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Ancient history resources for Microsoft PowerPoint and for staff
Bundle of 2 - Ancient Civilizations - Origins of Agriculture & Lesson Plan
This bundle includes a lesson plan and a highly animated, 21 slide power point presentation targeted to the 6th grade student. Each of the slides are editable so you can change the presentation to fit your individual needs.The lesson plan covers Sixth Grade World History: BenchmarksSS.6.G.4.1 Explain how family and ethnic relationships influenced ancient cultures. SS.6.G.4: Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations. SS.6.E.2.1 Evaluate how civilizations th
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6th - 8th, Adult Education, Staff
Bundle of 4 - Civilizations of the Americas - Mesoamerica
This is a bundle of 4, highly animated, power point presentations on Civilizations of the Americas - The First Americans, The Mayans, The Incas and the Aztecs. The four presentations together number 70 slides. Each of the presentation slides are editable so you can change it to fit your individual needs.Many historians believe that the first settlers of the Americas arrived from Asia across a land bridge that formed in the Bering Strait during the last Ice Age. These first inhabitants were hunte
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Ancient China Unit Bundle Deal
This is a bundle deal for teaching the history of Ancient China.Included are:- 139-Slide Ancient China Slideshow- 79 Slide Ancient China Slideshow- Ancient China Study Guide- Shang Dynasty Graphic Organizer- Chinese Innovations- The First Emperor Slideshow- Chinese Innovations and Inventions- Three Chinese Philosophies Processing ActivityGreat deal and bundle to make teaching your anicent China unit a breeze!
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Stone Age to Iron Age: Prehistory Timelines (LESSON)
A full lesson introducing the British prehistoric period covering the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. This resource includes a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint slides and pupil resource sheets. This is the first lesson in the popular KS2History Stone Age to Iron Age Unit for KS2.What does prehistory mean?This lesson introduces the period of British history from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Pupils will make a timeline to set this period into the wider context of British History and they will disco
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2nd - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Stone Age to Iron Age - 10 Lessons
Virtual Fur Trade Museum
Fur trade virtual museum of the arts, is a ppt presentation with notes or you can ad your own notes too. 17 slides which contains 2 video's and notes about the slides. A Canadian map of the posts as well as nice pictures of items being traded. Beaver pelts were a form of money and how they used this to survive. A list of items and how much they were worth in beaver pelts. You can present this as a presentation or a slide show.
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4th - 12th, Staff
Bundle of 3 - Religion - Israel's Three Kings - Saul, David & Solomon
This bundle of 3 highly animated, power point presentation on Religion – Israel’s Three Kings – Saul, David & Solomon. The total number of slides in the presentations is 84. Each of the slides are editable so you can modify the slides if you need to. As military threats continued to increase the people no longer wanted to be ruled by a priest, but by a king. They reasoned that, a king would provide better leadership to withstand military threats. Reasons for a king included socioeconomic fac
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7th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Bundle of 2 - Ancient Civilizations - Roman Gladiators & The Colosseum
This is a bundle of 2 highly animated, power point presentations on Ancient Civilizations – The Gladiators & the Roman Colosseum. The presentations together number 40 slides. Each of the presentation slides are editable so you can change them to fit your individual needs.The Colosseum in Rome is designated as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheater is one of the most well-known of the ancient Roman structures because so much of it remains. Located jus
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7th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Stoicism - Epictetus (PPTX w/ Reading Material)
This 21-slide PowerPoint presentation has been used in a university classroom and has been designed to introduce students to Stoicism as one of the three main schools of Hellenistic philosophy along with Epicureanism and Cynicism. This particular presentation not only introduces Stoicism as a way of life (not focusing as much on logic and nature), but it does so through the particular writings of Epictetus (another presentation is forthcoming that will introduce students to the Meditations by Ro
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Bundle - Introduction to Ethics (10 PowerPoints)
Ancient Egyptians Unit Pack
A fully-resourced unit of 10 no-prep history lessons, covering the Ancient Egypt topic. This planning pack includes 10 detailed lessons plans, each with accompanying pupil resource sheets and Powerpoint slides.The ten sessions in this unit aim to give an overview of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation, focussing on the period between the time of the first pharaoh around 3100 BC to the Roman invasion in 31 BC, when Egypt became part of the Roman Empire. Across the unit, pupils will look at the impa
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2nd - 6th, Staff
Ancient Civilizations - The Phoenician Empire
This is a 12 slide, highly animated, power point presentation on Ancient Civilizations - The Phoenician Empire. Each of the slides are editable so you can change it to fit your individual needs.The Phoenicians of the 11th century inhabited the region of modern Lebanon and Syria from about 3000 BC. They become the greatest traders and the best sailors and navigators of the pre-classical world. They are also the first people to establish a large colonial network based on seafaring, inherited from
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Bundle of 4 - Ancient Civilizations - The Great Ancient Empires
Bundle of 7 - Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
This is a bundle of 7 highly animated, power point presentation on The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The total number of slides in the presentations number 87. Each of the slides are editable so you can modify the slides if you need to. The presentation contains seven individual power points, one on each of the Seven Wonders. Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, to catalog the world's most spectacular natural wonders and man-made s
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7th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Bundle of 4 - Ancient Civilizations - The Great Ancient Empires
This is a bundle of 4 power point presentations on Ancient Civilizations - The Great Ancient Empires. The presentation includes a total of 73 highly animated, slides all of which are editable so you can modify the slides if you need to. Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern day Iraq, 59 miles southwest of Baghdad. The name is thought to derive from the Akkadian language of the time, meant ‘Gate of God’ or Gate of the Gods.’ The city owes its infamy to
