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European history Common Core WHST.6-8.1c resources
Enlightenment Bundle : Age of Reason Printable & Digital Lesson Plans Activities
This Enlightenment Unit Activity Bundle is engaging, fun, and rigorous! The lessons guide students to make great connections to ideas the U.S. has adopted from key Enlightenment thinkers. The Enlightenment lesson plans cover important key figures of the Enlightenment, including Baron de Montesquieu, Beccaria, John Locke, Voltaire, and Hobbes. This unit is perfect for both a paper-driven or Google classroom environment.This bundle is a great deal for over 15 engaging activities and assessments th
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6th - 10th
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Pilgrims, Puritans, and the 13 Colonies | 4 Activities for Pilgrim Life
In this mini-unit on the Pilgrims, Puritans, and the 13 Colonies, you receive FOUR resources to teach the Puritans, Pilgrims, the Mayflower Compact, and life in New England. ✯ ✯ This resource is included in my 13 Colonies Unit located here! ✯ ✯1.) A Powerpoint: “Who are the Pilgrims and the founding of the Plymouth Colony?” It covers only the essentials and teaches students who this group is, what their situation is in England (and Holland), where they originally wanted to land, and what the d
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5th - 8th
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Simulation: A Traveler's Guide to the Crusades
This simulation is an easy, low-prep activity to engage students in what Crusaders would have experienced journeying to the Holy Lands!Students take on the perspective of a Crusader and must make decisions to try and make it to the Holy Land in time to fight! Spark their creativity by encouraging them to come up with hashtags, mentions, and tweets about their experience!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up, which is wh
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6th - 9th
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Ancient Rome: Student Debates - A Great Group Project
Debates help students improve their skills in the areas of problem solving, critical thinking, communication, teamwork and leadership. For this class activity, divide your students into six teams. Two groups will be competing against each other at a time during the classroom debate. There are a total of three debate questions so each student in your class will participate in a debate and will be an audience member for two debates. The debate questions are about ancient Rome with a focus on p
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Unit Bundle: Projects and Activities
Holocaust Close Reading & Informational Writing Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
An informational writing unit and close reading activities about World War 2 that looks into the Holocaust, where six million Jewish people were murdered. The bundle focuses on key facts about the Holocaust, from the rise of Nazi Germany to the eventual liberation of the camps in 1945. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.Included in the Informational Writing Unit:Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphsWr
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5th - 7th
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Leonardo da Vinci Hero or Hype? Renaissance Body Biography Poster Project
We know Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists of all times, but based on his accomplishments, was Leonardo da Vinci a hero, or is it hype? Students decide! This fun, student-centered, full-body biography project is skill and content-based. Students read, write, and support claims with evidence in a creative biography project format.Here's what's included:1. Teacher Instructions2. An Instructional Slide Show that explains each requirement3. A da Vinci 2-page Google Doc Reading. The re
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5th - 9th
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Ancient Rome Unit Bundle: Projects and Activities
This unit includes a variety of activities and projects about ancient Rome that are engaging, meaningful and student-centered. ✓Ancient Rome Interactive Notebook: 44 Activities ✓Real Estate Advertisement or Commercial of Ancient Rome✓Biography Book Cover: Roman Historical Figure✓Create a Board Game✓Ancient Rome Training Guide✓Create a Currency for Ancient Rome✓Government of the Roman Republic✓Help Wanted Advertisement: Plebeians and Patricians ✓Role Play Activity: Plebeians and Patricians✓Ancie
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6th - 8th
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Byzantine Empire Create A Mosaic Project Digital and Printer Friendly
Looking for an engaging and creative way for your students to apply their knowledge of the Byzantine Empire? This lesson is perfect for you! Students will have the opportunity to create their own mosaic and receive quick and easy feedback with the included rubric. You can post the doc to your learning management system or print it out for your students.Before creating their own mosaic, students will learn about the importance of mosaics and browse examples using Google Images and a website about
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6th - 8th
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Simulation: Surviving Life in the Middle Ages
This simulation is an easy, low-prep activity to engage students in what life was like during the Middle Ages! Students take on the perspective of a new Lord or Lady of the Manor and tweet about their experiences as they run their manor and encounter various challenges! Spark their creativity by encouraging them to come up with hashtags, mentions, and tweets about their experience!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up,
