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Scavenger Hunt for Ancient Egypt
Seventh graders do a scavenger hunt in order to investigate Ancient Egypt.
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Early Civilizations
Sixth graders examine the characteristics of early civilizations. After reading a story, they discuss the photographs of Egyptian peasants and try to determine what the detectives in the story are looking for. They play the role of...
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The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
Uncover the many valuable contributions of Hellenistic culture in Alexandria. Defining Hellenistic culture as a blend of Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures, the slides detail the many ways in which the city of Alexandria has impacted...
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Culture of Pompeii
In need of a worksheet that focuses on the government and culture of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii? Here you'll find 16 questions related to the government, religion, society, and culture of Pompeii, prior to the eruption of Mr....
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Enchanting Egypt
After reading the Magic Tree House book Mummies in the Morning, learners talk about Ancient Egypt. They identify the plot, characters, setting, etc., explore vocabulary terms, and construct a pyramid. This will motivate your class to...
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Hieroglyphic Cartouche Pendants
In ancient Egypt, mummified bodies were embellished with elaborate cartouches housing the name of the deceased. Elementary artists can read all about Egyptian burial practices then create a cartouche of their own using clay and real...
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Pyramids
Students explore the pyramids of ancient Egypt. They travel back in time to recreate scale drawings of the Great Pyramid and discuss the inside of the Great Pyramid. They research and find out about the mummification and burial process.
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Scarab Beetle
Students research the importance of symbols to the material culture of the Ancient Egyptians. They investigate the use and meaning of the scarab in Egyptian culture and recreate the Egyptian artifact using white Crayola Model Magic.
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Asoka’s Empire Worksheet
Learning about ancient history can be enhanced by incorporating geography. The class labels six geographic features on a map of India and respond to seven short answer questions about Asoka's reign.
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Hellenistic Greece 324-100 BCE
Although it is visually appealing, this presentation on Ancient Greece does not provide a lot of information. But,it could be used to spur a discussion. There are maps and diagrams that would be helpful when covering this topic. Adding...
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The Persian Wars: Greece's Finest Hours
Maps and photographs help contextualize the Persian Wars in this straightforward presentation. These slides detail the motives and major events of the war between Persia and Greece, making it ideal for a lecture on ancient Greek politics...
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Egypt: How Society was Organized
While this presentation doesn't provide a lot of information, it could be a handy review tool or way to warm up the class. They answer what life was like for an ancient Egyptian, then review basics about Egyptian religion and social...
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Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
Print this resource and activate prior knowledge about Ancient China. This page includes a quote from Sima Qian and two critical thinking questions related to the dynastic system in China.
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Ancient Egypt
In this Ancient Egypt worksheet, students read a 2 page article on Ancient Egypt, answer 3 statements as true or false and choose which multiple choice answers best answers 3 questions/statements.
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Golden Ages: Gupta Empire, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome
Students investigate the Golden Ages. In this world history lesson plan, students compare and contrast the achievements of the Gupta Empire, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome using an interactive T-chart.
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Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses
In this ancient history activity, students identify the various Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. They complete a chart identifying whether they were Greek or Roman and what their specific area of interest was. Finally, students...
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Life in Ancient Greece
Explore ancient history and everyday life of ancient Greece. Learners will use Internet resources to research the culture of ancient Greece in order to complete worksheets regarding the topic. Topics include home, clothing, marriage,...
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The Romans Clothing
In this Roman clothing worksheet, students read about the clothing items that existed during the Roman Empire. Students read about 6 different clothing items.
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Ancient Mediterranean Lands: Rome
Seventh graders research ancient Roman civilizations, trade routes, aqueducts, and agriculture. In this Ancient Rome lesson, 7th graders view a picture of the Roman Aqueduct Pont du Gard and discuss its use in ancient Rome. Students read...
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Exploring Ancient Greece
Sixth graders use play dough to create a relief map of Greece and through personal investigation and class discussion, draw conclusions about the impact of the geography of Greece on daily life and culture in Ancient Greece.
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Ancient Greece
Sixth graders identify ancient Greek influences in the modern world. In this ancient Greece lesson, student research the government, religion, economy, inventions and contributions of Greece. Students participate in a debate about life...
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Researching Ancient Greece
Sixth graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the civilization of Ancient Greece. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use the information to construct an organized computer generated document for class...
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Ancient Rome Cryptogram
In this Ancient Rome cryptogram instructional activity, learners unscramble 9 words regarding the civilization and then use the numbered boxes to solve a riddle.
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Roman Architecture
Students examine Roman architecture. In this ancient Rome lesson, students discuss some attributes of Roman architecture prior to conducting research on the use of classical Roman architecture in modern buildings.
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