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European history Common Core WHST.6-8.2d resources
Enlightenment Bundle : Age of Reason Printable & Digital Lesson Plans Activities
This Enlightenment Unit Activity Bundle is engaging, fun, and rigorous! The lessons guide students to make great connections to ideas the U.S. has adopted from key Enlightenment thinkers. The Enlightenment lesson plans cover important key figures of the Enlightenment, including Baron de Montesquieu, Beccaria, John Locke, Voltaire, and Hobbes. This unit is perfect for both a paper-driven or Google classroom environment.This bundle is a great deal for over 15 engaging activities and assessments th
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6th - 10th
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Bubonic Plague / Black Death Project - Create a Newspaper
This project gives students the opportunity to delve deep into many aspects of life during the black death (bubonic plague) in medieval Europe. As journalists, the task of your students is to capture the major issues and events of the bubonic plague. While there is a lot of room for creativity and an opportunity for originality, students will base their information on historical evidence.Included in the Resource:✓Explanation of each newspaper section (examples: title, news stories, interviews,
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle
Plebeians and Patricians of Ancient Rome Project
To set the scene, your students live in Ancient Rome and have been chosen to design a help wanted advertisement for one of the following social groups - Patrician or Plebeian. For this assignment, students imagine as though ancient Romans were hired into a social class instead of being born into one. The task of your students is to create a help wanted ad describing the daily life, roles, responsibilities, benefits, and drawbacks of the chosen social group. Additionally, an optional extension pr
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Unit Bundle: Projects and Activities
Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle
Students will have the opportunity to create posters, dialogues, debates, newspapers, talk shows, advertisements, training manual booklets, visuals, currencies, timelines, board games, book jacket covers, travel brochures, and poems. Students will also analyze primary sources. Finally, the bundle also includes 43 activities which focuses on the lives of the monarchs, nobles, knights and serfs.
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7th - 8th
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"Prince Henry the Navigator" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assess
The illustrated 2-page Article and 26-slide Power Point tell of Prince Henry's influence in, and contributions to, finding a sea route to Asia that could compete with the overland trade routes in the 15th and 16th century. Activities and Assessment included.Lesson includes: - 2-Page Illustrated Article - 25-Slide Power Point Presentation- Multiple Choice / Document Based Question Assessment + Answer Key- DBQ Scoring Rubric (allows students to easily score each other's short answers)- 'Prince
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5th - 9th
Ancient Rome Project: Create an Informational Brochure
The year is 100 C.E. Your students come across a “Help Wanted” ad in the Classified section. Tours & Co. is in need of an experienced, knowledgeable and articulate tour guide to teach tourists about the city of Rome in ancient times. In lieu of a formal interview, Tours & Co. has requested that job candidates submit an informational travel brochure. Included in the Resource:✓ A detailed explanation ✓ A list of required topics✓ Rubric✓ Four brochure templatesRelated Ancient Rome Res
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Unit Bundle: Projects and Activities
Simulation: A Traveler's Guide to the Crusades
This simulation is an easy, low-prep activity to engage students in what Crusaders would have experienced journeying to the Holy Lands!Students take on the perspective of a Crusader and must make decisions to try and make it to the Holy Land in time to fight! Spark their creativity by encouraging them to come up with hashtags, mentions, and tweets about their experience!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up, which is wh
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6th - 9th
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Ancient Greece Athens and Sparta Project Help Wanted Advertisement
This Ancient Greece project involves students designing a “Help Wanted Ad” with a specific focus on the soldiers of the city-states of Athens or Sparta. To set the scene, your students live in Ancient Greece and have been chosen to design a help wanted advertisement for either Athenian or Spartan soldiers. The task of your students is to create a help wanted ad describing the job so qualified people apply. Some requirements of the project include a job description (of an Athenian or Spartan sol
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece Unit Bundle: Activities & Projects
European Explorers Exploration Help Wanted Ad Activity
Your students are European scribes during the Age of Exploration and they have been hired to create help wanted advertisements to find qualified people to become European explorers. The task of your students is to create help wanted ads describing the skills, characteristics, motives and contributions of European explorers. Additionally, an optional extension project is included in the resource in which students apply for the job by creating career portfolios.Included in the Resource:✓ An intr
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: European Exploration Unit Activities Bundle
Holocaust Close Reading & Informational Writing Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
