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Ancient history rubrics for homeschool
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
Alexander the Great Facebook Timeline Project
This project asked students to pretend Alexander the Great was a social media conqueror as well and create a Facebook timeline for him. Using a template that I created to look just like a Facebook timeline (2013) students can fill in information regarding his background and stats as well as create some Facebook posts to Alexander from Philip of Macedon, Aristotle, and even Alex's much loved horse. Rubric included for grading. Additionally, I have another file of the old Facebook profile for th
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6th - 10th
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Ancient/World History Interactive Notebook Cover, Rubric, Table of Contents
If you're like me, you LOVE using interactive notebooks with your students! They're a fantastic way to actively involve students in the learning process. But...if you're like me, you also want your interactive notebooks to be organized! Students should be able to access information quickly and accurately, making it easy to review previously-studied material and create new entries when needed. This is the perfect tool to help you and your students get, and STAY, organized! Included in this resou
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4th - 10th
Also included in:Â BUNDLED All Subjects Interactive Notebook Covers, Table of Contents, Rubric
Ancient History Wax Museum Biography Research Project - Rubrics & Organizers 6-8
Get your students excited to learn about Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, or Ancient India with this fun and engaging Biography Research project! Students will create a living ancient history wax museum and write a research paper while building their research & writing skills.This engaging and ready-to-go printable project provides excellent support to the history, writing, and literacy curriculum to engage students and motivate students for learning. Students can
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6th - 8th
Ancient Civilization Research using QR Codes: Maya, Aztec, Inca
Use QR codes to research three ancient civilizations: Maya, Aztec, Inca. QR codes are linked to kid-friendly websites. Follow the guiding questions and rubric to locate information and create a product to present. Directions for the following products are included: brochure, PowerPoint, Prezi, scrapbook, story book, and picture collage.
Assign one civilization per student or group. Students present information to the class. Students record information that they learn during the present
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4th - 9th
Life in Ancient Rome Project Menu w/ Rubric - PDF
This is a research based, student led project. Students select the mini-projects they want to complete from the "menu" (allowing them to self differentiate) based off their strong suits. Student choice allows for easy differentiation as students can focus on the skills and content that are relevant to them personally. By the end student's should have created a strong understanding of multiple aspects of life in Ancient Rome by researching, constructing, and describing life in the Roman Empire.
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4th - 9th
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Student and teacher World History Learning Goal Data Tracker
Ancient and Modern Day World History are both included now!Administrators always say to put the tracking in the students hands, make sure you are keeping data, and never offer ways to help you do these! Well, that's where I come in! I sat down with the test specs, essential standards, and standard break down sheet to create this awesome excel sheet that you could easily print, distribute, or put in a google sheet that your students can track THEMSELVES! Plus this is also a great tracker for PLC'
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Civics Bundle: 181 Products and over $400 in lessons/activities
AP Art History Prehistoric Art Test
Up to date and meets the current/latest College Board AP Art History requirements Access to all future versions and updates of this product for life!Contains fully editable PowerPoints and Word Documents; for Google Drive access, email thedandyhistorian@gmail.com with order ID#!Original hour-long exam based on College Board AP format. Click on the Preview above to read a detailed description of my tests, their structure, and how you would administer in your classroom.Assesses student knowledge o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â AP Art History Complete Content (Whole Year)
AP Art History Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt Test
Up to date and meets the current/latest College Board AP Art History requirements Access to all future versions and updates of this product for life!Contains fully editable PowerPoints and Word Documents; for Google Drive access, email thedandyhistorian@gmail.com with order ID#!Original hour-long exam based on College Board AP format. Click on the Preview above to read a detailed description of my tests, their structure, and how you would administer in your classroom.Assesses student knowledge o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â AP Art History Complete Content (Whole Year)
AP Art History Etruscan & Ancient Rome Test
Up to date and meets the current/latest College Board AP Art History requirements Access to all future versions and updates of this product for life!Contains fully editable PowerPoints and Word Documents; for Google Drive access, email thedandyhistorian@gmail.com with order ID#!Original hour-long exam based on College Board AP format. Click on the Preview above to read a detailed description of my tests, their structure, and how you would administer in your classroom.Assesses student knowledge o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â AP Art History Complete Content (Whole Year)
AP Art History Ancient Greece Test
Up to date and meets the current/latest College Board AP Art History requirements Access to all future versions and updates of this product for life!Contains fully editable PowerPoints and Word Documents; for Google Drive access, email thedandyhistorian@gmail.com with order ID#!Original hour-long exam based on College Board AP format. Click on the Preview above to read a detailed description of my tests, their structure, and how you would administer in your classroom.Assesses student knowledge o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â AP Art History Complete Content (Whole Year)
Write a Rap/Song/Poem that tells the story of a person or event in World History
This assignment provides an introduction, rubric, and online rhyme generator for students to write a well-research rap, song, or poem about World History. I do this as a fun end-of-year wrap-up in my class. The online rhyme generator allows students to type in a word and then view several words that rhyme with it. The students in my class either perform it live or make an audio or video recording. Included are online links to examples from students in my past classes. They show that awesome art
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9th - 12th
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Mongol Empire Research Project
Use this research project to introduce the Mongol Empire to your students (or to wrap up a unit on the Mongol Empire). The project is based on CREGGS:
- Culture
- Religion
- Economy
- Government
- Geography
- Social Structure
Rubrics are included for grading all components of the project.
