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Ancient history Common Core RH.9-10.7 pdfs
Paleolithic and Neolithic Age Revolution Activity | Stone Age Gallery Walk
Take your students on a walking tour or gallery walk to discover the ways of life of the earliest humans from the Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age to the Neolithic (New Stone) Age and the Neolithic Revolution. It's easy to set up and your students will be engaged and ready to learn!Students can investigate the early humans, examine primary source images, and read about the changes and developments over the period. Resource Includes26 slides to be set up as centers or stations, or use with students i
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civ - Middle Ages History Interactive Lessons Bundle Walking Tours+
Ancient Rome and Christianity DBQ
This DBQ explores the spread of Christianity in Ancient Rome through 9 primary or secondary primary source documents including a map and an image. Each document is followed by at least one constructed response question and culminates with a final essay question.This DBQ:addresses the Common Core Standardsfollows New York State social studies testing required formatis useful as homework, test review or substitute teacher lesson.An answer key is included.Part One has a total possible 25 points and
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â World History Mega Bundle - Buy My Store
Persia War Reading for Ancient Greece: Worksheet & Comic Project
This Persian Wars download includes a reading, worksheet, and a comic project on the two wars between the Greek city-states and Persia between 500 - 479 BCE. The reading covers the entire and major battles, including Darius first invasion and the Battle of Marathon and continuing through the Battle of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Platea. Other vocabulary terms and people covered include hoplites, phalanx, the Ionian city-states, the Delian League, Themistocles, Leonidas, Xerxes, and more.Following
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5th - 11th
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World History Ancient History Curriculum | Part 1 World History PLUS Curriculum
The World History and Ancient Civilizations PLUS curriculum contains access to over 4,000 pages of hands-on materials, complete units, assessments, interactive notebooks, Escape Rooms, and much more to teach from Early Man through the Renaissance. Purchase this and enjoy immediate access to an entire year of a ready-to-go World History Curriculum! This best-selling curriculum is guaranteed to reach and engage your students!This all-inclusive World History curriculum includes almost four thousa
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6th - 10th
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African Kingdoms in the Middle Ages Activity | Medieval Africa Centers
This African Kingdoms in the Middle Ages Activity will save you time and stress as you introduce your students to the significant civilizations of Africa during Medieval times while students practice vital Social Studies skills. It includes center or investigation cards on the origination and location, wealth, leadership, and decline of Ghana, Mali, Songhai, the Eastern Kingdoms, and the Central & Southern Kingdoms. Skills Practiced:Reading for ContentTopic Investigation & Categorizatio
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civ - Middle Ages History Interactive Lessons Bundle Walking Tours+
World Religions Investigation and Comparison Centers or Stations Activity
Introduce your students to the major World Religions with this Investigation and Comparison Centers Activity that hits the Social Studies skills as it addresses World and Geography concepts and standards. This is a complete centers activity for the investigation and comparison of the major world religions. Easily set it up as stations, a gallery walk, or table folders for students to work on individually or in small groups.Students will visit each center to see vivid images and to read concise
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â World Religions Comparison Centers Activity & ORQ Writing Bundle
ANCIENT ROME: World History Travel Brochure Research Summary Project
Have you ever wanted to take your class to Ancient Rome? Now you can without spending a dime! On this virtual field trip, students will become the travel guides. Through summaries and pictures, students will create a travel brochure that highlights 10 major locations of the Ancient Roman Empire. This creative project includes writing, research, and graphic design. What's Included:Student instructions to help explain all aspects of the projectA map of the Roman Empire to locate each stop of th
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5th - 12th
Islamic Civilizations Google Drive Interactive Notebook
This digital resource for teaching about Islam's history and Islamic Civilizations features 10 fully-editable Interactive pages of activities for Google Drive! These super-engaging pages can be completed all online with laptops, tablets, or any other device that supports Google Drive! Topics covered on Islamic Civilizations include: Muhammad and the origins of IslamThe 5 Pillars and beliefs of IslamIslam's growth and spreadThe "Rightly Guided Caliphs" of Islam and later dynastiesThe Sunni- Shi'
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â World History 1: Google Drive Digital Resources Interactive Notebook Bundle
Chinese Dynasties Archeological Dig Activity World History China
Make learning about the Chinese Dynasties and Ancient China fun and engaging with a classroom Archeology Dig!Allow students to experience an Archeological Dig site in their investigation of the Ancient Chinese Dynasties with this fun activity! Includes a powerpoint overview of each dynasty and a prompt for students to begin each "dig" for the contributions of the dynasties. About this ResourceCards can be cut out, laminated, and used year to year! Also includes student handouts, a brainstorm
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civ - Middle Ages History Interactive Lessons Bundle Walking Tours+
Geography's Effect on Early Settlement in Early Civilizations Activity & Writing
Teaching about the Early Settlement of Ancient Civilizations?
Want to address the impact of Geography on Settlement?
This Geography's Effect on Early Settlement Activity is what you need!
Introduce students to the geographic features in early settlement with this Big Paper Activity and Writing Prompt. As students analyze images with guiding questions, they prepare for a writing activity that will help them better understand the settlement of the early civilizations.
