Ancient history printables for Microsoft Word

Comparing the Code of Hammurabi to the Laws of Today

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This lesson looks at 5 of the laws from the Code of Hammurabi, king of ancient Babylon. It then asks students to put these laws in their own words and to compare them to the laws of today. The objective is to have students understand: 1. The history of laws, why laws are important, and 2. That laws evolve over time and reflect the changing values of society. Hopefully there is an understanding that "An Eye for and Eye" is not always the best way to enforce laws.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History, World History

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Lesson

Biography: King Tut Info + 6 Multiple Choice Reading Comprehension Questions

Created by

Jacklyn Spark

Did a curse begin when King Tut's tomb was opened and all of its fortunes were found? When some of the men who helped in the discovery began to die, the tomb was thought to have a curse on it. Some felt King Tut was taking revenge against those who invaded his tomb. This worksheet explores the legend. There is one page of informational text along with a black-and-white drawing of King Tut. The second page has six multiple choice questions that assess the reading skills of: Main Idea, Finding De

Subjects:

Ancient History, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

Ancient Civilizations Map Projects

Created by

Natalie's Nifty Innovations

This is a collection of map projects I designed over several years of teaching ancient civilizations. I usually begin each new area of study with a look at the geography where the civilization in question developed. Before we move into discussing the people and the culture they developed, my students are required to create their own maps of the location. Throughout each unit of study, we keep a significant focus on how the land and climate of each area contributed to the culture of the civili

Subjects:

Ancient History, Geography

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Research, Projects, Printables

The Flight of Icarus - Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by

WonbyOne

This is a small group reader's theater is for 4-5 students. This is a Greek tragedy and is based on the story of Daedalus and Icarus. Daedalus is an inventor and very very smart. He builds King Minos a labyrinth and, after it is finished, the king decides to get rid of him. He locks Daedalus and Icarus in the labyrinth that Daedalus made him. Daedalus know the labyrinth well and he and his son escape. They go into hiding and come up with a plan to get away from the island where King Minos lives.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Drama, Reading

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Centers

Fall of Rome: Document Gallery Walk

Created by

New Teach City

Don't just TELL your students how Rome fell, have them DISCOVER for themselves with this text-based gallery walk. Armed with a graphic organizer, students can work in groups to examine 7 texts and a map to explore the multitude of reasons why the Roman empire fell. They will summarize and extend their knowledge with a writing activity at the end! This is a great way to get your students active and have some student centered learning in your classroom!

Subjects:

Ancient History, European History, World History

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Printables

Ancient Rome: David Macaulay Roman City Documentary

Created by

Mark Aaron

"The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, a DVD based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness." Quote from the PBS website. This is a study guide with

Subjects:

Ancient History, European History, World History

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

Seven Wonders of the World w/ 10 Comprehension Qs: Main Idea, Details, Map Skill

Created by

Jacklyn Spark

4 Page Minilesson titled "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." A map is included so students can see where the wonders are located. On a word document, you will get a colorful image of each wonder next to each informational paragraphs. (Some preview/thumbnail pictures came out black-and-white because I was having trouble making them small enough to upload.) Ten literal reading comprehension follow, which assess main ideas, finding details, vocabulary, and map skill. The minilesson will make a g

Subjects:

Ancient History, Geography, Reading

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Homework, Printables, Lesson

"Ancient Greece for Middle School Students" Book/Article Collection

Created by

BEST Educational Consulting

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the wonders of Ancient Greece with "Ancient Greece for Middle School Students." This comprehensive guide is tailor-made for young minds, offering engaging and in-depth articles on various facets of this fascinating civilization. Each topic is carefully curated to provide middle school students with a captivating exploration of Ancient Greece, from its geography and daily life to the legendary tales of Greek mythology and the epic military exploits of Al

Subjects:

Ancient History, English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Homework, Printables

World History Writing Handbook (MOD Writing System)

Created by

I Heart History

This is a complete handbook designed to teach students in on-level or pre-AP World History classes to write precise, concise, and analytical historical essays. I have successfully used this handbook with my 10th-grade pre-AP students for three years. It can also be tweaked slightly to work for AP World History students. The MOD Writing System is student-centered and cooperative, and is based on a modular, modeled approach to writing. Modular: each lesson teaches students to evaluate and th

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History, World History

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Workbooks, DBQs, Printables

Athens vs. Sparta

Created by

Cristina Knapp

This is a worksheet for Ancient Greece. It has the students look at attributes of Athens vs. Sparta and to place them into a Venn Diagram. Good review for the end of a lesson.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

Roman Empire Rise and Fall - Worksheet

Created by

Monica Lukins

This one-page worksheet goes along with the "Roman Empire Rise and Fall" PowerPoint that I also sell on TPT. It is designed for students to fill-in-the-blanks as they learn about the Romans rise and fall while watching the PowerPoint presentation.