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7th - 11th
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Collapse of Bronze Age Civilizations DBQ
Q: What caused the collapse civilizations in the Bronze Age and could this happen today?This DBQ asks students to answer the question above using the five documents provided:New York Post Article - How Globalization and Climate Change Destroyed Ancient CivilizationsTrading Route of Early Mesopotamia MapExcerpts from an interview with E.H. Cline Human Journey Article - The Bronze Age CollapseEncyclopedia excerpt & map of the "Sea Peoples"DBQ Packet is print ready and includes a DBQ Rubric!FOL
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6th - 12th
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"Be A Greek" Ancient Greece Project Rubric
Use this rubric to assess student "Be A Geek" projects from the Ancient Greek Mythology culminating project menu options.
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Ancient Greek Mythology Bundle
Latin Epitaph Project
This project allows your students to practice Latin composition via the compact form of epitaphs, as well as composing a brief eulogy for an imaginary deceased friend, and also gives them the opportunity to demonstrate their artistic creativity by designing a sarcophagus. Download includes student instructions, project rubric, blank sarcophagus template, and information about Roman funerary inscription abbreviations.
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9th - 12th
POMPEII Journal Entry Assessment & Rubric
Use in Conjunction with these Close Reading Graphic OrganizersBuy & Download now to receive: a journal entry prompt, a detailed rubric & checklist, a British Museum research resource, an instructions page, and a visually-interesting reading packet of Pliny the Younger's account of the Destruction of Pompeii. This resource is aligned to the Depth of Knowledge Bloom's Taxonomy Scale- instead of being aligned to Common Core Standards. This allows you to use it for a wide range of grade lev
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6th - 12th
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Ancient Chinese Art/Culture Lesson Papers
These papers go along with the Ancient China Art/Culture PowerPoint that I also have for sale. They include the ancient China chapter of the Art History book that I am writing for my classes, the fill-in-the-blank notes page for students to follow along while going through the lesson powerpoint, the teacher answer key for the powerpoint notes, the lesson plan, the project grading rubric, the chapter reading review worksheet, and a 25 question quiz over the lesson information.This lesson was desi
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Full Lesson - Ancient Chinese Art/Culture
Egyptian Deity Creation Project
The Egyptian Deity Creation Project is summative assessment which requires students to synthesize cultural/social /religious aspects of Ancient Egypt to create a unique deity. Often, this project allows for cross curricular collaboration as students are required to write (invent) historical fiction mythologies, draw their deity, and present their deities to the class.Included in the purchase are: Project instructions, brainstorming worksheet, deity template, and two rubrics (basic and interactiv
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3rd - 10th
Ancient Egypt - Pharaoh Biography - Book Jacket Project - Editable
In this project students will use research and writing skills to summarize the life of a Pharaoh of their choice. Perfect for middle school students who are still practicing their writing! Includes:List of Pharaohs to choose fromChecklist to help students pace their workRubric *Note: This is an editable Word document. Some formatting changes may occur depening on the version of Word you have. If you would prefer a non-editable PDF version there is one available in my shop
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4th - 9th
Many Gifts: Grade 4 Social Studies | Early Societies Culminating Task
Early Societies Ancient Judea and Ancient Rome Diary Writing Culminating TaskWith the use of Nelson's Textbook Many Gifts Grade 4 Students will complete a Culminating Task for the Early Societies Unit by creating multiple Diary Entries from an Ancient Civilization's perspective. This task can be used as a Cross Curricular project for both Social Studies and Language as it ties in with Diary Writing, Point of View (First Person), Perspective, and Text Features.This project is to be used for Anci
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4th
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Egyptian Book of the Dead Project w/ Rubric
This assignment is a great culmination to an Egyptian mythology unit or unit on Egyptian history. The assignment sheet has clear explanations of expectations with a rubric. The assignment asks the students to demonstrate knowledge of the Egyptian gods and their appearance, the purpose of the Weighing of the Heart ceremony, and the difficulties that a Ba and Ka experienced in the afterlife.
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6th - 12th
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Indus Inspired City Design Project
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are well-known for their complex city designs. This project asks students to take inspiration from these Indus Valley cities to address problems in modern cities. The product includes a handout explaining the project and a rubric for grading. It is presented as a group project, but teachers could alter it to be individual.
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4th - 10th
Early Humans Inquiry Project with Rubric and Peer Feedback
Working on an early human/hominid social studies unit? This project has students doing the investigating themselves while developing a creative format for presenting their findings!In this projects students work in pairs and must select one of the early types of hominids (Habilis, Erectus, Cro Magnon, or Neanderthal) and investigate the Who, What, When, Where, How and Why of these early humans' existence and document their findings using the research organizer. Students are to then present the
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult 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.
What types of ancient history resources are available on TPT?
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