Ancient Civilizations Bundle: Hyperdocs, Choice Boards, and Digital Breakouts

This bundled product contains hyperdocs, choice boards, and digital breakouts on the most popular ancient civilizations. Read below and view previews for detailed information about each one.

 

Hyperdocs Description:

 

• Are you looking for a way to make a topic more engaging, technological, and interactive? Well, then this is the product for you! 100% digital, these hyperdocs can be used to introduce or reinforce the study of Ancient Civilizations. They are a great way to individualize and differentiate your curriculum. Each hyperdoc is also sold separately.

 

Hyperdoc Components/Skills:

• Explore
• Examine
• Watch
• Learn
• Compare
• Read
• Infer
• Analyze
• Wonder
• Apply
• Collaboration
• Using/citing text evidence
• Summarizing
• Writing an argument

 

Topics Covered in this hyperdoc bundle:

 

Rome:

• The Roman Empire
• Roman Art
• Origins of Rome
• Roman Colosseum
• Roman Emperors
• Inventions of Ancient Rome
• Monuments
• Geography and Resources

 

Greece:

• Aspects of Greek culture
• Architecture
• Physical Features
• Geography
• Olympics
• Greek Trading
• Democracy
• Athens vs. Sparta

 

Culture:

• What is Culture?
• American symbols
• Culture vocabulary
• Egyptian culture
• Evaluating cultures
• Early humans
• American culture
• Comparing ancient civilizations

 

China:

• Geography of China
• Resources
• Shang Dynasty
• Zhou Dynasty
• Chinese Art
• Chinese Writing
• Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism
• Oracle Bones
• The Silk Road
• The Black Death
• Rice

 

India:

• Physical Geography & Resources
• The Eightfold Path
• The Caste System
• Inventions
• Hinduism and Buddhism
• The Bhagavad Gita
• Asoka
• The Taj Mahal

 

Mesopotamia:

• Geography of Mesopotamia
• Ziggurats
• Hammurabi's Code Stele
• Hammurabi's Code Laws
• Cuneiform
• Mesopotamian men and women
• The Epic of Gilgamesh
• The Fertile Crescent

 

Egypt:

• Ancient Egypt Timeline
• Egyptian Art
• Mummification
• The Nile River
• Gods and Goddesses
• Temples
• Hieroglyphics
• Shaduf/Irrigation

 

Early Humans:

• Timeline of Early Humans
• Types of Early Humans
• Early Human Development
• Oldest Human Fossils
• Homo Erectus
• Homo Habilis
• Stone Tools
• Lucy
• Evolution of Humans

 

Each product includes the Google link to the hyperdoc. Must have internet access. Hyperdoc is web-based. Some video links are from YouTube. They may be blocked by school filter. If so, show the video whole class. You may need to create a Padlet, Flipgrid and Answer Garden link for a few of the activities (But feel free to use any program of your choice). Some activities may require Adobe flash. Be sure your school district gives students access to documents outside of your school district.

 

Choice Boards Description:

 

This bundle includes choice boards for Ancient China, Ancient India, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and Mesopotamia.

 

Each choice board includes 9 activity squares that address different multiple intelligences based on the study of each culture. This menu of activities can be used as a formative or summative assessment of each culture. It includes ranked activities by points and a variety of activities that assess different aspects of each culture. Activities can be modified for your group and/or unit of study. Includes grading rubric.

 

Skills Covered:

• Summarizing
• Compare and Contrast
• Analyzing
• Evaluating
• Research
• Writing
• Map Skills
• Diagraming
• Charting
• Defining
• Creativity
• Point of View
• Video Production

 

Ancient India Topics:

• Geography
• Agriculture
• Caste System
• Mandala
• Vocabulary
• Four Noble Truths
• Eightfold Path
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Taj Mahal
• Lotus Flower
• Siddhartha Gautama
• Asoka
• Mohandas Gandhi
• Legacies of India

 

Sample Activities:

