This is a great opportunity for students to learn more about these ancient cultures and their contributions to the world. Video notes, fill-in char... ByMary Ellen Page
This is a quiz on the culture and history of the Native Americans leading up to the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Students are quizzed on key vocab... ByLiteracysolutionlinks
(66 pages, 32,000 words)Darkness at Noon, perhaps the greatest political novel of the 20th century, is a novel of ideas, Koestler examining the psy... ByMichael Cummings
SS Review Sheet for RECONSTRUCTION:
Designed for SC SS Standard 5-1, but applicable to anyone who studies the Reconstruction Time Period of U.S.... ByThe Bright Bunch
This lesson covers the period after the Second Punic War when Roman power and influence expanded rapidly across the Mediterranean. It breaks down ... ByChris Butler
This lesson breaks down into two parts. The first covers The Indus River civilization as one of the four original hydraulic civilizations. The se... ByChris Butler
The fear of immigrants and the changes that they bring is showcased in this standards based lesson that uses documents, poetry, song lyrics, and co... ByHistory Guru
In essence, Rome in 133 B.C.E. was a city state trying to rule an empire. This lesson looks at the various stresses and strains Rome's empire creat... ByChris Butler
This lesson focuses on Louis XIV's aggressive foreign policy and Europe's response to it: at first the stalwart resistance of the Dutch, and later ... ByChris Butler
This 251 slide presentation starts with the Congress of Vienna in 1815 which provided a stable (or seemingly stable) ordeer on Europe over the next... ByChris Butler
This task rotation on the U.S. History topic of Industrialism gives students 4 options for an assessment task. Each fitting an intelligence area (... ByMichele Luck's Social Studies
This is a handout/worksheet that goes with my Tragedy of Julius Caesar Introduction Presentation. Students can follow along and fill in the blanks ... ByTracee Orman
Find here a scene by scene, detailed viewing guide to the Emmy award winning film. Students stay engaged and interact with the major themes of the... ByInteractive Education
Presentation takes students through the three philosophies or religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Doaism (Taoism). Students see who sta... ByMadeline Juan
This lesson picks up with the logical progression of ideas from the Scientific Revolution that discredited many of the Church's theories through th... ByChris Butler
This syllabus is for freshman world history or world civilization classes. The chronological span of the course is from antiquity to the sixteenth... ByJohn Marshall Carter
12 thought provoking essay or discussion questions to be used for class or assessment for the novel "Catherine, Called Birdy" by Karen Cushman.... ByAnne P. Kraszewski
This Powerpoint gives a quick overview of Rome's expansion across the Mediterranean from 264 to 133 B.C.E. All it contains is the flowchart develo... ByChris Butler
This lesson covers the pre-classical Minoans and Mycenaeans. Special attention is given to Minoan and Mycenaean art and architecture, the myth of ... ByChris Butler
A fun bellringer where students learn fun facts about the interesting experiences of pioneer children in the old west. How did children find gold ... ByChris Hilgeman
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 lesson along with FC.41.1 on the economic collapse in Western Europe, gives a broad view of Western Europe during the "Dark Ages". At the ce... ByChris Butler
High quality handouts including -
-a "tour" of the Middle-east;
-a work sheet for definitions for study of Islam;
-word searches and lette... ByArlene Manemann
This is a project that I like to do with my students when we are learning about famous people. We make a baseball card describing a person we woul... ByMrs. Motley
Assessments for the Unit: Rise of Democracy
Grade Level: 10th Grade World History
Number of assessments: 10
These are all the assessments you ... ByHistory Teacher
A complete study from James I to William and Mary. In includes the Civil war, Cromwell and the Puritans.
Many notes have been introduced to help t... ByMaria Pegoraro
History of Trains 1800-1900 Unit is designed to introduce students to the history of the steam train. You will find within the twenty-six pages th... ByBruce Wentzell
This unit follows the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum. It focuses on different aspects of the Atlantic Region. Skills taught through the activiti... BySharon Fjeldstrom
New Orleans at least a century ago collaged by me from vintage postcards. Use them in your teaching modules about historical New Orleans. 8 image... ByCarol Irvin
This powerpoint introduces and reviews recent developments in western civilization, focusing on: the end of the cold war, eastern europe after comm... ByChristopher Broadfoot
30 Questions that ask students to compare and contrast three totalitarian dictators in the era between the two world wars: Mussolini, Stalin, and H... ByElise Parker
Volume 1 covers Truman's early life through the end of WWII. Occasional quotes from Truman use the terms SOB and such in context. This guide is a... ByStephanie Poynor
This project is an unbelievable project that allows student to connect the history of today to the time period being studied in class. Each student... ByBrent Pillsbury
As awful as it may seem, war has been the virtual handmaiden of civilization from the start, mainly because of its excess wealth which inspires so ... ByChris Butler
The reputation of the Vikings, everyone's "favorite medieval barbarians", has undergone something of a makeover in recent decades, as historians ha... ByChris Butler
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
This Powerpoint looks at the historical roots of the Sunni-Shi-ite split in Islam in an effort to provide a fuller understanding of the complex pro... ByChris Butler
This lesson looks at the process of Rome's civilizing mission during the Pax Romana. After analyzing that process it has an extensive picture essa... ByChris Butler
This lesson focuses on the forces leading to the rise of Fascism in Italy, Mussolini's personality cult (especially in the PowerPoint, and how much... ByChris Butler
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
There are 28 pages of World History Vocabulary, comprehension exercises, word association, writing sentences to ensure knowledge of concepts. Thes... ByLynn Eggleston
Early life, Colbert's economic reforms (including a discussion of mercantilism) and their effects, Louvois' military reforms, and Louis' expulsion ... ByChris Butler
7th Grade World History Syllabus
Syllabus is designed for a school with a difficult student population (behaviorally). The full document has cl... ByHistory Teacher
This is a PowerPoint presentation, including 28 slides. Sixteen of the slides are images of places in the Eastern Hemisphere, each of which is lab... ByMeredith Mazur
The Renaissance saw more than great cultural advances. It also saw far-reaching political and economic developments. This lesson looks at how ind... ByChris Butler
The first prerequistie for towns even to exist is the ability to feed themselves. Along those lines growth of cities throughout history, such as i... ByChris Butler