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Free world history handouts
World Map Activity- Label & Color the Continents and Oceans! (Google Compatible)
Use this Continents & Oceans Map Coloring activity to jump-start your lesson! Each student will make their own, personalized world map that focuses on labeling and coloring the continents and oceans, all while enhancing their knowledge of the earth. After the map activity, your students can test their skills with a blank map assessment! A completed, colored map is included to use as reference. This resource is Google compatible, but the blank map is intended to be printed for coloring and
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Also included in: Ancient Civilizations / World Maps BUNDLE- Color & Label Activities!
Ancient Mesopotamia Great Cities Reading Comprehension Civilizations
This passage describes the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia. 28 questions (Name the City, True/False, and Multiple Choice) assess students' understanding. I've included a color and black and white version, as well as a key. I've included a color and black and white version, as well as a key. INCLUDES:*City Descriptions Article (1000-1100 Lexile) *15 Name the City Questions*10 True/False Questions*3 Multiple Choice Questions*Key IncludedTutorial How to Make PDFs Editable for Google Classroom
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Mesopotamia Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle Civilizations
Ancient Greece Unit Introduction - Ancient Greece Worksheets Activities Projects
Ancient Greece Unit Introduction - Free Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook Resources! This complete Introduction to Ancient Greece Unit contains Reading Passages, Graphic Organizers, and Activities!This package contains a variety of resources to complete an organized and content-rich Interactive Notebook to introduce students to the Ancient Civilization of Greece. Perfect for your Greece unit or Ancient Civilization unit, all resources are classroom tested and include detailed instructions, gra
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5th - 8th
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Continents and Oceans Quiz & Study Guide
This bundle includes an elementary level quiz and study guide on the world's continents and oceans. It also includes an Answer Key.*Study guide edited to include Arctic Ocean! :)
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2nd - 5th
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The Holocaust Reading or Stations Activity: Multiple-Formats
This item has 6 reading sections or cards covering different aspects of the Holocaust. There are questions for the students to answer as they read each section and an answer key is provided.Topics:Anti-Semitism in Germany in the 1930sThe Wannsee ConferenceGhettosDachau and Concentration CampsAuschwitzDeath MarchesI have it in multiple formats so you can utilize a version that works for your classroom (Microsoft Word & Google Docs).The link to Google Versions is in the key section of the Mic
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7th - 12th
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World History - WORLD WAR I, U.S. History, Emergency Lesson Plan
STRANGE WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR I
The Industrialization of Weaponry
A high interest and a complete learning package that can be easily implemented or used as an emergency lesson plan.
Objectives: Students will be able to:
• Explain how industrialization changed warfare in WWI.
• Identify three strange WWI weapons and the countries that developed them.
• Describe how trench warfare led to the development and use of these weapon.
• Explain the purpose of each weapon and if they were successful.
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7th - 12th
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Maps From Around the World {The 7 Continents}
This product is simple maps of the seven continents. Each map has the name of the continent, the names of the countries and a compass to show which hemisphere it is located in.
The way that I used these maps was to label the oceans as well as to glue each map to the front of a file folder so that the students could store all their related work inside.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Ancient Mesopotamia Religion Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This passage briefly describes the religions in ancient Mesopotamia. 13 questions (matching and multiple choice) assess students' understanding. I've included a color and black and white version, as well as a key. INCLUDES:*Article *13 questions- matching, multiple choice questions*Color and BW Versions*Key Included This is part of my Mesopotamia Bundle*If you don't already, Follow Me!
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Ancient Mesopotamia Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle Civilizations
Why is there conflict in Israel-Palestine?
*This package contains a handout (in four formats: Apple Pages, Word, PDF, and Google Doc) and a PowerPoint (also available as an Apple Keynote). *You may edit the Word Doc to meet your students’ needs.*You may copy+paste and/or adapt the following information into your lesson plans.GLOBAL 10, UNIT 7DECOLONIZATION AND NATIONALISMLESSON 10AIM: Why is there conflict in Israel-Palestine?ACTIVITY 1 -- DO NOWStudents will analyze a series of maps of Israel-Palestine from the 1940s-2000s and answer qu
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9th - 12th
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Women During World War II Reading or Stations Activity
This item comes with 6 separate cards or sections detailing the contributions women made during World War II. It highlights women in the Soviet Union, United States, and the United Kingdom while also speaking about women in other locations. There are 6 questions for students to answer when reading each card. An answer key is provided.I have it in multiple formats so you can utilize a version that works for your classroom (PDF & Google Docs).The link to Google Versions is in the key sectio
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7th - 12th
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Why Study History? - Guided Reading Activity - Great Introduction to History!