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Water in Religion, Mythology , Art and Beauty / A Brief Introduction
This resource is a presentation on the history of art, religion, beauty, and mythology. It examines the role and the concept of water in the main religions of the world, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism.This resource also examines the concept of water in mythology and art and the study of beauty. This presentation opens the door for many learners in different fields of study.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Stone Age to Iron Age (Prehistoric Britain) Unit Pack
A fully-resourced unit of 10 history lessons covering the topic Stone Age to Iron Age in Britain. This KS2History planning pack includes 10 detailed lessons plans, each with accompanying pupil resource sheets and Powerpoint slides.The ten sessions in this unit are written for KS2 (ages 7-11) and they aim to give an overview of the period from the Stone Age to the Iron Age in Britain and to highlight some of the major changes during this period. There is an emphasis on allowing pupils to consider
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2nd - 6th, Staff
Also included in: Stone Age Planning Bundle
Bundle of 2 - Civilizations of East Asia - The Shoguns & The Samurai
This is a bundle of 2, highly animated, power point presentations on Civilizations of East Asia - The Shoguns & The Samurai. Both presentations together number 40 slides. Each of the presentation slides are editable so you can change it to fit your individual needs.For more than 100 years before the Tokugawa Shogunate took power in Japan in 1603, the country wallowed in lawlessness and chaos during the "Warring States" period in 1467-1573. Beginning in 1568, Japan's "Three Reunifiers”- Oda
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7th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Bundle of 3 - Medieval Africa - Three Kingdoms of Medieval Africa
This is a bundle of 3 highly animated, power point presentations on the Kingdoms of Medieval Africa - Ghana, Mali & The Songhai. All three presentations together number 53 slides. Each of the presentation slides are editable so you can change them to fit your individual needs. The Kingdom of Ghana existed around 500 to 1200s CE. Today the region makes up the countries of Mali and Mauritania, not the present country of Ghana. It is unknown how the Kingdom of Ghana started. It was already flo
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7th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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The Trojan War / An Introduction and a Review of the Main Characters & Events
This presentation introduces the Trojan War to the students. It takes them on a journey to discover the main characters involved in this war and the events of the war. Through a collection of graphics maps and pictures, this presentation will provide an easy-to-understand version of this myth.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
What is Mythology? A Basic Introduction to the World Mythology.
This resource is a basic introduction to the basics of world mythology.No easy or obvious answer. It is a difficult concept to define.Working Definition to start with:Myth: traditional stories or tales that a society tells itself that encode or represent the worldview, beliefs, principles, and often fears of that society.This presentation introduces the major scholars who studied mythology and tried to present an understanding of the myths. The titles in this presentation include the following :
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Bundle of 2 - Religion - The Life of Jesus and His Crucifixion Story
This is a bundle of 2 highly animated, power point presentation on the Life of Jesus and the Events Leading up to His Crucifixion. The total number of slides in the presentations is 72. Each of the slides are editable so you can modify the slides if you need to. Jesus, the Christ was born circa 6 B.C. in Bethlehem and founded Christianity. His life is recorded in the New Testament, more a theological document than a biography. According to Christians, Jesus is considered the incarnation of God;
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Greek Mythology and The Story of Creation / A Presentation about Mythology
This presentation introduces students to the story of Creation according to Greek Mythology through several pictures and illustrations that enable the students to comprehend and grasp the names and the characters of Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, the story of creation is often associated with the gods and goddesses, and it varies across different sources and traditions. One of the most well-known accounts comes from Hesiod's "Theogony," a poem that describes the genealogy and origins of th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Trojan War / A Summary Presentation about the Main Events & Characters
This presentation covers the events and the main characters of the Trojan War. In simple language, this presentation introduces the setting, the background, and the main characters and events of the Trojan War. This presentation is the ideal way to introduce and summarize the events of the Trojan war to all learners. It is ideal for a quick review and revision classes for the students studying classic literature and Mythology.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Bundle of 2 - Religion - Moses & The Tabernacle
This is a bundle of 2 highly animated, power point presentation on Religion – Jewish History – Moses & The Tabernacle. The total number of slides in the presentations is 78. Each of the slides are editable so you can modify the slides if you need to. Joseph and his brothers died, and the children of Israel multiplied in the land of Egypt. They held important positions and played a key role economic life of the country. It is not surprising that they stirred the jealousy of the native Egyptia
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Secrets of a Sun King - Lesson Bundle!
This engaging and thought-provoking series of lessons has been devised to provide students with a well-rounded, secure understanding of Emma Carroll’s ‘Secrets of a Sun King.’ Double and triple lessons are provided for each chapter, broken down into ten resource packs:-Chapters 1 and 2-Chapters 3 and 4-Chapters 5 and 6-Chapters 7 and 8-Chapters 9, 10 and 11-Chapters 12 and 13-Chapters 14, 15 and 16-Chapters 17 and 18-Chapters 19, 20 and 21-Chapters 22 and 23The comprehensive and colourful PowerP
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3rd - 8th, Staff
Islamic Empires: Complete Curriculum Unit
No textbook? No problem. This bundle has every Powerpoint, handout, article and supplemental activity that you need to teach your entire unit on the rise of Islam and Islamic Empires. This unit includes articles and guided reading, primary source activities, critical thinking, technology activities, mapping and more. In total there are 11 different, student-centered, inquiry based and skill building lessons in this bundle. The download includes a Compressed Zip folder full of fun activ
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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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