Looking for a comprehensive resource to accompany Western Civilizations, 16th edition? This site follows the text with online response tools such as chapter quizzes, interactive maps, focus questions, and flash cards. Chapter 4 focuses...

Ever wonder about Sparta, Greek city-states, or the Persian Wars? Cover these topics and several more, with this well-put-together presentation. Easy to follow and good for note taking, your class will be able to clearly understand the...

Students explore the culture of the Mayans through a variety of activities. In this instructional activity about Maya, students analyze pictures in books and on websites, produce scale models of Maya architecture, and create Maya...

Students explore Greece. In this introduction to ancient Greece lesson plan, students locate and circle the names of the bodies of water surrounding Greece, then underline the names of important cities in Greece on a world map displayed...

Ninth graders investigate how Rome evolved from a republic to an empire. In this ancient Rome lesson, 9th graders listen to a SMART Board lecture about the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Students then play 4 games that require them...

Geologists are gneiss, tuff, and a little bit wacke. The fifth chapter of seven includes ten activities at four different levels. The hands-on activities cover fossils including how they are formed, vertebrates, invertebrates,...

High schoolers examine the Ancient Roman culture focusing on how they decorated their homes. As a class, they watch a PowerPoint presentation and complete an outline. Individually, they draw their own sketch of a Roman chair using...

Middle schoolers begin the lesson by locating cities and other points of interest in the ancient world. In groups, they use the internet to research the types of ships used during this time period and discuss the reasons why trade was...

Sixth graders identify ancient Greek influences in the modern world. In this ancient Greece lesson, student research the government, religion, economy, inventions and contributions of Greece. Students participate in a debate about life...

Students explore life in early Mesopotamia through a list of jobs that people taken from an ancient clay tablet found in Mesopotamia. The list is compare to jobs still performed in today's society.

Middle schoolers are introduced to the various occupations in Mesopotamia. In groups, they discuss the reasons for occupations changing over time. They use the internet to research the ancient jobs of their choice and write a paper...

Sixth graders engage in a variety of activities in order to study the culture of Ancient India. They read text in order to answer specific questions. Students make a crossword puzzle to review vocabulary among many other exercises in the...

Studdnts research ancient texts and compare ancient Greek atomic theories, as used in the production of silver, to modern theories.

Students describe and assess circumstances surrounding a major historical event from the ancient world by using Internet (and other) resources to research its location, people, and repercussions, & write a newsletter that summarizes...

Pupils consider how empires are created and sustained, examine Peutinger Table as a whole and in detail as tool of empire for Rome, c. 250 CE, create ancient time-distance travel chart that synthesizes series of strip maps, and practice...

In this ancient history activity, students examine the world of the ancient Greeks. They examine pictures of the Wooden Horse before making one with everyday items. They read about Odysseus and the characters in the story. They locate...

Sixth graders use the four philosophies of Ancient China to investigate persceptive and resolution of a problem.

Studentsexplore ancient civilizations by researching and comparing Chinese dynasties. They create an exhibit for Ancient Heritage Museum Day and present information about their time period to the class.

Students consider the accomplishments of the Romans. In this ancient Rome instructional activity, students take a closer look at Roman contributions to modern society as they visit the suggested museums and their websites.

Fourth graders engage in a lesson in which ancient Africa's historical contributions are told though the eyes of a spider, Anansi, and his search calabash game. The game is accessed through a website which is embedded in this lesson plan.

Students examine ancient religions of Confucianism and Buddhism. Pupils prepare a K-W-L chart, Venn Diagram and participate in think-pair-share activities. Classmates compare and contrast Confucianism and Buddhism. They explore the...

For this ancient numerals:  Brahmi worksheet, 3rd graders use the symbols given to decode 8 Brahmi equations, then rewrite and solve them using our number system.

In this ancient Greek worksheet, learners examine growing up in Greece. They examine why unwanted babies were sometimes abandoned, list differences between Greek schools and schools today, practice writing with Greek characters, and read...

In this ancient history worksheet, students identify the various Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. They complete a chart identifying whether they were Greek or Roman and what their specific area of interest was. Finally, students...