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PBS

Pbs: The Greeks Crucible of Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a great deal of historical information about ancient Greece that supports the PBS program "The Greeks- Crucible of Civilization." Includes a timeline, a virtual tour of the acropolis, lesson plans to accompany the show, and more.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic history of civilization is captured in a collection of images gathered from around the world. Understand the characteristics of and the criteria necessary for civilizations to evolve as well as the ways they are destroyed.
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Imagine Your Own Civilization

For Teachers K - 1st
Charles Simonds imagines a race of people he calls the Little People, who have their own history, beliefs, and ways of life. His sculptures, such as Number II (Ritual Furnace), represent their environment and the architecture they...
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St. Louis Public Schools: Ancient Civilizations [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This slide presentation provides information regarding how geography affected cultural development during the development of early civilization. It describes city-states, early religious beliefs, social structure and technology of the...
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Savvas Learning

Pearson Education: Greek and Hellenistic Civilization [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a summary of chapter three of a textbook on world history. It looks at the contributions of the ancient Greeks to western civilization, the breadth of their civilization in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, and their...
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Harappa.com: Ancient Indus Valley Civilization Slideshows

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty slideshows of the ancient Indus civilization demonstrate the archeological discoveries at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
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Art History Worlds: Early River Valley Civilizations

For Students 9th - 10th
Why did the first complex, politically centralized civilizations materialize along rivers? Find out here by taking a close look at the Nile River civilizations, Mesopotamia, the Harappan civilization and the Xia, the Shang, and the Zhou...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Ancient Civilizations Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of 21 Grade-Leveled texts (4-11) on the topic "Ancient Civilizations Around the World." Learn about ancient and medieval civilizations from South America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in this text set. [Free account...
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Mex Connect

Mexconnect: The Maya Civilization and Cities: A Resource Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Maya series of articles consists of a map, Maya civilization timeline, cities, numerals and calendar, historical conflicts, and trade and commerce. Articles are written by Luis Dumois, a student of Mayan civilization. Galleries of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Quiz: Agriculture and Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge on the rise of early civilizations.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Glossary: Agriculture & Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
A helpful glossary of terms related to the first civilizations.
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Softpedia: Maya: The Apocalypto Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Some basic information about Mayan civilization studnets can use as an introduction to research.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: 7 Characteristics of a Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow presentation of the seven characteristics or elements of a civilization.
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Ken Farshtey: Change From River Valleys to Classic Civilizations [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This slide presentation provides an in-depth look at the Indian, Chinese and Mediterranean world's development from river valleys into classic civilizations. Early river valleys and classic civilizations are described on a broad spectrum...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: World History Connected: Cynthia Stokes Brown: What Is a Civilization, Anyway?

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article accounting the definition and defining characteristics of a civilization to better understand the early civilizations.
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San Jose State University

Sjsu: Department of Economics: Sumerian Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a description of the Sumerian civilization found here at the San Jose State University. Read about their social and political structure, the city-states, their technical innovations they contributed, and their influence on...
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Ohio Test Prep

Ohio Test Prep: Module 2: Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia and Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module with video tutorial, interactive review game and assessment prepares students for the Ohio state Social Studies on early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
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Ohio Test Prep

Ohio Test Prep: Module 3: Early Civilizations: India and China

For Students 9th - 10th
Ohio test preparation material with video tutorial, interactive review, and assessment for students preparing for a test on the early civilizations of India and China.
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University of Washington

A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The goal of this "visual sourcebook" is to add to the material teachers can use to help theirstudents understand Chinese history, culture, and society. It was not designed to standalone; we assume that teachers who use it will also...
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: World Civilization to 1500

For Students 9th - 10th
Consisting of twent-eight vido lectures taught by Professor Sally Vaughn, this course is a comparative survey of six major geographical and cultural areas (West Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Africa, Europe, and Meso-America) from 4000...
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: World Civilization Since 1500

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-four college video lectures provides an overview of the interactions among seven major cultural traditions (Judeo-Christian, Graeco-Roman, Indian, Chinese, African, Islamic, American Indian), from c.e. 1500.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Developing Civilization in Ancient Egypt

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Tom Richey

Slideshare: 8 Features of a Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll a slideshow featuring characteristics of civilizations to aid in understanding the early developments like Mesopotamia or Sumer.
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Canadian Museum of History

Canadian Museum of Civilization: Inuit Voyages of Frobisher

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting site that showcases the meeting of the two worlds: the Inuit and the English. Lots of intriguing pictures!

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