An informational writing unit and close reading activities about World War 2 that looks into the Holocaust, where six million Jewish people were murdered. The bundle focuses on key facts about the Holocaust, from the rise of Nazi Germany to the eventual liberation of the camps in 1945. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.Included in the Informational Writing Unit:Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphsWr
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5th - 7th
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Ancient Rome Project Create a Board Game
Students will create a board game to demonstrate their learning about ancient Rome in a fun and creative way. This Board Game resource includes detailed, step-by-step directions and requirements for students, including required content topics. An extensive range of templates are also provided including board game templates, game card templates, spinner templates, game piece templates, a dice template and a money template. This "Create a Board Game" Project Includes:Student directions, requiremen
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Unit Bundle: Projects and Activities
Ancient Greece Project Board Game
Students will create a board game to demonstrate their learning about Ancient Greece in a fun and creative way. Examples, of suggested topics include geography, Athens, Sparta, social structure, sports, and more. This Board Game resource includes detailed, step-by-step directions and requirements for students, including required content topics. An extensive range of templates are also provided including board game templates, game card templates, spinner templates, game piece templates, a dice te
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece Unit Bundle: Activities & Projects
Ancient Greece Unit Bundle: Activities & Projects
This bundle includes many engaging, student-centered and thought-provoking activities and projects. Here's what's included: ✓Interactive Notebook for Ancient Greece: 44 Student-Centered Activities✓Influential Ancient Greeks: Activities & Projects✓Democracy in Classical Athens: Non-Fiction Text, Notes, Questions & Projects✓Create a Timeline of Ancient Greece✓Write and Present a Talk Show: Four Forms of Government in the Greek City-States✓Athens and Sparta: Compare Two City-States✓Socrate
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6th - 8th
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Ancient Rome Unit Bundle: Projects and Activities
This unit includes a variety of activities and projects about ancient Rome that are engaging, meaningful and student-centered. ✓Ancient Rome Interactive Notebook: 44 Activities ✓Real Estate Advertisement or Commercial of Ancient Rome✓Biography Book Cover: Roman Historical Figure✓Create a Board Game✓Ancient Rome Training Guide✓Create a Currency for Ancient Rome✓Government of the Roman Republic✓Help Wanted Advertisement: Plebeians and Patricians ✓Role Play Activity: Plebeians and Patricians✓Ancie
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6th - 8th
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Byzantine Empire Create A Mosaic Project Digital and Printer Friendly
Looking for an engaging and creative way for your students to apply their knowledge of the Byzantine Empire? This lesson is perfect for you! Students will have the opportunity to create their own mosaic and receive quick and easy feedback with the included rubric. You can post the doc to your learning management system or print it out for your students.Before creating their own mosaic, students will learn about the importance of mosaics and browse examples using Google Images and a website about
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6th - 8th
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Renaissance Choice Projects
Students will choose to complete a project on a famous historical figure from the Renaissance. They can create a movie trailer, scrapbook, farewell speech or illustrated epic poem. Each project choice comes with an introduction and a description of requirements. Included in the Resource:✓ A list of 10 famous Renaissance people ✓ An explanation and list of requirements for each project✓ Four rubrics (one for each choice project)Related Resources:Renaissance Unit: 8 Activities & ProjectsD
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Renaissance Unit Bundle Activities and Projects
Simulation: Surviving Life in the Middle Ages
This simulation is an easy, low-prep activity to engage students in what life was like during the Middle Ages! Students take on the perspective of a new Lord or Lady of the Manor and tweet about their experiences as they run their manor and encounter various challenges! Spark their creativity by encouraging them to come up with hashtags, mentions, and tweets about their experience!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up,
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6th - 9th
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The Renaissance Project Create a Board Game
Students will create a board game to demonstrate their learning about the Renaissance in a fun and creative way. This Board Game resource includes detailed, step-by-step directions and requirements for students, including required content topics. An extensive range of templates are also provided including board game templates, game card templates, spinner templates, game piece templates, a dice template and a money template.This "Create a Board Game" Project Includes:Student directions, requirem
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Renaissance Unit Bundle Activities and Projects
Introduction to the Age of Exploration Interactive Google Slides Pear Deck
Students will explore the Age of Exploration with map and geography skills and various interactive activities in this engaging Pear Deck presentation. They will analyze the four "G's" - gold, glory, God, and goods - and how they initially inspired Portuguese explorers (da Gama, Dias, and Prince Henry the Navigator) to explore new sea trade routes. These slides can be used as a whole group lecture with note-taking or in self-paced mode, making it a versatile resource for any classroom. This lesso
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6th - 8th
