Persian Empire Lesson Plans

Students listen as the teacher review the beginning of the Persian Empire. They take notes about the government of Persia. Students view the sentence: "A cultural contribution of the Persian Empire was their religion, Zoroastrianism, which worshipped the forces of nature." Students listen as the teacher explains the sentence, and complete teacher=selected readings or worksheet.

Students discover World History as they investigate the Persian Empire.  In this Middle East History activity, students research how Persia rose to power by reading their textbooks.  Students answer reading questions about the Persian Empire, Greece, and the reign of power they each had.

Students discuss the "Persian Empire." They locate the geographical area inhabited by the Persians on a map. Students create a "learning cube" based on the content of the unit. Directions for the learning cube are included with the lesson.

Students use the Internet to investigate an event from the ancient world. They gather information as reporters and write newspaper articles. They compile news stories into a front page edition of the Ancient Times to share with classmates.

Students describe and assess the circumstances surrounding a major historical event from the ancient world by using the Internet and other resources to research its location, people, and repercussions. They write a news article that summarizes and draws conclusions from a historical event.

Students research various foods as well as indigenous plants and animals from different historical eras around the world. They use their research to create a design for theme restaurants.

Students explore the ancient past. In this ancient civilizations lesson, students research ancient events and write newspaper articles about the events. Students work in teams of 4 to produce group newspapers that feature their findings. Lesson extension activities are included as well.

Sixth graders read about ancient Greece and its many contributions to modern societies. They read and summarize myths, highlighting the morals of the story. They compare and contrast Athenians and Spartans using a Venn diagram.

Second graders research Ancient Greece. In this Ancient Greece lesson, 2nd graders survey the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Greece. Students discover stories of Greek mythology and explore the beginning of the Olympic games.

Young scholars explore trireme, a type of ancient Persian warship. They investigate other underwater recovery operations to shed light on the difficulties a trireme recovery team might face.