Explain and create a mandala

Evaluate the caste system

Compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism

Create a map of landforms and bodies of water

Explain the significance of leadership styles, religion, and symbols

 

Ancient Egypt Topics:

• The Nile River
• Mummies
• Hieroglyphics
• Social Pyramid
• Gods/Religion
• Pyramids
• King Tut
• Cartouche
• Key Vocabulary
• Daily Life
• Pharaoh

 

Sample Activities:

Create a god profile

Make a cartouche

Sequence the steps to making a mummy

Write a song or poem about the pyramids

 

Ancient China Topics:

• Geography
• Dynasties (Zhou, Shang, Qin, Han)
• Chinese Writing
• The Silk Road
• Philosophies: Confucianism, Legalism, Daoism
• The Great Wall
• Terracotta Army
• Leaders
• Inventions

 

Sample Activities:

Rank the three major philosophies and explain using evidence

Write a diary entry from the point of view of a traveler on the Silk Road

Write a poem or a song about The Great Wall

Record a newscast about the Terracotta Army

 

Mesopotamia Topics:

• Tigris and Euphrates
• Ziggurat
• The Wheel
• Inventions
• Hammurabi's Code
• Cuneiform
• City States
• Surplus
• Polytheism

 

Sample Activities:

Create and label a ziggurat

Write a news release about the wheel

Describe the impact of the Tigris and Euphrates on agriculture

Analyze Hammurabi's Code

 

Ancient Greece Topics:

• Geography
• Athens
• Sparta
• Philosophers
• Olympics
• Architecture
• Daily Life
• Alphabet
• Democracy
• Gods/Goddesses

 

Sample Activities:

Compare and contrast Athens and Sparta. Which would you prefer?

Write an editorial about Ancient Greece’s government.

Create a video lesson on the different types of columns in Greece.

Rank the philosophers of Ancient Greece.

Write a diary entry from the viewpoint of an Ancient Greek cities

 

Ancient Rome Topics:

• Leaders
• Daily Life
• Colosseum
• Mythology
• Art
• Literature
• Republic
• Engineering
• Social Classes
• Wars and Battles
• Philosophers

 

Sample Activities:

Write a diary entry from the viewpoint of an Ancient Rome citizen.

Create a video lesson on the different types of art and literature in Rome.

Create an interactive timeline of the major wars and battles in Rome.

Summarize the most significant creations in Roman engineering and rank them!

 

Download includes a link to each choice board and rubric. Each activity is linked to a separate document that gives a more thorough description of the assignment. Document can be easily shared through Google Drive or Google Classroom.

 

 

Digital Breakouts Description:

Looking for digital breakouts covering Ancient Civilizations? If so, then this is the document for you! All you need is connection to the internet! These digital breakouts are on a Google site.

 

A digital breakout has students find a series of online clues to unlock "locks." Breakouts are a great way to increase student engagement in the 21st century. The 4Cs are incorporated as students must collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically!

 

Answer Keys Included! 60 min time limit is suggested.

 

Purchased document is a Word doc that includes Google Links with each breakout. Google Drive and Google Classroom ready!

 

Description of each breakout:

 

Early Humans Breakout:

 

Looking for a digital breakout covering Early Humans? If so, then this is the document for you! All you need is connection to the internet! This breakout is on a Google site.

 

A digital breakout has students find a series of online clues to unlock "locks." Breakouts are a great way to increase student engagement in the 21st century. The 4Cs are incorporated as students must collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically!

 

In this breakout:

 

The Scenario:

Congratulations! Your archeology group is on the brink of making a new discovery about Early Humans! Your reward money is prized at $1,000,000! However, you cannot claim your prize money until you prove you have what it takes to solve some difficult puzzles! Can you beat the clock to claim your one million dollars??? Give it your best shot!

 

Topics Covered:

Early human skulls

Lucy the Australopithecine

Evolution

Early human migration

African origins

Wooly mammoths

Neanderthals

 

5 Locks (Google Form):

Word lock

Number lock

Color lock

Date lock

Directional lock

 

Answer Key Included!

