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9th grade ancient history research
Athens vs Sparta Rap Battle | Ancient Greece Project about Athens and Sparta
Bring your Ancient Greece unit to life with this engaging Athens vs Sparta Rap Battle! In this printable and digital Athens vs Sparta activity, students will learn more about Athens and Sparta to write a rap, song, or poem that highlights the differences between the two city-states. While a rap battle is not the most traditional school project or activity, in our teaching experience, it has proven to be one of the most memorable assignments of the year. In this project, students will work alone
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6th - 9th
Ancient India Activity: Newscast Project | Engaging Research Project Assessment
This creative Newscast Project will be the highlight of your Ancient India unit! This no-prep activity works for both PDF and Google Drive, and can be used at any point in your Ancient India unit, or even at the end as a review activity or final assessment!Some of the skits topics included in this newscast are a weather report about monsoons, a breaking news story pertaining to the caste system, a game-show style segment with questions about Hinduism and Buddhism, a political debate with leaders
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6th - 9th
Dynasties of Ancient China Group Project
If you are teaching your students about ancient China this is a great project to introduce them to the first 5 dynasties: Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han. This project will have them using technology and group skills in order to teach their class about a dynasty!
Included in this bundle you will find:
-Lesson plan idea
-Webquest to find information about an assigned dynasty with websites included
-Group poster directions to teach their classmates about their dynasty
*NEW*-Group slideshow proje
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6th - 9th
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Ancient Greece Research Project | Greek Philosophers Leaders + Thinkers Activity
Looking for a creative way to teach your students about the many significant philosophers, writers, scientists, mathematicians, historians, doctors, and leaders of ancient Greece? If so, you and your students will enjoy this research project! In this no-prep activity with printable and digital versions, each student will select one of the historical figures from ancient Greece, research them, and prepare a short speech that they will present to their classmates from the perspective of that histo
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6th - 9th
Greek Mythology Research Paper for Google Drive + PDF | Greek Gods and Goddesses
If you need a writing assignment when teaching about Greek Mythology, you are in the right place! In this printable and digital activity, students will write a 500 word research paper that compares and contrasts two different gods or goddesses of Ancient Greece.This Greek Mythology activity includes the following files:Teacher Guide (PDF)Printable Student Handouts (PDF)Printable Rubric (PDF)Editable Google Doc Version of the Student HandoutsEditable Google Doc Version of the RubricThis simple an
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Mini Unit Bundle | Greek Gods and Goddesses Activities
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
Virtual Museum Project using GRAPES for Middle School History and Social Studies
Teachers want to make real-world connections to their lessons. This easy to use project is just that. The students assume the role of a Museum Curator. They learn what a curator does and what museums are doing to gather interest to their site. Students conduct research on a topic, using the GRAPES acronym (Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economy, and Social Structure) or with other topics specific to their unit of study. This is perfect for teachers who need something that exte
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6th - 9th
History Ancient Greece Project Greek God & Goddess Greek Project Greek Mythology
EDITABLE! NO PREP! You can print this project and have students start it today!
This fun project has students learn about one of the Greek gods or goddesses, then write an autobiography as that god or goddess. Then they create a life size picture of their god or goddess. A project planning page/research guide for students is included along with the project overview and instructions. Helpful websites for research are also listed on the research guide. My students have enjoyed this project year af
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5th - 9th
Greek Mythology ... 18 Greek God Research Project and Doodle Notes
Help your students understand Who's Who among the Gods of Olympus with these 18 Doodle Note Pages. These are great for student research projects and for bulletin boards. Doodle Note Pages are included for the 18 different Greek Gods and Goddesses: Gaia, Uranus, Kronos, Rhea, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia, Aphrodite, Athena, Ares, Hephaestus, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, and Dionysus. Several Versions are included: Color Version, Black/White Version, and Digital Version. I always u
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4th - 12th
Ancient History Research Project Bundle
Choices, choices, choices!!! In this inquiry based learning project students can choose between 7 formats, but grades are based on the same rubric criteria.This research project is Common Core writing and literacy aligned, and was recently completely updated.
This works as a biography or teacher assigned topic project. Students write a focus question, gather primary source quotes, write an informational text paragraph with evidence, create timelines, create five class questions and provide visu
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4th - 12th
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Norse God Research Poster Project | Norse Mythology Research Project Posters
Looking for an engaging way of teaching research, works cited and footnotes? Get to know the Norse Gods and Goddesses while learning how to cite sources. Combine creativity with research and learning about Norse Mythology.Included:• Detailed Teacher Guide that outlines the overview, standards, time needed, teacher preparation materials, and ideas for during and after the project• 17 Slide PPT or Google Slides™️ presentation teaching Footnotes and Works Cited• Printing Instructions• Rubric• Stude
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Greek, Norse, and Egyptian Mythology Research Project Posters Bundle
Ancient Civilizations Project with Rubric
This package includes a detailed outline of what is expected in a complete Ancient Civilizations report and presentation - whether it is meant to be the "big" project during the final term of Social Studies class or merely a month-long individual project.
