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Neolithic Revolution
Use the provided passages on the Neolithic Revolution to answer 2 critical-thinking questions. Passage one is informational and describes benefits that came from the Neolithic Revolution. Passage two is a first person narrative from a...
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Ancient China
Unveil the mysteries of ancient China in this presentation, which includes photographs of historic relics from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Slides detail the Hsia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties; especially helpful is the final slide, which...
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Mediterranean Trade in the Late Bronze Age
Seventh graders analyze the amount and conditions of trade in the late Bronze Age. In groups, they research where a variety of items and goods originated. They participate in Mediterranean trade days in which they try to acquire as...
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Minoan Pottery - A History Lesson
Accent your next ancient pottery art project with easy-to-follow background information. An article describes the background, significance, and history of Minoan Pottery. It includes links to images, sites and ideas. Tip: This is a great...
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Prehistoric Culture
Make prehistoric culture easy for your class to understand with this well-composed presentation. It provides timelines for the Neolithic, paleolithic age, and the agricultural revolution. Images and information on two prehistoric sites...
Virginia Department of Education
World History and Geography to 1500 A.D.
Here's a great resource for your curriculum library. The 240-page packet, organized into units by topics, includes sample lesson plans, links to primary and secondary source documents, worksheets, activities, and sample assessments.
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Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
Lessons about agriculture during the Neolithic period can provide activities to help student understand this important time.
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Hammurabi's Code of Laws
Learners explore why the need arose for laws to govern society, comparing and contrasting hunter/gatherer societies vs. agrarian societies. They write letters to the editor of the Babylonian Times, discussing their opinion of Hammurabi's...
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Archaeology For Kids Quiz 87
In this archaeology for kids quiz 87 worksheet, students interactively answer 12 questions about Neanderthals, then click to check their answers as part of an online magazine.
Ocean Explorer
Looking for Clues
Upper graders become "shipwreck detectives" by studying the debris field from a shipwreck in the Aegean Sea which took place in the 700s. A website is accessed that gives specific information about the debris field, and pairs of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Catal Hoyuk
Article discussing the importance of Catal Hoyuk in Turkey for understanding the beginning of art during the Neolithic period.
BBC
Bbc: History: Dig Deeper Quiz
Students examine archaeological sites and treasures from Britain's past. The learning game tests students' knowledge of ancient history and archaeology. The resource consists of an interactive timeline, learning game, articles, and...
Oswego City School District
Regents Prep: Global History: Neolithic Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution created a shift in how people lived. Humans began settling down into villages and establishing methods of agriculture and domesticating animals to relinquish the need for nomadic lifestyles. Read a short summary...
Oswego City School District
Regents Prep: Global History: Neolithic Revolution : Economic System
A concise overview of the economic system created during the Neolithic Revolution.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Jericho
Article discussing the long history of the city of Jericho and some of the extraordinary archaeological discoveries made there since the nineteenth century. Includes links to additional information and images.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago: Teach Middle East: Hunters to Farmers
An essay reviewing the history of the Neolithic Revolution where humans begin as nomadic hunters and gatherers and evolve into villages with domestic agriculture and animals.
BBC
Bbc: History: In Search of Scotland
Enjoy the historic progression from Skara Brae, the best preserved Neolithic village in northern Europe, through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to modern Scotland. Find games and historical oddities as well.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Greek Science: Early Cosmology
Discusses the evolution of ideas about the cosmos, from the Magic Cosmology of the Neolithic age to the stage of Mythical Cosmology, to the Geometric Cosmology of the ancient Greeks. The third stage advocated a rational approach to...
Other
International World History: Agriculture and the Origins of Civilization
Read here about the Neolithic Revolution and the development of early Stone Age humans into an Agrarian society. Causes of the agrarian transformation are addressed as well as the domestication of plants and animals. The spread of the...
Other
Your Irish: History of Ancient Ireland
A brief history of Ireland from 8000 BC to 600 BC. Includes the Mesolithic period, the Neolithic period, and the Iron Age period in Ireland.
Britain Express
Britain Express: Prehistoric Britain: Bronze Age Britain C. 2500 600 b.c.
A brief history of the Bronze Age in what is now Great Britain. It focuses on the arrival of the Beaker People, and how their lives and customs differed from the Neolithic people who inhabited Britain at the time.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Neolithic Revolution
A look at some of the earliest humans and their cultures from the prehistoric era.
Other
Ancient greece.org: History of Greece: Periods Overview
A timeline of the ancient periods of Greek history.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Origins of Civilization
Learing module on the origins of civilization explains the chronology and environmental context of the so-called Neolithic revolution, the period when early civilizations in the Middle East arose and began to domesticate plants and animals.