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Enlightenment Reading Passage & Project Locke, Montesquieu and Rousseau
This resource has everything you need to teach your middle school students about the Enlightenment thinkers who inspired the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The non-fiction text focuses on the influences of John Locke, Montesquieu and Rousseau. At the end of this unit, your students will have an in-depth understanding of their beliefs and contributions. Included in the Resource:✓ Three pages of non-fiction text (introduction, John Locke, Montesquieu
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Enlightenment Bundle: 12 Activities & Projects
Socrates, Plato & Aristotle - Reading Passages, Notes & Projects
This resource has everything you need to teach your middle school students about the ancient Greek Philosophers - Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. At the end of this unit, your students will have an in-depth understanding of their beliefs and teachings. Included in the Resource:✓ Pre-reading questions and an answer key✓ Five pages of non-fiction reading passages (introduction, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and a conclusion)✓ Two pages of a note-taking template✓ 12 task cards that describe each phil
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece Unit Bundle: Activities & Projects
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire - Create a Travel Brochure Project
The year is 600 C.E. and your students come across a “Help Wanted” ad in the Classified section. Tours & Co. is in need of an experienced, knowledgeable and articulate tour guide to teach tourists about the city of Constantinople during medieval times. In lieu of a formal interview, Tours & Co. has requested that job candidates submit an original travel brochure. Included in the Resource:✓ A detailed explanation of the project✓ A list of required topics✓ Step-by-step directions to c
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle
Travel Brochure of Classical Athens - Ancient Greece During Golden Age
The year is 430 B.C.E. and your students are applying to be a tour guide for the company Tours & Co. In lieu of a formal interview, the company has requested that job candidates submit an original travel brochure. Your students will create a travel brochure of significant sites in ancient Greece. Included in the Product✓ A detailed explanation ✓ A list of required topics✓ Step-by-step directions to complete the project✓ Rubric✓ Four brochure templatesFeel free to check out my related pro
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece Unit Bundle: Activities & Projects
Middle Ages Medieval Times in Western Europe Interactive Activities Bundle
Purchase my Middle Ages resource bundle and save!!! This bundle includes low-prep and interactive resources covering a range of topics such as the Great Schism, Charlemagne, Vikings, Feudalism, Crusades, the Hundred Years War, the Black Death, and more. These resources are suitable for students in 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grades and include mixed-level questions to guide instruction. Students will also practice important ELA skills such as identifying and applying domain-specific vocabulary, compos
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6th - 8th
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Find European History resources | TPT
Take your students on a journey through European history with TPT! If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about European history, we’ve got you covered. Whether you’re teaching about the Renaissance, the Age of Exploration, or the World Wars, there are plenty of high-quality TPT resources at your fingertips to teach European history to your students.
European 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 European history:
Centers & Stations
Through the use of centers, students can collaborate and discuss topics and content they examine for various eras in European history. For example, you could have students navigate through a handful of centers or stations to help them learn about different elements of the Renaissance period, including influential cities, leaders, and artists. Or, to help them learn about the key figures and milestones of the French Revolution.
Map Making
With map-making activities you can not only teach students about European history, but also incorporate geography into your lessons. As they label and color maps, students can learn about important places in Europe and how European countries have expanded (and fallen) over time. For example, you could have students make maps of Europe before and after World War I to identify how the conflict impacted Europe.
Primary Source Analysis
One of the best ways to learn about European history is through historical documents, letters, diaries, art, and literature. Encourage students to use these firsthand accounts to gain a deeper understanding about European people and events. For instance, you can have students read excerpts from the works of Enlightenment philosophers — like Mary Wollstonecraft — and how they contributed to the political thinking of the time.
Research Projects
Have students research and present on a specific topic of European history, like the Age of Exploration. For example, ask students to choose a famous European Explorer to research, and have them write a short biography of that person or create a short video or presentation about their achievements and legacy.
Frequently asked questions for teaching European history
What is taught in European history?
In European history courses, students are taught about the cultural, economic, political, and social milestones that shaped Europe from the Middle Ages until the present.
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There are many different types of European history resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from interactive notebooks to gallery walks.
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