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Free world history simulations
Industrialization Activity (FUN, Interactive, Creative) Urban Game
Very fun Industrialization activity. This is one of my favorite activities. It is always a huge hit with students and makes a strong impact on their comprehension of Industrialization.Students create a map of a town one step at a time. They witness how the changes of the Industrial Revolution effect their town. They see how the growth, the pollution, disease, crime, and more slowly destroy their peaceful village. Surprise twist ending for the kids is exciting. I spend two class days on thi
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4th - 12th
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Greek Colonies Simulation - Ancient Greece Activity
Are you struggling to engage and excite your students for your Ancient Greece Unit? Then use this free no prep simulation & let students role play the founding of three historical Greek colonies across the Mediterranean.World History Rawks specializes in creating engaging activities that provide flexibility to busy teachers, so they can be their best! Students will learn about push/ pull factors that motivated Greeks to establish colonies through lecture and roll play. They will make decisio
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6th - 7th
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Also included in: Ancient & World History Simulations - 6 - 7th Grade Middle School BUNDLE
Ancient Egypt Game Interactive Simulation: FREE DEMO Life in Ancient Egypt Game
Take your students on a trip back in time to ancient Egypt with this highly engaging interactive simulation. Let your students immerse themselves in 78 vibrant slides and 12 rounds full of realistic scenarios from life in this intriguing era. With absolutely no prep required, you can be sure this will be the highlight of your ancient Egypt chapter! ---THIS IS A DEMO OF THE FULL GAME. THIS SIMULATION INCLUDES A READING AND 2 DIFFERENT ROUNDS. ---WHATS'S INCLUDED IN THE FULL ANCIENT EGYPT INTERA
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5th - 8th
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Agricultural Revolution Simulation
This simulation shows students the process that early humans collectively went though when engaging in the Agricultural Revolution--that is, the change that occurred about 12,000 years ago when humans transitioned from nomadic hunting and gathering into a settled farming lifestyle. The simulation doubles as an opportunity to introduce vocabulary about the Birth of Civilization, and experience the struggles of hunting and gathering. It will emphasize the importance of surplus food production th
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4th - 10th
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WWI Trench Warfare Activity
WWI Trench Warfare Activity
Students will problem solve and feel what it must have been like as a commander on the Western Front attempting to brake the stalemate. The Trench Warfare Simulation is designed to allow students to feel the frustration and futility of warfare on the Western Front. The Trench Warfare Simulation consists of Microsoft Word and Excel documents.
Trench Warfare Activity Explanation
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5th - 12th
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Persian Wars Choose Your Destiny
This google slide activity allows students to make their own decisions. How should you fight against the Persians? Choose correctly and you will save Athens. Choose incorrectly and Athens will be conquered.
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4th - 10th
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Renaissance Art Gallery Forum
Need to incorporate more technology in the classroom? Want to help bring Renaissance Art to life and inspire your students to connect with an artist? By incorporating Moodle or any other mixed learning online web program, this simulation creates an online art gallery for all of your students to display their favorite works. In this simulation students gain important research skills, develop writing, and discover great educational uses for technology. These directives and a simple forum post
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Renaissance Unit Bundle (World History) Renaissance & Reformation
The United Nations - General Assembly, Security Council and ICJ.
140 teachers have purchased this product, which is especially useful for Model UN students and teachers. It was updated as of May 12, 2020. The amount of time you spend dealing with this information will range from 2 - 5 days depending on how much you want to involve the students in discussion and/or simulation. You could even just do the General Assembly or the Security Council in an hour.Credibility: For 19 years, my International Relations students and I conducted Model UN conferences and,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Middle East Peace Simulation
In this simulation, students assume the roles of different nations involved in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Background of the geography, religions, and conflict are necessary for students to participate in the simulation. My students were very engaged and worked on their peace plans on their own time!I also had students create a video "Message to the Nations," where they explain the desired goals of their nation. It is a work in progress, but an outline of materials and ideas that you can buil
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6th - 8th
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Columbian Exchange Simulation
Simulate the Columbian Exchange through an interactive activity. Students are split into two groups and trade goods over the course of three rounds. This will simulate the movement of trade goods, people, and diseases during the Age of Exploration.
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7th - 12th
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Zimmerman Telegram Activity
This is a short introductory activity. Using the five x five grid students can determine which letter matches each pair of numbers. When solved it will provide a short synopsis of the Zimmerman Telegram. There is an answer key provided as well.
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4th - 6th
Feudalism/Traditional Economy Simulation Activity
Feudalism/Traditional Economy Simulation for middle school through high school. Students are assigned different roles and are given supplies they need based on their role (King/Queen get everything they need plus more. Peasants/Serfs get very little). Students must trade and barter with others in order to get the materials they need to "survive".You can edit the materials that are used to fit the items that you have in your classroom.
