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Free ancient history resources for Microsoft PowerPoint
Ancient Greece: Athens vs. Sparta
This is a 3-4 day mini-unit that explores the differences and similarities between the ancient Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. The mini-unit includes a dynamic 37 slide PowerPoint presentation, notes, student note-taking sheets, a Venn Diagram, individual readings on Athens and Sparta with accompanying graphic organizers, and an essay question that serves as a culminating activity for this unit! The mini-unit will allow the students to explore the values of these two ancient societies
Grades:
6th - 12th
China PowerPoint - Geography, History, Government, Geography, Culture, and More
This 53 slide China PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of its history, geography, government, economy, and culture. A free worksheet to go along with this presentation can be found here: China Worksheet - FREE. A link to download a version formatted for Google Slides is also included.Includes:Geography of China- 13 slidesChina's Flag - 1 slideHistory of China - 23 slidesChina's government - 4 slidesChina's economy - 3 slidesChina's culture - 4 slidesMiscellaneous - 4 slidesThis present
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Asia Bundle
Stone Age Cave Art (LESSON)
A FREE full lesson introducing Stone Age cave art, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. This is the third lesson from our popular Stone Age to Iron Age Unit for KS2.What was Stone Age cave art?This lesson gives pupils the opportunity to examine pictures of cave art from the Stone Age. Pupils will identify common images in the cave paintings and consider what they tell us about life in the Stone Age. After learning about how Stone Age artists created their cave
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in:Â Stone Age to Iron Age - 10 Lessons
Ancient Greece - World History - Powerpoint
This Ancient Greece powerpoint is both colorful and engaging with an amazing amount of interesting content on the slides.
The content of the slides include many topics including:
1. Ancient Greece and the Trojan Wars - Iliad and Odyssey
2. Classical Greece and the great philosophers such as Socrates
and Plato
3. Alexander the Great and Darius: Egypt, Persia, and India
4. Hellenistic culture and Grecco Roman civilization
The slides are full of content and the pictures are vibrant. This
Grades:
6th - 10th
Ancient Egypt PowerPoint PDF
This Ancient Egypt PowerPoint contains information about the geography, the unification of upper and lower Egypt, tombs, temples, art, and a basic timeline through the Kush.
This PowerPoint was created for a middle school audience and contains many pictures and activities. It would also be a great review or a survey of Ancient Egypt for high school classes.
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6th - 12th
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Prehistoric Humans PowerPoint / Google Slides + Guided Notes + Video Clips
Prehistoric Humans PowerPoint + Google Slides Version is a part of the first unit of the year, Rising Civilizations. This 15 slide PowerPoint includes engaging hyperlinked online videos throughout. It ends with a ten minute video on neanderthals with five video discussion questions.PowerPoints include video clip links, and presenter notes. Presenter notes aid your understanding of each slide and in your lecture. PowerPoints also include optional STUDENT GUIDED NOTES for students to complete duri
Grades:
8th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient Egypt Introduction
This PowerPoint is an introduction to Ancient Egypt. It discusses the social classes of Egypt but first makes connections to the leader of a school, then our country, and finally the leader of Egypt.
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1st - 6th
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Let's Explore the Continent of AUSTRALIA PPT
WOW your students with LET’S EXPLORE AUSTRALIA, the interactive PowerPoint that introduces them to the sights and sounds of Australia and Oceania. They’ll love the 32 animated slides (plus image credits), 6 video and music clips, and 50+ amazing photographs; and you’ll love the comprehensive content. Each slide in Let’s Explore Australia contains multiple layers of text and photos, and it covers everything from ancient cultures and biomes to cities, landmarks, and languages. Check out this outli
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â Let's Explore the SEVEN CONTINENTS PPT BUNDLE
Ancient Mesopotamia PowerPoint with Guided Outline
This PowerPoint presentation is designed for middle, high, and home school school students and covers important details of Ancient Sumerian civilization from its earliest river valley civilization through its decline and fall to the Babylonian Empire. It may be presented by the teacher as whole class instruction or may be posted on a class blog to be used independently by students along with the guided outline. HISTORY ON DEMAND presentations include clear and concise textual and graphical eleme
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Early Ancient Civilizations Unit Bundle - 4 PowerPoints and Guided Outlines
Ancient Greece: Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations
All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations existed in a time that the Greeks called the heroic age, a time when Achilles fought Hector and when Heracles completed his twelve labours. In reality it was Bronze Age Greece and these two civilizations would lay the foundation for what would become Ancient Greece.
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ancient Greece Bundle
Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics
This PowerPoint discusses one of the first writing systems-hieroglyphics.
Grades:
1st - 6th
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History FREE Ancient China Geography and Timeline activity PPT and DOC
Hope you enjoy this free resource!This is ideal for the Australian Curriculum INSIDE THIS FILE:PPT with Timeline and mapping visualsDOCUMENT (both digital and printable) - Introduction with timeline and geographical features activities.This is a preview of the extended version for geographical features. See the link below.#1 - Geographical Features CLICK HERE#2 - Society and Everyday Life CLICK HERE#3 - Religion and Significant Beliefs: CLICK HERE#4 - Contact, Conflict, and Legacy: CLICK HERE
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Grades:
2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Ancient China UNIT Bundle + BONUS Digital resource library
Ancient Egypt Family Life and Farming
This PowerPoint discusses what life was like in Ancient Egypt along with why farming was so important.