Given the choice of China, Rome, Greece, Egypt or India, students will write a report on the government system, social structure, inventions, communication, climate, landscape and conclude with a comparison of modern day Canada or the United
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5th - 10th
Greek Mythology Bundle
Teach students the beauty of Ancient Greece by getting them into Greek Mythology. End the unit with a couple of fun Greek Projects! These Greek activities cover Greek Vocabulary, Greek God/ Goddess Cards, and Greek Graphic organizers. This BUNDLE contains:
Greek God Research Assignments
Greek God Cards
Greek Goddess Cards
Greek Vocabulary Activities using the Frayer Model
Greek God Research
Incorporating Technology
Rough Draft Sheets
Final Draft Sheets
Peer Edit Sheet
Suggested Writing Prompts
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5th - 12th
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Greek Mythology Research Assignment
In this research assignment students research different gods, goddesses, creatures and humans from Greek Mythology. I had my students work individually at home and I had them pick names from a hat. You can have them work in groups and do it in class using laptops if you wish. Some of my students prepared PowerPoint presentations, some made posters and others just made a speech.
I started teaching the epic poem The Odyssey to my high school students and I found out that most of them had very lit
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6th - 12th
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Egyptian God Research Poster Project | Egyptian Mythology Research Project
Looking for an engaging way of teaching research, works cited and footnotes? Get to know the Egyptian Gods and Goddesses while learning how to cite sources. Combine creativity with research and learning about Egyptian Mythology.Included:• Detailed Teacher Guide that outlines the overview, standards, time needed, teacher preparation materials, and ideas for during and after the project• 17 Slide PPT or Google Slides™️ presentation teaching Footnotes and Works Cited• Printing Instructions• Rubric•
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Greek, Norse, and Egyptian Mythology Research Project Posters Bundle
Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Role-Playing Research Project
This is a research project about ancient Egyptian pharaohs that requires students to role-play as Egyptologists-in-training.
Students may choose one of these eight pharaohs: Akhenaten, Cleopatra, Hatshepsut, Khufu, Ramesses II, Seti I, Tutankhamen, or Thutmose III.
Their task is to evaluate their chosen pharaoh's strengths and weaknesses as a leader and their contributions to Egyptian life and culture.
Here are some of the specifics:
For students: the role-playing letter introduction,
Grades:
5th - 9th
Greek, Norse, and Egyptian Mythology Research Project Posters Bundle
Looking for an engaging way of teaching research, works cited and footnotes? Get to know the Greek, Norse, and Egyptian Gods and Goddesses while learning how to cite sources. Combine creativity with research and learning about Greek, Norse, and Egyptian Mythology.Included:• Detailed Teacher Guide that outlines the overview, standards, time needed, teacher preparation materials, and ideas for during and after the project• 17 Slide PPT or Google Slides™️ presentation teaching Footnotes and Works C
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6th - 12th
Civilization GRAPES Independent Study Project
This project can be used to examine any civilization using the organizer GRAPES (geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics, social structure.)
Students research each area and then have a choice of creative follow-up tasks for each one (lots of art, creative writing, etc. To culminate their work, students will create a slideshow presentation about each area of GRAPES.
File includes overviews of GRAPES, project description/planner, follow-up choices, rubric, and note taking sheets.
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5th - 9th
Islamic Golden Age Project
This is a project to learn about developments during Islam's Golden Age! Specifically, it focuses on important Muslim thinkers during the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad. This is a GOOGLE SLIDES project and is intended to be assigned digitally! This is a great way for students to celebrate the important and often overlooked historical contributions of Muslims. Students pick between 5 important Muslim thinkers. They are then guided through researching and writing. The resource includes a rubric and
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5th - 12th
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Greek God Research Poster Project | Greek Mythology Research Posters
Looking for an engaging way of teaching research, works cited and footnotes? Get to know the Greek Gods and Goddesses while learning how to cite sources. Combine creativity with research and learning about Greek Mythology.Included:• Detailed Teacher Guide that outlines the overview, standards, time needed, teacher preparation materials, and ideas for during and after the project• 17 Slide PPT or Google Slides™️ presentation teaching Footnotes and Works Cited• Printing Instructions• Rubric• Stude
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
Ancient Egypt: Who Was the Greatest Egyptian Pharaoh? Research Project & Debate
Tap into your students' competitive side with this fun, week long unit on the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Students will research these ancient leaders in preparation for a debate that will determine Who Was the Greatest Egyptian Pharaoh?Beginning with a discussion on what makes a great leader (lots of discussion opportunities here!), students will then research individual pharaohs' biographies in preparation for the Pharaoh Summit. During the summit, students will assume the identity of their pha
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9th - 12th
Neolithic Site CatalHoyuk Webquest
This a 60 min webquest that takes students on an exploration of the information and photographs Catalhoyuk has on its website CATALHOYUK.COM. Perfect as an independent or partnered primary source analysis for studying the Neolithic Revolution.
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7th - 10th
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Archaeological Discoveries PowerPoint
Archaeological Discoveries PowerPoint presents students to some of the most famous archaeological discoveries in the world today.The PowerPoint can be used to inspire students to a future in archaeology and can also be used for further research on the discoveries presented.Discoveries presented include: Southern Africa Rock Art, Pyramids at Giza, Tutankhamen, Rosetta Stone, Ruins of Old Zimbabwe, Mammoth Bone Huts, Paleolithic Art in Europe, Otzi the IceMan, Bronze Age Barrows, King Minos and t
Grades:
4th - 10th
Seven Wonders of the World research project
Seven Wonders of the World research project
This is a nine page packet of student worksheets they can use when researching the seven wonders of the ancient and medieval worlds. There are written activities and a list of the wonders that students can choose from. Project ideas include: creating a model of the wonder, preparing a PowerPoint project, designing a movie poster and more. This packet also includes a self evaluation page that asks what strategies were used to gather the information, w
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6th - 11th, Higher Education
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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.
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