A concise (two-page) summary of basic Marxist theory for students who have no previous background. Contrasts Marx with Utopians, explains labor vs... ByJim Gregory
This internet-based activity allows students to investigate the current news and reports from a selection of kids news outlets. The student handou... ByMichele Luck's Social Studies
This powerpoint introduces and reviews the Cold War, focusing on: the Development of the Cold War, Armed Conflicts in the Early Cold War, Decoloniz... ByChristopher Broadfoot
This lesson introduces students to the format of DBQ prompts and teaches them to analyze prompts and write document reference statements in the cor... ByCarrie Floyd Cagle
Let your students do the teaching as they come to class as a historical figure and give a press conference. Students prepare a vitae of their hist... ByTricia Norton
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
Seeming to confirm the old adage that it takes money to make money, this lesson traces the meteoric rise of the Dutch Republic in the 1600s. Start... ByChris Butler
This a Word document that accompanies the PowerPOint presentation Ancient Greek Philosophers. This handout has quotes (selected for their ability ... ByMeredith Mazur
This is a European explorer research project. It is designed to allow the student to take on the role of the explorer. The students will research t... ByDaniel Jones
There are two things I like about this lesson. One is the process of how Richelieu sidestepped the nobility by creating a new corps of royal gover... ByChris Butler
These worksheets all start with a brief lesson on Roman Numerals, starting from the value of single letters, advancing to multiple letter values wh... ByArlene Manemann
Students create a time line of the French Revolution given a list of dates, people, and events. Includes instructions for students and detailed rub... ByRebecca Rush
This classroom jeopardy power point has been aligned with Georgia's fourth grade social studies standards and is quite useful as a tool for engagin... ByMomtchr
Students take this quiz to assess their knowledge of explorers and early settlers to the Americas. It includes questions about goals of explorers ... ByMonica Lukins
This standards based, document supported lesson plan explores the racial divide or Apartheid in South Africa and the rise of F.W. DeKlerk and Nelso... ByHistory Guru
This set of 5 readings plus 5 pages of questions summarizes the Russian Revolution (it also includes lesson suggestions). The set chronicles the lo... ByLady Lion
Students have fun learning about Irish culture past and present. 3 pages of trivia information, 2 pages of the Trivia game, answer key.... ByMary Ellen Page
This is a 8 page guided notes handout for students on the Protest Reformation and the Catholic or Counter-Reformation. The students can use this w... ByMichele Luck's Social Studies
This is a student worksheet / fill-in notes that is done while the teacher gives the definition of, examples of, and the three key characteristics ... ByMark Aaron
My students love this internet activity. The BBC has created some of the best websites for students to learn about ancient civilizations.
http://... ByHistory Wizard
The posters can be found at the following website:
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Their a... ByPeter Johnston
This PowerPoint looks at the reasons the Europeans began exploring and eventually colonizing the world. The competition between European countries... ByJohn Godwin
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
Blend history and modern technology in this engaging activity based on Renaissance art. Students pretend to be Renaissance artists and recreate a ... ByMonica Lukins
This power point outlines the development and purpose of the European Union. It gives a historical, economic, and political view of the EU. There... ByJohn Godwin
This 9-page Pupil's Advantage worksheet explores the 15th of the Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne: Viking Ships at Sunrise. The question... ByPupil's Advantage
Activity Instructions: As you read the country profiles, highlight information that reveals the region of Europe in which the nation is located. Th... ByRebecca Rush
Traces the roots of National Socialist philosophy to four 19th century thinkers; also addresses the American Eugenics movement. Links the misappli... ByJim Gregory
This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes the effects of 19th century nationalism on the Italian states. The reading chronicles I... ByLady Lion
After WWII, the Soviet Union and the United States began competing with each other for world dominance. The former allies of WWII were now involve... ByJohn Godwin
This PowerPoint covers the impact the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany. It also looks at the other events that were going on after WWI and ths ... ByJohn Godwin
It's Password from the 1960's. Remember Allen Ludden, Betty White's husband, played this game where only one (word) clues could be given. My Friend... ByBill Burton
Needless to say, there are entire programs and shelves of library books for studying the culture of the Early Modern period, previously referred to... ByGinna Wilkerson
In the year 476 A.D. the Roman Empire came to an end and the next thousand years were called the Middle Ages.
Life in Europe during the Middle A... ByKlaus Rosmanitz
This jeopardy-like game reviews topics of the Middle Ages in Europe. Categories include Feudalism, Crusades, Important People, the Church and the ... ByKimberly Gallo
This standards based, document supported lesson plan explores the technological developments in missile technology during the Cold War, the effects... ByHistory Guru
Students create an annotated caricature of an individual or group from the French Revolution.
Activity Instructions: Create a caricature for one... ByRebecca Rush
How would you like your class to experience the New World like the Conquistadors did? In this simulation, students embark on an adventure that para... ByMrobrienteacher
This PowerPoint presentation contains 21 slides. It can be broken into two sections. The first section details the events that led up to US invol... ByMarc Stafford
This lesson, instead of following a sequence of events, shows the Marxist view of history, explaining the how it believed capitalism would destroy ... ByChris Butler
The European Explorers Interactive Reflective Assessment is a project, which will allow students to collaborate with a partner on researching, role... ByK Phipps
This is a timeline I use in 7th Grade World History as an overview of the school year from the early Roman Empire through mid - 1700's. Students c... ByDonald Jenkins
This lesson starts with the Great Exhibition in 1851, Britain's celebration of its own industrialization and essentially the first world's fair. I... ByChris Butler
Ce texte contient des définitions d'un mythe et de la mythologie. Ontario français vous laisse ce document pour introduire l'unité de mythologi... ByOntario Francais