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1st - 6th
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The origins of chocolate in Mesoamerica
K-3 students will have fun learning about the origins of one of everyone's favorite foods... chocolate! They'll learn about the origin and uses of chocolate in Mayan and Aztec culture. The language in the presentation is simple yet engaging for young kids. At the end, they'll be able to decorate styrofoam cups in Aztec form so that they can taste the original "hot chocolate". You'll need to prepare it at home but it's easy. Just use baker's chocolate, water and a little bit of spice like ch
Grades:
K - 3rd
Ancient Civilizations Unit Plan
This unit plan contains all of the PowerPoints, assignments, tests, primary documents and other information that I use for my unit on Ancient Civilizations. The PowerPoint notes have 100 slides of content for the Sumers, Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, and Persians. It also contains video links, primary source documents, assignments, and tests pertaining to the unit. The preview file gives you an idea of the content that is covered in this unit. All of this informat
Grades:
7th - 12th
Mayans, Incas, Aztec Review Game
Great Game to Review the Mayans, Incas and Aztec's
This 27 slide powerpoint goes along great with my Mayan, Incas and Aztec's flip chart on my TPT page.
This Jeopardy Game is great for a quick review, an introduction, a educational time killer, a center or reteach.
Great for students in grades 4-8
Grades:
4th - 8th
Ancient Greece - Ancient Civilizations
Introduction to Ancient Greece Please support my free resources by taking the time to leave feedback. It is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support.This lesson focuses on the basic concepts of Ancient Greece. It is condensed and has reading comprehension questions that are sequential and easy for students to follow. There is a PowerPoint presentation that is aligned with the reading worksheets.Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt - Pyramids of Giza and the SphinxThe Babylonians - The Code of Hamm
Grades:
6th - 8th
Ancient Egypt Stations
3 Fun & Ready to Use Stations!Students will close read about creation and the gods, analyze images about architecture and geography, and decode a message in hieroglyphics!Have students work at each station, or create groups to become experts and share information! Worksheet and Answer Key Included!FOLLOW & Rate us on TPT!Leave feedback and earn TpT money!We love hearing from you! It helps us grow and improve our resources. Once you've made a purchase, be sure you're logged in, leave us f
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6th - 12th
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World Religions Introduction and Judaism Basics PowerPoint
Not sure how to introduce the concept of World Religions? If you teach World History (usually taught in 6th grade or early high school), then this is the perfect tool for you!
My name is Beverly Weber and I taught 6th grade for several years. I was amazed at the lack of quality material available for students at my grade level. I didn't want to overwhelm my children with details, but I did want them to gain a solid understanding of the differences between the various religions of the world
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Grades:
6th - 12th
China's Schools of Thought
Whether you are in class or using distance learning, this engaging lesson will help students explore the three philosophies that emerged during the Zhou dynasty--Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism--and examine the influence each had on political thought. Through a brief PowerPoint, an interactive reader's theater, and finally, an engaging game entitled, "Liar's Club," students will be able to explain the major principles and beliefs of these philosophies, as well as discuss how each impacted the
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Spanish Exploration: Aztec and Inca - PowerPoint, Graphic Organizer, Summarizer
This lesson includes a powerpoint, graphic organizer, and 2 writing prompts. It makes connections to video games and films and even includes a recipe for an Aztec chocolate drink. SS6H1a
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Staff
The Rise of Feudal Powers in Japan
This PPP was written to accompany Chapter 12, Empires in East Asia, Section 4, Feudal Powers in Japan from the McDougal Littell World History Patterns of Interaction. This presentation hits the high notes of the section. If you are not using the textbook, the presentation can still be used as a basic introduction for the rise of Feudal Powers in Japan.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Social Classes in the Ancient Roman Empire
This pack was designed to provide a simple and interesting overview of social classes in the Ancient Roman Empire.
Social Classes in the Ancient Roman Empire Pack includes:
- Power Point: "Social Classes in the Ancient Roman Empire" (30 slides)
- 2 Worksheet: patricians and plebeians; types of citizens
- 1 Activity: four things that effect social rank
Note: This product was designed with reduced/simplified text in both the power point and the worksheets to make it more accessible to students w
Grades:
4th - 7th
Early River Valley Civilizations Freebie
This Early River Valley freebie contains the slides from the first chapter (Mesopotamia) of my larger unit on Early River Valley Civilizations. It also includes the cloze passages and answer keys that accompany those particular slides.
The full unit contains a super-deluxe, dynamic 58 slide PowerPoint as well as: 30 bingo cards, 54 flash cards, 11 graphic organizers, 11 blank graphic organizers (for guided note-taking), an extensive color-coded vocabulary list (accompanied by 6 vocabulary quiz
Grades:
5th - 10th
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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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