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Ancient Civilizations Teacher Resources
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In this ancient civilizations worksheet, students discover the Incas of Peru as they read a brief selection about them, study a map, and respond to 6 short answer and essay questions.
Students read about the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia. They investigate the art, culture, and history, and read an overview about the gods and goddesses.
Students complete a project about Ancient civilizations. In this ancient civilizations lesson plan, students explore the contributions made by ancient civilizations and research the scientific and technological achievements of ancient societies. Students explore the civilizations of China, Rome, Greece, and India.
Students investigate the history of the world by examining images and artifacts. In this ancient civilizations lesson, students utilize photographs from a cardboard box as clues in order to identify the specific civilization group they each represent. Students present their box and photographs as a group to the rest of the class.
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Abolition of Slavery Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short answer questions, 1 graphic organizer question, and 1 essay question regarding the content of the article.
Students consider how archaeologists discovered and pieced together artifacts that indicate a Celtic presence in ancient Turkey. They research ancient civilizations and create archaeological digs containing items representative of these cultures.
In this ancient civilizations worksheet, students respond to 5 essay questions about religion, geography, and development of the civilizations.
Students define myths and explain why mythic figures are used in movies. After reading an article, they discover the myth surrounding the lost city of Atlantis. They read and examine myths from ancient civilizations and identify similarities among characters, themes and plots. They create a children's book based on myths of different civilizations.
Seventh graders explore how the availability of productive resources could affect an ancient society. In this World History lesson, 7th graders research two ancient civilizations. Students create maps showing the trade routes of these civilizations.
Sixteen attractive slides give details of the main places, things, and people the students will encounter during their study of ancient civilizations. Each of the classic slides has a title, 1 or 2 bullet points with summary facts, and a relevant clear image.