European history Common Core RI.7.5 resources

English Language Arts, European History, World History

, RI.7.6

Also included in: World History - Complete Curriculum Bundle

Renaissance: Passages - Distance Learning Compatible

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The Sweetest Thing

With this resource, students will learn all about Renaissance period (or the Age of Enlightenment) through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions7 reading passages – (See topics below.)5 diffe

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3rd - 8th

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Printables, Centers

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RI.3.1

, RI.3.2

, RI.3.3

, RI.3.4

, RI.3.5

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Also included in: Ancient Civilizations - Present Day Social Studies Differentiated Passage Bundle

The French Revolution Webquest Bundle

Created by

Linda McCormick

If you're looking for an engaging way to learn about the French Revolution, look no further. This Bundle gives your students background information as they read and answer questions about the circumstances and events that led to this tumultuous period in French history. During the search, they use a variety of strategies and skills that will prepare them to do research using the internet.Included are all answer keys, writing assignments that are designed to help your students reflect on the eve

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Computer Science - Technology, European History, Reading

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7th - 11th

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RI.7.5

, RI.7.6

, RI.8.6

, RI.9-10.6

, RI.11-12.6

Hola, Flamenco – A Mini-Curriculum Devoted to Spain's National Art

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European History, Music, Social Studies - History

History, Music, Dance, Cultural Studies and adventure come together in a high-spirited romp through the rolling hills of Andalusia!‘Hola, Flamenco’ is a historically-themed mini-curriculum dedicated to Spain’s UNESCO-recognized national art. Featuring performances, demonstrations and interviews with some of Flamenco’s most renowned and charismatic figures, it provides a striking, vibrant introduction to Spain, to European History, and to one of the world’s most beloved cultural genres.***An exci

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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Homeschool Curricula, Printables, Cultural Activities

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RI.6.3

, RI.6.8

, RI.7.1

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The Roman Republic - Match 'Em & Short Answer Worksheet

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Ancient History, European History, Social Studies - History

At the height of its power, the Roman Empire controlled territory that stretched from Spain to Asia. However, despite its fame, most students know comparatively little about the empire's democratic origins, or the civilizations displaced by its expanding military might.This two-part worksheet provides an overview of early Roman history, from the Latins, to the Etruscans to the founding of the Republic. Part I contains two matching activities that center on important terms and concepts - what doe

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6th - 12th, Higher Education

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Who Said That? - Enlightenment Thinkers & Ideas

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European History, Philosophy, Social Studies - History

The Enlightenment, much like the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution before it, marked a fundamental change in humanity's relationship with the world. However, unlike those previous movements, which focused on the arts and sciences, the Enlightenment was driven by the belief that human reason could solve the world's great social and political problems. Featuring such intellectual bigwigs as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Locke and Voltaire, this eleven-question Fill-in-the-Blanks worksheet catal

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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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The Age of Imperialism (Fill in the Blanks Worksheet)

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African History, European History, World History

European ships first reached the ports of Africa and Asia in the 15th Century. As a result, western nations were able to establish highly profitable trade outposts, and then colonial occupation forces, to maintain control over these distant lands.But what are the lasting effects of this colonization? How did centuries of European bureaucracy, brutality and exploitation impact the traditional societies that once existed in Africa and Asia? Were there any benefits that came about through this syst

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7th - 10th

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Rome - From Republic to Empire (3-Part Worksheet)

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European History, Social Studies - History, World History

Following their defeat of Carthage during the Punic Wars, the forces of Rome emerged as unquestioned masters of the Mediterranean world. However, Romans soon discovered that, along with territory and wealth, such gains also presented a whole new variety of threats.This three-part worksheet provides an overview of Rome's evolution from republic to empire, and the consequences that resulted from the change. Part I contains an eleven-question matching exercise, featuring some of antiquity's greates

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9th - 10th, Higher Education

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The Scientific Revolution - Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

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European History, Social Studies - History, World History

The Scientific Revolution marked humanity's change from a Bible-based view of the universe to one grounded in observation and hypothesis. But how did this change come about? How does the Scientific Revolution continue to impact our world? Featuring such luminaries as Galileo, Nicholas Copernicus and René Descartes, this nine-question Fill-in-the-Blanks worksheet focuses on the ideas and innovations of the Scientific Revolution. Using their textbook and/or the Internet, students will follow the

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7th - 10th

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The Unification of Germany (Match 'Em & Short Answer Worksheet)

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European History, Social Studies - History, World History

Although it only became a unified country in 1871, Germany has played a central role in European affairs for thousands of years. But how did this land of independent princely states, once known as the Holy Roman Empire, ever become a single country?This two-part worksheet devotes itself to the question above, focusing on the impact that Napoleonic Wars, global politics and rising nationalism led to the creation of the German Empire. Part I is a matching exercise that focuses on relevant people a

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7th - 11th, Adult Education

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Peter the Great & Absolute Monarchy in Russia (Fill in the Blanks)

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European History, Social Studies - History, World History

Despotic and brutal at certain moments, and enlightened at others, Peter the Great remains one of the most important figures in Russian history. He came to the throne at the age of ten, and shared power first with his mother and then half-brother, until he finally became Russia's sole ruler at age twenty-four.This Fill-in-the-Blanks (F.I.B.s) worksheet covers the rule of Peter the Great, and all the major political and social policies that he instituted. Using their textbook and/or the Internet,

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9th - 12th

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National Identities Emerge in Eastern Europe (Match 'Em & Short Answer)

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European History, Social Studies - History, World History

When Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire in 285 C.E. his motivations were primarily administrative. Yet within three hundred years, his decision would see one half of the empire left in ashes, and the other in slow decline, under threat from hostile forces in Asia.This two-part worksheet provides an overview of Eastern Europe’s History, and the medieval origins of its modern-day complexities. Part I contains twelve matching questions centered on important names and terms, such as Jan Sob

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9th - 12th, Higher Education

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Enlightenment Ideas and Art Forms Spread (Match 'Em)

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Art History, European History, Social Studies - History

In the late 17th Century, as the exuberant Humanism of Europe’s Renaissance finally gave way to the Baroque Era’s ornate gaudiness, a curious idea began circulating among intellectuals: their artistic contemporaries had electrified the creative world by reconnecting with Greek and Roman techniques from antiquity – perhaps the same thing could be done in the realm of ideas? The Enlightenment is remembered as a movement which attempted to improve society through the use of reason, and this twelve-

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9th - 12th, Higher Education

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Turmoil & Absolutism in Pre-Revolutionary France (Fill in the Blanks)

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European History, Social Studies - History, World History

The 16th and 17th Centuries were a tumultuous time for France, as it struggled to evolve from rural, decentralized underdog, to a great power at the heart of Europe.Communal violence, foreign wars, absolutist monarchs and the most opulent royal court the world had ever seen.This thirteen question Fill-in-the-Blanks (F.I.B.s) worksheet covers the reigns of Henry IV, Cardinal Richelieu and Louis XiV, among others. Using their textbooks and/or the Internet, students will use clues provided to bette

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9th - 12th

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