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World History People Review

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Who's who in World History? Help your historians keep track of major figures with this World History People Review, where students match 96 world figures to the appropriate descriptions. The matching questions are grouped by historical...
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The Nile

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
While it may not be possible to take an entire class to Egypt and explore the ancient wonders, it is possible to engage your young historians in activities that ask them to research these and other antiquities and place them on their...
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Empires of Early Africa

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the Nile's role in the birth and growth of Egyptian civilization.  In this World History lesson plan, 9th graders explore how archaeologists have learned about life in Ancient cities.  Students present a report on...
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The Civilization of Ghana

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ancient African civilizations instructional activity, students respond to 6 short answer questions about the civilization of Ghana.
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The Civilization of Mali

For Students 6th - 8th
For this ancient African civilizations worksheet, middle schoolers respond to 7 short answer questions about the civilization of Mali.
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The History of Money

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, young scholars investigate the history of paper money and coins. Students read paragraphs about what early people used for money and what kinds of banks were used. Young scholars complete a crossword...
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Ancient Egypt: Connecting Literature and Geography

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students brainstorm prior knowledge of Ancient Egypt, locate Egypt on map of Africa and on world map, watch King Tut film, discuss term biography, and map geographical information mentioned in stories and documentaries about Ancient Egypt.
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The Fall of the Roman Empire and the Armenian Tragedy of 1915

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the fall of the Roman Empire and the Armenian tragedy. In this world history lesson plan, students read handouts about both world history events and create presentations that feature the events.
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The Modern Mercenary and the Decolonization of Africa: Ten Plus Ten Questions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the role of the mercenary in the decolonization of Africa by answering the following questions: (1) Who and what is the modern mercenary; pro and con?, (2) What are some of the factors or elements which acclimatized the...
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Post-WWII De-Colonization

For Students 9th - 11th
The end of WWII brought big changes around the world, not the least of which occur in the increasingly decolonized continent of Africa. This slideshow details the developing countries of Ghana, Kenya, Congo, Nigeria, and South Africa, to...
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Creating Animated Overviews in History

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the attributes of ancient civilizations. In this world history lesson, 7th graders conduct research to create animated movies. Students research ancient Egypt or feudal Japan and follow the provided steps to...
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Ancient Egypt

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Ancient Egypt worksheet, students read a 2 page article on Ancient Egypt, answer 3 statements as true or false and choose which multiple choice answers best answers 3 questions/statements.
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Egypt

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
The country of Egypt is more than just big pyramids and ancient pharaohs. After reading a brief overview of this African nation, young learners will demonstrate their understanding of the text by identifying the main idea and supporting...
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West African Kingdoms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the rise and fall of the great West African civilizations. Kids review specific vocabulary, discuss natural resources, and take notes on the empires of Ghana and Mali. The presentation begins with a great critical thinking...
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Cyberspace Safari

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers go on an information gathering hunt on the Internet to study West African empires. They work in teams; meteorologists, bankers, writers, and archaeologists. They collect data on all sorts of topics related to West...
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Travel to Mesoamerica

For Teachers 1st
Students research books, watch movies, and look on the internet to find information on ancient America, Mexico, and Central America. In this Mesoamerica lesson plan, students participate in a social studies unit on North America of the...
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East to West: Africa's Influence on Mexico

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Your historians and social anthropologists study the relationship between peoples of ancient Africa and ancient Mesoamerica. They relate in written or verbal form the African presence in the ancient Americas. They create their own...
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Ancient Man in Asia

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders analyze and synthesize information about major historical developments by interpreting data, evaluation sources of information, identifying and comparing experiences and perspectives from multiple cultural perspectives.
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Where Is Rome?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover Ancient Rome through maps and worksheets.  In this world history lesson, 3rd graders locate Rome on a world map and identify the scope of the Roman Empire.  Students label an entire map of Italy after printing one...
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Impact of Ancient Rome on Life Today

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the  importance of ancient Rome to the world today.  In this ancient Rome lesson, students view video and research to gather information for a slide show about Ancient Rome. 
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History Trivia For Kids

For Students 4th - 7th
There are 40 history trivia questions and answers.  Students have to cut out the questions and the answers and try to match the correct answer to the question.  The trivia questions are all related to history but from many different...
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Examples of Justice Systems and Practices in Western Africa

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore African belief systems. For this West African lesson, 10th graders research these belief systems. Students create a wooden figure that represents these beliefs.  
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Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali -Teacher Version

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the geography of Mali. They locate Mali on a satellite map, explore various websites, describe the landscape and climate, label a map, and write an essay about the Niger Riger.
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Light the Torch: The First Modern Olympic Games

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Explore many aspects of the first modern Olympic Games in your classroom.

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