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6th - 9th
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Intro To The Holocaust Unit Slide Deck (Multiple Lessons In One Presentation)
This 108 page Google Slides Deck is an interactive, multiple day mini unit. The slides are divided into 11 sections, breaking down the Holocaust with informative slides, images, and question slides for students to fill in. At the end, there are three additional activities that students can complete to apply their knowledge after completing the mini unit.This slide deck includes the sections:1.) What Is Judaism?2.) Early Years of Anti-Semitism3.) WWI4.) Weimar Republic5.) Hitler & The Nazi Pa
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Analyzing Ignorance, Hate, & The Holocaust Bundle
Charlemagne: Hero or Villain Project
Student will research Charlemagne and then determine if he should be viewed as a villain or a hero. Students will use evidence to form an opinion about the controversial, historical figure. They can complete a poster or write a dialogue. I highly recommend that students read a book that can be found in the public library entitled "Charlemagne and the Early Middle Ages (Rulers and their Times)" by Miriam Greenblatt. For their projects, students can work independently or collaboratively. Incl
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle
World History Mini-DBQ: Medieval Peasant Life
Bring primary and secondary source documents to your students' fingertips as they analyze two sources about life for Peasants and Nobles during the Middle Ages in Europe. Included in this resource are both sources, formatted to support students with space to annotate, a glossary, analysis questions, and embedded mini-rubrics for annotation and analysis. Also included are a cover page and writing page both with specific instructions and optional PEEL paragraph sentence stems to support student wr
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Mini-DBQ Bundle
Holocaust Informational Writing Unit | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
An informational writing unit about World War 2 that looks into the Holocaust, where six million Jewish people were murdered. The unit focuses on key facts about the Holocaust, the rise of Nazi Germany, the murders within the camps, and the eventual liberation of the camps in 1945. The unit has been split into three separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.Included in this PDF printable resource:Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into para
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5th - 7th
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Reformation Bundle: Nine Engaging Activities and Projects
This bundle makes learning about the Reformation interesting and thought-provoking! All resources include introductions, detailed and specific requirements and rubrics. Students will have the opportunity to work individually, with partners and in a group to create or complete the following activities and projects: ✓Biography Poem of a Reformation Leader✓Create a Board Game✓Student Debates✓Help Wanted Ad: Member of the Clergy (Minister) Needed✓Training Guide Booklet for the Reformation✓Talk S
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6th - 8th
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Ancient Israelites Hebrews Abraham Moses Choice Board Projects
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about the ancient Israelites (Hebrews). Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from, with all activities centered on ancient Israelites (Hebrews). Each project is explained on printables that are broke
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6th - 8th
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Protestant Reformation Five Activities and Projects Mini Bundle
This resource includes five projects for students to demonstrate their learning of the Protestant Reformation. These creative, print and go resources are a sure way to increase student engagement, keep them motivated, and practice critical thinking and writing skills. Each resource contains step-by-step directions that are broken into manageable chunks that make the requirements accessible to all students. Plus, planning guides, templates, and detailed rubrics are included. These projects are al
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6th - 8th
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NAZI GERMANY HISTORY BUNDLE
Grab a bargain - all of my Nazi Germany resources for 20% less! This bundle covers the period before World War Two.This bundle contains lessons on the Nazi rise to power and why people voted for Hitler. It also contains a full lesson on the ways the Nazi party indoctrinated young people into the party using the Hitler Youth and propaganda. I also have included a lesson on the beginnings of the Holocaust and how the Nazis made people outcasts in occupied countries. In addition there are detailed
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8th - 12th
The Silk Road Choice Board Projects
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about the Silk Road. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from, with all activities centered on the Silk Road. Each project is explained on printables that are broken down into manageable chunks and
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6th - 8th
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Role-Play Activity of Ancient Rome: Plebeians Demand Political Equality!