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5th - 12th
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Napoleon's invasion of Russia {{Choose Your Own Adventure!}}
This lesson is inspired by the "Choose Your Own Adventure" book series but does not use any copyrighted stories or images.This lesson leads students through the various choices Napoleon Bonaparte faced during his doomed invasion of Russia, and allows students to make their own decisions and see how they compare to Napoleon's decisions. Each decision results in either a historically accurate consequence or a hypothetical consequence. At the end are two discussion questions.Whole Class: With the t
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7th - 10th
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Friend or Foe - Alliance Simulation
Online access to complete materials.This simulation that helps students understand the intricacies of a system of alliances. They will experience not only the difficulty of making effective agreements, but the positive and negative consequences as well.OBJECTIVES Students will create a workable and enforceable Alliance system designed to ensure the survival of their respective country.Students will be able to explain how alliances made before World War One influenced the conduct of the war and i
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8th - 12th
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Desert Survival! Game
Desert Survival is an activity a teacher and I made during distance learning (our students rated it highest out of anything). I have used this as an introduction to Arabia twice and an introduction to West Africa once. I think it works better for a unit heavily focused on Pre-Islamic Arabia and the geography of that region.Basic premise, you go on a field trip and the teacher crashes the plan - Magic happens and you are the only one left alive (but every student is somehow in different places ha
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6th - 7th
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Who is the Communist?
This is a class activity for 7 or more students. The goal of the activity root out the Communist among the Citizens. This is an activity roughly based on the game Wolves or Mafia. However, there is no killing in the game only
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9th - 11th
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Enlightenment Thinkers Research Directions, Readings, ClassDiscussion Directions
I do this exercise by having the students begin with research on an individual Enlightenment thinker (either solo or with a partner). Included are one-page bios of each thinker but students can also do more research on line. I then engage students in a whole-class discussion/debate about each of those thinkers ideas. Students share out their particular thinker's formative background and then three of that thinkers Enlightenment ideas. As a class we then discuss and debate our own opinions about
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9th - 12th
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Joint Stock Company Mock Trading Game -Invest in Ships over 5 years small groups
In this simulation, small groups of students decide on how they will spread $3,000 across 5 different European ships that are sailing around the world to pick up goods for joint-stock companies in the 1600s. Each year, over five years, 3 ships make it back to Europe and 2 don't. As the students' money (hopefully) grows they can invest their total proceeds into new choices the following year. The teacher serves as moderator for the investors who meet as groups in a local coffee house each spring
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9th - 12th
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1920s Red Scare Simulation Game
Start your own Red Scare! Find the Communists…The purpose of this game is to illustrate how paranoia and suspicion impact groups of people. To get students to care, I offered prize to the winning student or students. You might choose a different motivator for your class such as extra credit, depending on their personalities.Beforehand, print the cards that say either “You are a communist” or “You are not a communist.” These will be cut out beforehand. Students will take a few minutes to fill o
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7th - 12th
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A day in the Roman Empire
A lesson where students "travel back in time" to the Roman Empire. Add sounds in order to make the experience come to life. During the gladiator scene spray water to simulate blood. Also when travelling back in time flicker the lights back in forth to simulate time travel. Students love this lesson. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZK9Vn3hNY1saCfE-61_duyvB0eGvEgt
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4th - 10th
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Renaissance Activity
This activity involves students imagining they are one of many real and imagined historical figures from 16th century Florence. Each student is requires them to find and trade with/patron other people in the classroom:Francesco del Giocondo – a wealthy merchant with a beautiful wife Lisa (Mona Lisa)Cosimo de Medici – son of the founder of the Medici BankFlorentine wool merchant – son of a wealthy merchant, wants to start a businessPortuguese ship builder – builds caravels (a type of boat)Lorenzo
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: World History: Paleolithic/Prehistoric to the end of the Middle Ages
Debate Sim #1: The Estates-General
Why lecture when students can experience the real thing? This exciting simulation puts students in the roles of the Three Estates. By debating real concerns of the time, students experience the frustrations of the people leading to the French Revolution! National standards and homework are included in this simulation from WJ MacGuffin and Happy Bishop Games. And it's free!
The ZIP file contains both a PDF and a MSWord version of the simulation.
Debate Sim #1: The Estates-General by WJ MacGuf
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7th - 12th
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Escape from Egypt!
This game will help students to review information about the ancient Israelites in a fun way! If you need an easy way to complete an "escape room" like game without locks and boxes (although you can add them) this game will help with that! NOTE: The copy of the game HAS the answers typed in next to the questions, so please make sure you delete the answers before distributing to students. This game also uses the National Geographic World History textbook, but you can easily edit the document to r
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5th - 12th
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WWI Trench Warfare Video Game Worksheet
This worksheet goes with the online "Over the Top" game from the Canadian War Museum. The game puts students in the position of a Canadian soldier during the war. Students must make decisions in order to stay alive. This HO helps students record their thoughts and identify what they have learned from the game. Overall, this usually takes my 7th graders about 30 minutes to complete. The web-based game works on all devices without a separate download, including apple and android phones.
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6th - 8th
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