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Higher education ancient history guided reading books
Finnish Animal Myths and Legends Audiobook
Before the arrival of Christianity, early inhabitants of Finland practised animistic nature-based belief, where everything in nature had its own place and spirit. Some of the historical artefacts show that belief in the totem animals was strong as well. Learn about the history of ancient Finland and some of the intriguing animal myths. How the cat was created in the warmth of the sauna, how northern lights are created by the magical fox and how the moose carries the sun in its antlers. Some of t
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mermaid Myths and Legends Audiobook
There are many different mermaid myths and legends from around the world, and a great way to learn about them is by listening to an audiobook on the subject. Audiobooks can bring these stories to life in a new and engaging way, allowing listeners to immerse themselves in the magical world of mermaids. Listening to audiobooks about mermaid myths and legends can be a captivating and enchanting experience, allowing listeners to dive deep into the lore and magic surrounding these mystical creatures.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ANCIENT GREECE: BILINGUAL PARALLEL READING (SPANISH & ENGLISH)
Are you looking for a way to help your ELLs learn tricky historical content and vocabulary?? This text uses simplified English, with a focus on vocabulary related to ancient Greece, giving your English Language Learning Students access to historical content in English AND their first language, key terminology, colorful, student-created graphics and interesting text. I've scoured the internet for ancient world history content in two languages and could never find anything, so I've decided to ma
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ancient Rome Caesar, Republic, and Empire Leveled Texts for ELL, SPED, & Review
Standards-aligned World History Readings. Great for ELL & SPED or just as a review! Includes two units, two warm ups, small extension activity, and links to quizlet.2 sets of Differentiated texts (4 packets total) with questions and grammar activities for Regular, ELL and SPED students.The Readability is around 5th grade for the first set. The second set is around 3rd grade and is designed specifically for ELLs who can translate. Gen Ed can also use it to take notes of important facts! Inclu
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
TIERED READINGS: Gregory of Tours on the Bubonic Plague
Explore the first appearance of the Bubonic Plague using PRIMARY SOURCES with your Latin 3 or 4 class! In this packet are 30 pages of tiered readings from Gregory of Tours' Historia Francorum. Also included are a few annotated selections from Suetonius and the Vulgate to help aid discussion, as well as a short original reading on a popular (and gross!) medical treatment at the time.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
The Odyssey Essay Performance Task
This product includes an SBAC-style performance task for use with Homer's "The Odyssey." In the task, students are asked to write an argument essay about whether or not Odysseus is a hero. The product also includes a planning sheet for student use.
This can be used with both a kids version of The Odyssey (for lower grades) or with the "real" version of the text in high school. It works well for both history and English classes.
You might also like my Crash Course Literature Odyssey Study Guide
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ancient Egypt. Reading. PPTx. Quiz. Flashcards. Video. History. ELA.
A unique product all about Ancient Egypt. Students watch a video about Ancient Egypt (or use the pptx presentation), learn facts and take notes. Complete the included graphic organizer. Then research and learn more about Ancient Egypt with included lesson materials. Includes Quizlet set to study vocabulary and access to an online reader. (click play)You'll receive.- PDF file with the reader, quiz and links to additional resources (last page) - Lesson Materials (link last page). Reading, activ
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Egyptian Customs and Beliefs | Audiobook
Egyptian Customs and Beliefs. Ancient Egyptians believed that each person’s soul was immortal. In order for the soul to reach the afterlife a complex, traditional set of customs was required, sometimes ending with mummification. If these rites were not completed the dead would come back to haunt the living in the form of a ghost. In this episode, you will learn about burial customs and what they represented. The nine aspects of the soul. The use of shabti dolls to work for the god Osiris. And th
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Great Pyramid and Aliens | Audiobook
The Great Pyramid and Aliens. Archaeologists have spent many years trying to crack the mysteries of the ancient pharaoh's burial tombs, but are yet to even scratch the surface of the pyramid's true history and nature. The pyramid's baffling past has given rise, over the course of the 20th and 21st century to countless theories about their construction, mostly involving aliens!Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Athens and Sparta | eBook
The accompanying Audio Visual eBook of Unit 8 – Athens and Sparta. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in the audio using this eBook or can be used as a stand-alone resource.Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically tak
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Fall of Rome : External Factors (Barbarian Invasions)
The Fall of Rome : External Factors (Barbarian Invasions)
student reading and graphic organizer
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Olympic Games | Audiobook
The Olympic Games. The Ancient Greeks loved competition of all sorts. Each year, the various city-states of Greece sent athletes to festivals of games, which were held to honor Zeus. The games were officially held every four years from 776 BC, but they possibly originated much earlier. A Greek myth credited the hero Herakles, better known as Hercules, with creating the running competitions at Olympia to celebrate the end of one of his missions called the twelve labors. Designed for classroom | h