Subjects:

Ancient History, European History, World History

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

Broken Pots: A hands on intro to archeology and historical study

Created by

Michael Howard

This activity contains lesson plans, a student activity worksheet, and rubric for use in a 6-12 grade social studies classroom. Students are presented with a hypothetical situation in which they must use team work, critical thinking skills, and artifact analysis to study a culture. Some preparation of materials beforehand is required however students never fail to be highly engaged! This works well as a course introduction to the study of pre-history, ancient peoples, and archeology methods. Cr

Subjects:

Ancient History, Other (Social Studies - History), World History

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Printables, Lesson

Confucius: Famous Quotes Activity

Created by

Teach N Learn

Students are given a worksheet with many famous quotes from Confucius. They then have to try and figure out what he is trying to say. Don't worry there is a teacher key that will help you explain the quotes to your students. Quotes like "He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger." There are 10 quotes in all on the worksheet. This was a really fun activity.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Chinese, World History

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Handouts, Printables

World Religions Chart - Scramble Activity

Created by

Ginger Scally

Two charts are included, a correct chart showing features of the five major world religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, hinduism, and Buddhism) and a chart for students that has these features scrambled. Students must use color-coding to correctly identify the features that match each religion.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History, World History

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Activities, Printables

Mesopotamian/Sumerian Achievements, Their Effects, and Rankings Chart

Created by

History Man

In this activity students will be provided with eight different achievements of the Mesopotamians / Sumerians. The students will need to describe the effects that these achievements and inventions had on society. After completing this section, students will need to rank these achievements by importance and then explain why they ranked them the way that they did.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Ancient Greece Timeline - NO PREP

Created by

Erin Keith

Directions for students to create a timeline based on the history of ancient Greece. Includes: - a student worksheet for students to complete - teacher answer key The student worksheet has content about ancient Greece from 550 BC - 300 BC included on it. The handout can be used without any preparation. This handout gives students directions to create and correctly label a timeline based on the history of ancient Greece. Then students are asked questions based off of the inf

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History, World History

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Handouts, Homework, Printables

Create A New World Religion Project

Created by

History Scoop

This project concludes the unit on World Belief Systems in my World History Class. Students are given a scenario where the end of the world occurs and are asked to create a new world religion based on common elements among religions. I have included instructions for the teacher describing the process I took when leading my students through this project. Before students start the project, they participate in a Gallery Walk A project rubric has been included for teachers who use Standards Ba

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History, World History

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

Byzantine Empire reading and map

Created by

Chuck Behm

A two page article with maps and diagrams of the Byzantine Empire and the city of Constantinople. Includes reading comprehension and map skills questions.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Geography, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 7th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

Roman Aqueducts Reading and Questions

Created by

Middle School Social Studies and More

This is a short informational passage on ancient Roman aqueducts and nine questions about the passage.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

Fall of Rome Mind Map

Created by

WorldHistoryTeach

This is a mind-map project which reqiures students to determine the ten key events that led to the Fall of Rome in 476CE and "map" out how each event led to the following. The project requires them to not only visualize and draw an image for each event, but to include a brief description for each event. It is a great wrap-up project for a unit on the Fall of Rome and can be used as a formal assessment at the end of a unit. Included in the directions are a rubric and example of a student pro

Subjects:

Ancient History, European History, World History

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

Classical Rome DBQ for World History

Created by

I Heart History

This DBQ (Document-based Question) includes 8 primary and secondary source documents for student analysis, in response to the prompt, "Analyze the political and cultural achievements and legacy of Classical Rome." The documents include visual representations of Roman sculpture and mosaics, secondary sources commenting on the relationship between Greek and Roman scholarship, and primary sources such as excerpts from the Laws of the Twelve Tables and the writings of Polybius. The file includes t

Subjects:

Ancient History, European History, World History

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

DBQs, Handouts, Printables

Ancient Egypt Gods and Goddesses Interactive worksheet

Created by

Kate Hallett

This is a great activity do after a lesson about gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Also a great item to use when substitutes are in as students are cutting and pasting! I like to give them the description boxes first after a lesson, or have them research it on the computer. When they have figured out which description fits under which god or goddess, I give them the images to use.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

Greek Mythology: The Story of Arachne Interactive Reader

Created by

Bookish Brands

Students will explore the purpose of Greek mythological stories through "The Story of Arachne", focusing on the role that the gods played in everyday ancient Greek life. Throughout the short reading, students will react and predict to the character and plot development to better understand the cause and effect relationship in this type of story. There are further analysis questions at the end of the reading that challenge students to examine the purpose of mythology in society. Easily applicable

Subjects:

Ancient History, Balanced Literacy, Other (ELA)

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

Also included in: Interactive Reader Activity Bundle

Early American Civilizations Assessment Packet

Created by

Stephen Campbell

This packet covers early civilizations of the Americas, starting with the arrival of hunter-gatherers in North America. Reference is made to ways of life of the Olmec, Mound Builders, Anasazi, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Related vocabulary terms are assessed, and questions about geographic location and time lines are included as well. The packet provides an answer key and two black-line masters, one standard form and one modified with fewer choices for meeting student needs. The assessment or

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

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