This activity is a wonderful introduction to the study of history. It provides 4 key reasons it is vital to study history. The worksheet is designed to be engaging and help students realize history is fun! The four reasons to study history are listed with a brief student friendly description for each one. Each reason to study history also has a short response question. The questions are designed to create class discussions and guide students to the realization that history is fun and import
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4th - 12th
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Ancient Egypt Unit Research Activity Templates - Ancient Egypt Project
Ancient Egypt Unit Research Activity Templates - 14 different research templates are included to go along with your next Ancient Egypt project. Perfect for an independent Egypt research project or group activity, these templates help students organize their ideas about key figures of Ancient Egypt.The following figures are included. A blank template and a lined template are included for each figure.✅King Tut✅Cleopatra✅Thutmose III✅Menes✅Queen Hatshepsut✅Ramses the Great⭐A blank template has also
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5th - 8th
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Columbian Exchange Worksheet
Columbian Exchange Worksheet with map/graphic and corresponding questions. This easy to complete resource will help your students understand the Columbian Exchange. FREE Resource for your World History Class!No Prep Required/Sub Plan Ready - Just Print and Go! - You may edit this assignment, but it's ready to go as is!How will this help me and my students?Save yourself time by downloading this ready-made high-quality resourceEngage students with a resource that has easy to complete while at the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Blank Ancient Egypt Map
I have used this blank Ancient Egypt map as an introduction to my ancient Egypt unit with 6th grade regular and ELL students in social studies. Not only does this help with students' geography skills, but it helps practice following basic written directions.
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Grades:
5th - 7th
FREE Current Events Worksheet
This generic one page current events handout works with any newspaper article and is a fun way for students to record what they learned. It's perfect for busy teachers who need a print-and-go worksheet for current events.*********************************************************************You might also like:Doodle Notes and Coloring PagesMore FreebiesNo Prep Emergency Sub Plans for any U.S. or World History ClassCurrent Events Project*************************************************************
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6th - 12th
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Cinco De Mayo Article
This is a two paragraph article describing the importance of Cinco De Mayo written at a level suitable for 3rd-5th grade. It highlights how the French army, although thought to be more powerful, was defeated by the Mexican army. There are two questions that require students to recall basic facts and one question that requires students to explain in their own words why the holiday is important to the Mexican culture.
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3rd - 5th
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Country Research Project Rubric and Packet
This is an original rubric and research packet to photocopy and give to students when doing a country research project. I created it for my middle school world geography class but it can be used by any social studies teacher or English teacher who wants students to complete a thorough research project.
The research packet includes a rubric with fill-in-the-blank due dates for each section. There is space for notes and citations of each general category (history, economics, culture, physical ge
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Mesopotamia Unit - Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamia - Research and Questions
This Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamia Unit contains Mesopotamia reading passages and questions on the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia. Perfect for your upcoming Ancient Civilizations Unit, this package of Mesopotamia activities also contains graphic organizers, a research activity, and an annotation activity.***COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR 2022!!!****✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see a full detailed description of exactly what is included in this resource package.✅No need to spend h
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4th - 7th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Artisans and Craftsmen Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This passage describes artisans and craftsmen in ancient Mesopotamia. 10 questions (matching and multiple choice) assess students' understanding. I've included a color and black and white version, as well as a key. INCLUDES:*Article *10 questions matching, multiple choice questions*Color and BW Versions*Key Included This is part of my Mesopotamia Bundle*If you don't already, Follow Me!
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Ancient Mesopotamia Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle Civilizations
The Caste System in Ancient India - Then and Now
This resource includes a student handout and an answer key that compares and contrasts the caste system when it existed in ancient history and how it exists in the modern era. Students will brainstorm the reasons for the changes and then will take notes on reasons why it changed. Feel free to check out my related resources:Ancient India Choice BoardEarly Empires of India Choice BoardHinduism Unit: Non-Fiction Text, Questions, Graphic Organizers, and AssessmentBuddhism Unit: Non-Fiction Text, Q
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient India Bundle Projects Activities
Africa Map & Reading Activity Geography
Are you looking for a no prep lesson to introduce Africa? Then use this mapping, reading & writing activity! Let your students label locations & events on a map such as the Trans Saharan Trade Routes then read a passage & answer questions about migrations and invasions.World History Rawks specializes in creating engaging activities that provide flexibility to busy teachers, so they can be their best!What you get!Instructions provide ideas for a successful lessonPDF Map Activity with
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6th - 7th
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Also included in: Ancient and World History Map Activities BUNDLE
My Invention Brainstorming Sheet
This graphic organizer was used in my grade two class, for an Ethics and Religious Culture project on inventions. After learning about famous inventors and how their inventions impacted society, the students had to come up with their own inventions. The students were given this sheet as a tool for brainstorming.
The layout includes:
- The name of the invention (students were asked to be creative).
- A section for sketching the invention
- A written section describing the purpose of the inven
Grades:
2nd - 6th
The Code of Hammurabi (Student Friendly Version) - 6th Grade Social Studies
20 of the 282 laws set forth by Hammurabi in Ancient Mesopotamia. I created this when I couldn't find a document that matched the Lexile level of my students one year.
Grades:
5th - 10th
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How was French society unequal in 1789? (French Revolution: The Estates System)
*This package contains a handout (in four formats: Apple Pages, Word, PDF, and Google Doc) and a PowerPoint (also available as an Apple Keynote). *You may edit the Word Doc to meet your students’ needs.*You may copy+paste and/or adapt the following information into your lesson plans.GLOBAL HISTORY 10, UNIT 1ENLIGHTENMENT AND REVOLUTIONLESSON 5AIM: How was French society unequal in 1789?✅ ACTIVITY 1 — DO NOW: Students will compare and contrast a standard peasants' home to the Palace of Versailles
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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