 individual Google Slides that can be used for your daily schedule. The theme of these Slides is World Geography and can be used to display the daily agenda within your World Geography unit of study!Th
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Introduction to Geography Bundle | Reading & Notes - Print and Digital
Archaeology Word Wall, Activities, Assessments, and Application
NOT JUST A WORD WALL! This resource offers activities for critical thinking, categorizing, discussion, and game ideas. There are 4 different types of assessments for you to choose from and for differentiation. Two of the assessments have 24 questions and include either context clues, or finding the definition. An extended response assessment allows you to decide how many of the words you want your students to use when writing about a day in the life of an archaeologist. There is also an asse
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Archaeology: Hands-On and Integrated Learning BUNDLE
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020) Film Analysis & Discussion Questions
The Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020) Film Analysis and Discussion Questions is a 14 page lesson plan that includes: * Anticipation Guide* Preview Discussion Questions* Postview Discussion Questions* 29 Chronological Viewing Questions for the Movie for your Students to Complete* Answer Key to Viewing QuestionsFollow a team of Egyptologists into the tombs at Saqqara's Bubasteion Necropolis as they seek to find the true story of the life and death of Wahtye, a high priest of Egypt's 5th dynasty,
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Secrets of Saqqara & The Lost Pyramid: Film Analysis Questions Bundle
Passport S.S. Grade 6 Unit:5 Mediterranean Unit Plan & ALL 18 Lesson Plans
This Grade 6 Unit Plan includes Essential Questions, CCSS, Vocabulary, Skills, Evaluation, Performance Task, Teaching Points with a Focus Question, Content Understandings, and Learning Experiences for every lesson, Enrichment Activities, Ell's and IEP opportunities, and Multiple Entry Points for: Unit 5: The Mediterranean World and Interactions Across the Eastern Hemisphere These are Grade 6 complete and detailed lesson plans covering all of the components from the NYCDOE Passport Social Studie
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6th
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PastChat: Simulated chat with historical figures from the ancient world!
*** Named a Best Bet in Education by USA Today ***PastChat allows students to engage in chat simulations with characters from the ancient world! Each chat features a historical figure with a simulated personality that matches what is known from the record of the past. Students learn by having a conversation with someone from thousands of years ago. Following the chat, critical thinking PostChat questions encourage the student to contemplate their conversation and reflect upon what they have le
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3rd - 11th
Ancient Cartography: Investigate Egypt - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How did Ancient Egypt's geography help them grow into a powerful river civilization?Description:Ancient Egypt developed into a powerful civilization with the Nile River and surrounding deserts providing the context for their religion, transportation, food, social order, and much more. What were the key physical features of Ancient Egypt that dominated the development of this civilization? In this project, students discuss the importance of rivers to the development of a civiliza
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6th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 6) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 31 Projects!
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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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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