The year is 494 B.C.E. and your students live in ancient Rome. Your students are the leaders of the plebeians, a group of lower-class citizens who make up about 95% of the population of Rome. Even though your students are in the majority in terms of population size, they are a minority in terms of political rights. Your students want the plebeians to rebel against the patricians since they think the plebeians deserve political rights and equality. Your students will write a pep talk to the p
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Unit Bundle: Projects and Activities
Chinese Philosophies - Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism - Choice Board Projects
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about three Chinese philosophies - Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from, with all activities centered on the three Chinese philosophies. Each project is expla
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6th - 8th
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Sumer Mesopotamia Choice Board Menu Projects
This Sumerian Civilization Choice Board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about Sumer in Mesopotamia. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from, with all activities centered on Sumer. Each project is explained on printables that are broken down into m
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6th - 8th
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World History Mini-DBQ: The Black Plague
Bring primary and secondary source documents to your students' fingertips as they analyze three sources about how the Black Plague affected life during the Middle Ages in Europe. Included in this resource are three shortened sources, formatted to support students with space to annotate, a glossary, analysis questions, and embedded mini-rubrics for annotation and analysis. Also included are a cover page and writing page both with specific instructions and optional PEEL paragraph sentence stems to
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Mini-DBQ Bundle
World History Mini-DBQ: The Medieval Catholic Church
Bring primary and secondary source documents to your students' fingertips as they analyze two sources about how the Catholic Church helped people during the Middle Ages in Europe. Included in this resource are both sources, formatted to support students with space to annotate, a glossary, analysis questions, and embedded mini-rubrics for annotation and analysis. Also included are a cover page and writing page both with specific instructions and optional PEEL paragraph sentence stems to support s
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Mini-DBQ Bundle
Newspaper Project: The Age of European Exploration
This project gives students the opportunity to delve deep into many aspects of the Age of European Exploration. As journalists, the task of your students is to capture the major issues and events of the era. While there is a lot of room for creativity and an opportunity for originality, students will base their information on historical evidence.Included in the Resource:•Explanation of each section (examples: title, news stories, interviews, advertisements and much more!)•Rubric•12 newspaper t
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: European Exploration Unit Activities Bundle
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Find European History resources | TPT
Take your students on a journey through European history with TPT! If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about European history, we’ve got you covered. Whether you’re teaching about the Renaissance, the Age of Exploration, or the World Wars, there are plenty of high-quality TPT resources at your fingertips to teach European history to your students.
European 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 European history:
Centers & Stations
Through the use of centers, students can collaborate and discuss topics and content they examine for various eras in European history. For example, you could have students navigate through a handful of centers or stations to help them learn about different elements of the Renaissance period, including influential cities, leaders, and artists. Or, to help them learn about the key figures and milestones of the French Revolution.
Map Making
With map-making activities you can not only teach students about European history, but also incorporate geography into your lessons. As they label and color maps, students can learn about important places in Europe and how European countries have expanded (and fallen) over time. For example, you could have students make maps of Europe before and after World War I to identify how the conflict impacted Europe.
Primary Source Analysis
One of the best ways to learn about European history is through historical documents, letters, diaries, art, and literature. Encourage students to use these firsthand accounts to gain a deeper understanding about European people and events. For instance, you can have students read excerpts from the works of Enlightenment philosophers — like Mary Wollstonecraft — and how they contributed to the political thinking of the time.
Research Projects
Have students research and present on a specific topic of European history, like the Age of Exploration. For example, ask students to choose a famous European Explorer to research, and have them write a short biography of that person or create a short video or presentation about their achievements and legacy.
Frequently asked questions for teaching European history
What is taught in European history?
In European history courses, students are taught about the cultural, economic, political, and social milestones that shaped Europe from the Middle Ages until the present.
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There are many different types of European history resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from interactive notebooks to gallery walks.
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Educators can save time preparing European history lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for European history resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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