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Tutankhamun's Curse | Audiobook
Tutankhamun's Curse. The Pharaoh Tutankhamun died in 1323 BC aged around 18. His body was moved to the Valley of the Kings, across the Nile from the city of Luxor in Egypt. When famous British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 it was worldwide news but, what got more headlines was the story of the Curse of the Pharaoh, which is said to still exist today.Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Tutankhamun's Curse | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets
Ancient Greek Philosophy | Audiobook
Ancient Greek Philosophy. The philosophers of Ancient Greece were among the greatest thinkers to ever grace humanity. Ancient Greek philosophy and medical writing were extremely important on later thought, both in the West and in the East.Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for childre
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reading Latin as the Romans Did: Ovid's Apollo and Daphne
The Romans didn't hunt and peck through a Latin sentence, finding the verb, then identifying the subject, object, etc. And one of the difficulties students face when reading Latin is adapting to the ambiguity that reading introduces and developing a sense of expectation for what comes next and what will complete a sentence or thought.This video accomplishes addresses both of those issues. Based on the idea of 'reading cards', basically index cards with a notch at the upper left cut out that are
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture | Audiobook
Egyptian Art and Architecture. The Ancient Egyptians did things big. They were a deeply religious civilization so the bigger the structure or more profound the art, the greater the reward would be in the afterlife. Huge monuments cut from granite and brightly painted statues with precious jewels were a common theme that continued from the Old to the New Kingdom. In this episode, you will learn about the changes in style spanning over 1000 years. Half-human half-animal cube statues. Tomb art and
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Legacy of Ancient Egypt | eBook
The accompanying Audio Visual eBook of Unit 10 - The Legacy of Ancient Egypt. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in the audio using this eBook or can be used as a stand-alone resource.Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Ty
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Ancient Egyptians Complete K-12 Audio | Ebook | Comprehension Series
Egyptian Inventions | eBook
The accompanying Audio Visual eBook of Unit 4 - Inventions. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in the audio using this eBook or can be used as a stand-alone resource.Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking aro
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Egyptian Inventions | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets
Ancient Greek Philosophy | eBook
The accompanying Audio Visual eBook of Unit 4 – Philosophy, the First Thinkers. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in the audio using this eBook or can be used as a stand-alone resource.Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Egyptian Inventions | Audiobook
Egyptian Inventions. The Pyramids. Writing. Papyrus Sheets. Black Ink. The Ox-drawn plough. The Sickle. Irrigation. The Sundial. Are but a few of their many inventions. Egyptian inventions were vast and it might be easier to list the things they did not invent such as the wheel; not unexpected in a civilization where boats were mainly used as the means of transport.Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Egyptian Inventions | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets
Greek Architecture and Art | Audiobook
Greek Architecture and Art. Ancient Greek architects and artists have provided some of the finest and most unique buildings ever seen in the ancient world. Through the design and use of their temples, sculptures, and pottery, the Greeks would live by a central code, which was clear to see in their art and architecture. They would, in turn, be responsible for the start of classical design, which now dominates the western world.Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at childre
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cleopatra | eBook
The accompanying Audio Visual eBook of Unit 5 - Cleopatra. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in the audio using this eBook or can be used as a stand-alone resource.Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking arou
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Cleopatra | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets
Greek Mythology | eBook
The accompanying Audio Visual eBook of Unit 7 – Greek Mythology. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in the audio using this eBook or can be used as a stand-alone resource.Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically takin
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ancient Greek Gods | Audiobook
The Olympian Gods. In order for the Ancient Greeks to make sense of a chaotic universe, the immortal gods were used to explain the forces of nature and the human experience. The greatest of these gods lived atop Mount Olympus, ruled over by Zeus the thunderer. They were passionate, spiteful, jealous, and insecure beings that both loved and despised humanity. In this episode, you will learn about the twelve most important Greek gods. What each of them had control over and their awesome godly powe
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Find Ancient History resources | TPT
If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about ancient history, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of ancient history resources available, including activities and lessons on ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient China, and ancient Mesopotamia, to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach ancient history to your students with ease.
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.
What types of ancient history resources are available on TPT?
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