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6 Image Cards
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6th - 11th
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Ancient Egypt GRAPES Unit Bundle Lessons Differentiated Self-Correcting + Bonus
These interactive, differentiated, done-for-you lessons are perfect for both distance or blended learning, as well as in class. They're great for English language learners and students with special needs because they are self-paced and include reteaching slides. PowerPoint Presentations walk you through each lesson.Lesson Plans are included.Examples of the lessons:***Students read a passage and then answer a question. If they answer the question incorrectly they are automatically sent to a re-te
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6th - 9th
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River Valley Civilizations Theme Park Project
This River Valley Civilizations activity is a creative cooperative learning project that has your students design theme parks to demonstrate their understanding of Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, China, and the Indus River Valley. The detailed directions page explains to students how they will work in groups to design a Ancient Civilizations theme park complete with rides, restaurants, attractions and more! Each student selects one of the 4 River Valley Civilizations and comes up with rides, restaur
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7th - 10th
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Islam and Islamic Civilizations Interactive Notebook
This download features 8 Interactive Notebook pages all about the rise of Islam and Islamic Civilizations of the Middle Ages! These amazing Interactive Notebook pages include graphic organizers, creative foldables, pop-ups, timelines, and more! These are incredible resources for getting students engaged and active in their learning and allowing them to be creative with their notes. Topics covered include:Muhammad and the origins of IslamThe growth and spread of Islam in the Middle EastThe 5 Pill
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7th - 10th
Also included in:Â World History 1 Interactive Notebook Bundle
World Religions Matching Card Game Review Activity
World Religions Card GameIncluded are 36 terms or concepts on the 5 Major World Religions. I cut each in a strip, laminate the cards, and pass them out to my students as a review game. The students must take their card and match with their classmates to complete the characteristics of the religion. They then must tell me 3 more facts about the religion to win the competition. Great for review!Need a great resource to introduce the 5 major world religions? See this activity:World Religions C
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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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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Excavating Ancient Civilizations Expedition Centers Activity
Ancient Civilizations Archaeology Dig ActivityAre you teaching an Ancient Civilizations course and want a fun, engaging way to get started?Need to introduce your students to the Ancient Civilizations in a memorable way?This activity is designed for an Ancient History class or as review for AP World History. Students are asked to "travel" around the classroom to excavate the stories of seven ancient civilizations. Could also be easily organized as an archaeological dig activity!Early Civilizati
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civ - Middle Ages History Interactive Lessons Bundle Walking Tours+
Analyzing Primary Sources Introduction Activity
Analyzing Primary Sources Introduction ActivityUse this activity to teach students the basic skills and practices for analyzing primary sources in a Social Studies class. This guide helps students to identify primary sources, investigate them for content, and apply questions about the source for bias or integrity.Includes:Student Reading on Primary Sources and AnalysisStudent Handouts5 Primary Sources for Analysis PracticeWrap-Up Questions to overview the activity with the whole classThis would
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5th - 11th
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Settlement of Ancient India & Mohenjodaro Notes & Archeological Dig Activity
Let students investigate Ancient India and the Settlement of Mohenjodara with this engaging Archeology Dig Activity!This PDF includes images and notes on the Mohenjodaro site in Ancient India. The slides can be used in a variety of ways from direct instruction with analysis interaction to a centers activity if printed out and posted in stations to an archeological dig activity in which students work in pairs or small groups digging for cards and analyzing and recording the information on the pro
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6th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civ - Middle Ages History Interactive Lessons Bundle Walking Tours+
Prehistory: Bantu Migration Map and Close Read Lesson, with Homework - Editable
In this no-prep lesson, students work with a reading passage and map about the Bantu migrations. The lesson begins with an overview of the 5 themes of geography. Students reflect their understanding of the themes and the reading content to create a paragraph incorporating both. This resource includes all components: warm-up, mini-lecture, activity, conclusion, and a homework assignment. A lesson plan and answer key are provided to ensure this resource is effortless to implement. There are both
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7th - 10th
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Engineering an Empire Egypt: Video Guide in PDF Digital Online Activities Format
This video guide is for The History Channel's popular Egypt: Engineeiring an Empire documentary video (individual episodes are available on YouTube, or DVDs can be purchased from the History Channel). The guide is divided into four sections: (1) Introduction; (2) The Old Kingdom; (3) The Middle Kingdom; and (4) The New Kingdom, which covers the major historical periods of Ancient Egypt. There are a total of 35 narrative questions with fill in the blank answers that span the 90 minute video. The
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt PowerPoint and "Engineering an Empire" Video Guide Bundle
Ancient India Indian Caste System Class Debate Historical Thinking Activity
Ancient India Indian Caste System Class Debate & Historical Thinking ActivityPerfect lesson for teaching Ancient Indian Society!Allow students to practice the steps for thinking historically as they prepare debate arguments on key topics in World History. Students collect data, evaluate sources, make comparisons, analyze primary sources, and organize content to create a supported argument about a topic in history.In this activity, students will investigate the positions of the Ancient Indian
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6th - 10th
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Christianity Timeline Project Activity
Are you looking for a resource that will teach or review the History of Christianity while also practicing the skill of chronological thinking? This is the perfect activity to introduce the history of the Christian religion or to set up the study of world history through the changes in the religion and belief system.Students will be provided research sheets and event cards for further research. They should become experts on their assigned event to create timeline markers for a classroom timeline
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6th - 10th
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Google Earth Activity Pack: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome
.A great way to introduce the chapter, wrap up the chapter, buffer some time between your last bit of notes and the test, close out Friday or liven up Monday, these student-centered, technology-based, engaging activities will have you covered. I love these to start and end units or break from the notes. These make for easy planning on a Monday or Friday. I've found that these activities help students engage, collaborate, build their skills and knowledge of the content and they actually enjoy
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient China Webquest
Are you looking for a way to interactively teach Ancient China yet still engage your students? This activity will do this for you! This webquest uses the British Museum's artifacts and historians to help your students navigate through information on Chinese dynasties, Chinese artifacts, and Ancient Chinese life. Your students will read through information, be able to look at exhibits (some of which are interactive), and to challenge their minds through interactive puzzles and activities to help
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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?
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