I created this game as a review for a unit test on the first explorers. In creating it, I found that I learned a lot about the explorers and could ... ByRmason
Also known as the Revolt of the Spanish Netherlands or the Eighty Years War, this lesson recounts the long struggle for independence from Spain by ... ByChris Butler
This interactive 10 slide zipped PowerPoint folder starts off with a writing piece, and then shows some clear pictures of explorers and their ships... ByPowerpoint Maniac
Students color the major regions of the world that were colonized by the French, Spanish, English, and Portuguese using the information from the re... ByJohn Godwin
Brief 9 slide powerpoint about the basic aspects of Stalin's totalitarian state. Discusses the great Purges, collectivization, and control of all ... ByChristy Schirmer
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will perform a skit to demonstrate the clash between Galileo and the Catholic Church duri... ByInspired Educators
This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes the rise of Napoleon as the last part of the French Revolution. It is designed for midd... ByLady Lion
This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes the first part of the French Revolution. It chronicles the calling of the Estates-Gener... ByLady Lion
This one-page graphic organizer quizzes students on major details and symbols of the four main eras of Renaissance Europe: Renaissance, Reformatio... ByMonica Lukins
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will examine the power of the Church and the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages in ... ByInspired Educators
Spanish Empire Worksheet Activity Coronado Pizarro Cortes and key
This is a worksheet about Coronado, the Seven Cities of Gold and Spanish encom... ByWise Guys
This lesson traces the long-range and short-range forces that eventually exploded into the English Civil War. Especially interesting are a list of... ByChris Butler
Part 2 of an extremely visual, interactive, and activity-rich PPT on the Renaissance. Centered around 16 'key terms', this PPT allows students to p... ByGreg
This is a 1-2 day Centers Activity for students to visit various locations in Florence to view primary sources images and documents in the investig... ByMichele Luck's Social Studies
This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes the advances in Astronomy during the Scientific Revolution. It is designed for middle s... ByLady Lion
This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes the definition and ideas of the Enlightenment. It is designed for middle school or high... ByLady Lion
Challenge students to show what they know about the man who discovered America by writing an acrostic poem about him. They can write it based on p... ByB.rogers
This introductory PPT to the Cold War covers information from the Yalta Conference to the Marshall Plan. Concepts such as the Iron Curtain and Con... ByJulia Christian
This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes part two of the French Revolution. It chronicles the establishment of the Limited Monar... ByLady Lion
This PowerPoint presentation follows the French Revolution during the more radical years of the revolution with the rise of Robespierre and the Jac... ByJulia Christian
This unit lesson is in UBD (Understanding By Design) format and is aligned with Common Core Standards. The unit is skills based with allows for gre... ByChristine Fryer
This short, ten slide PPT presentation, covers the last major conflicts in World War I with the withdrawal of Russia to the signing of the armistic... ByJulia Christian
This is an Historical World Time Chart of the Western World showing the books of history for Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Aegaeans, the Greeks, the Roma... ByJohn Knox
This one page reading plus one page of questions defines the Scientific revolution and identifies its roots. It is designed for middle school or hi... ByLady Lion
This one page historical reading plus one page of questions summarizes the rise to power of Mikhail Gorbachev and his policies of Glasnost and Pere... ByLady Lion
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will conduct research to examine the role of famous people in Florence, Italy during the ... ByInspired Educators
This is an activity that requires students to read three primary sources on the Age of Exploration and Discovery. The focus is European descriptio... ByJohn Marshall Carter
This is the kind of subject I really like: something that seems so trivial but has a big impact in history. The tulipmania that swept the Dutch Re... ByChris Butler
This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes the series of events that led to the decline of Feudalism. It is designed for middle sc... ByLady Lion
In this assignment, students will demonstrate an understanding of the key nations involved in the Cold War by creating a t-shirt.... ByDavid Goldenberg
While this lesson does cover Napoleon's early career and battles, it also takes a side trip into the culture of the times, showing how revolutions ... ByChris Butler
This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes the Agricultural Revolution in Britain and how it helped create favorable conditions fo... ByLady Lion
The turbulent era of the English Civil Wars and Oliver Cromwell's dictatorship are the subject of this lesson. It starts with an account of the ta... ByChris Butler
Four pages of reading guides for Ch. 10 World War I using the Creating America book. Students will need to answer a set of questions and then defin... ByRealdeal13
Just as the political revolutions that occurred in the late 18th century and the early to mid-19th century changed how people were governed and wha... ByDavid Goldenberg
This lesson looks at how Hapsburg Austria, devastated by the Thirty Years War, turned its eyes eastward to expand against the Ottoman Empire. It t... ByChris Butler
For this assignment, students are inserting a chapter of their own composition into the story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Students... ByMothergrizzly
This coloring page is offered to enhance and supplement your instructional resources and lesson planning with a hands-on activity for students to e... ByAmy Hauptman / Sally Hofmockel
This standards based document driven lesson plan explores the conditions and developments regarding the rise of fascism in the world prior to World... ByHistory Guru
This is a fun and engaging simulation to help students learn about the decisions which led to the English Civil war. Students assume the role of K... ByChristy Schirmer
This standards based, document supported lesson plan explores the dramatic events in the United States and the world during the Great Depression an... ByHistory Guru
This project has the students researching a controversial Renaissance figures. Examples are Nicholas Flamel, Vlad Tepes, Pope Joan, etc. They ult... ByDean Damiani
This standards based, document supported lesson plan explores the technological developments in missile technology during the Cold War, the effects... ByHistory Guru