 

Purchased document is a Word doc that includes a Google Link with the breakout. Google Drive and Google Classroom ready!

  

Mesopotamia Breakout:

Looking for a digital breakout covering Mesopotamia? If so, then this is the document for you! All you need is connection to the internet! This breakout is on a Google site.

 

A digital breakout has students find a series of online clues to unlock "locks." Breakouts are a great way to increase student engagement in the 21st century. The 4Cs are incorporated as students must collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically!

 

In this breakout:

 

The Scenario:

Help! Some children visiting a museum have been held captive!  They need your help to escape! If you can solve each puzzle and breakout in time, then the children will be set free!  There is a reward of $10,000 if they get released in time!  Can you save them?

 

Topics Covered:

Hammurabi's Code

Cuneiform

Fertile Crescent

Mesopotamian History

Tigris & Euphrates

Sumerians

 

5 Locks (Google Form):

Letter lock

Number lock

Color lock

Date lock

Directional lock

 

Answer Key Included!

  

Ancient Egypt Breakout:

Looking for a digital breakout covering Ancient Egypt? If so, then this is the document for you! All you need is connection to the internet! This breakout is on a Google site.

 

A digital breakout has students find a series of online clues to unlock "locks." Breakouts are a great way to increase student engagement in the 21st century. The 4Cs are incorporated as students must collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically!

 

In this breakout:

 

The Scenario:

Oh no! Your class went on a field trip to visit the Great Pyramids of Ancient Egypt and some students got separated from their tour guide. The only way to safely return them back is by solving the puzzles below! Can we count on you to reunite these students with their group? We hope so!

 

Topics Covered:

King Tut

Mummies

Gods & Goddesses

The Nile River

Hieroglyphics

 

5 Locks (Google Form):

Letter lock

Number lock

Color lock

Date lock

Directional lock

 

Answer Key Included!

 

Purchased document is a Word doc that includes a Google Link with the breakout. Google Drive and Google Classroom ready!

  

Ancient India Breakout:

Looking for a digital breakout covering Ancient India? If so, then this is the document for you! All you need is connection to the internet! This breakout is on a Google site.

 

A digital breakout has students find a series of online clues to unlock "locks." Breakouts are a great way to increase student engagement in the 21st century. The 4Cs are incorporated as students must collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically!

 

In this breakout:

 

The Scenario:

You've been traveling many hours to get to Ancient India and you've finally arrived! However, when you try to leave the airport, all of the doors are locked and you are trapped inside. In order to make your way out of the airport and enjoy your vacation, you must solve the clues below to breakout! Good luck!

 

Topics Covered:

Caste System

Buddha & The Eightfold Path

Taj Mahal

Indus River Valley

Mandalas

 

5 Locks (Google Form):

Letter lock

Number lock

Color lock

Date lock

Directional lock

 

Ancient China Breakout

Looking for a digital breakout covering Ancient China? If so, then this is the document for you! All you need is connection to the internet! This breakout is on a Google site.

 

A digital breakout has students find a series of online clues to unlock "locks." Breakouts are a great way to increase student engagement in the 21st century. The 4Cs are incorporated as students must collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically!

 

In this breakout:

 

The Scenario:

On your tour of the Great Wall of China, you decided to stop for some lunch. While you were eating, someone snatched your wallet. You don't have any money to get back to your hotel. However, someone has offered you some money if you are willing to help them solve the puzzles below! Can you return back safely or will there be a lot more walking in your future?

 

Topics Covered:

The Great Wall of China

Chinese Inventions: Paper making, gun powder, movable type printing, & the compass

Warring States of Chinas and dynasties

Chinese Philosophies: Confucianism, Daoism, & Legalism

The Silk Road

 

5 Locks (Google Form):

Letter lock

Number lock

Color lock

Word lock

Directional lock

 

Ancient Greece Breakout

Looking for a digital breakout covering Ancient Greece? If so, then this is the document for you! All you need is connection to the internet! This breakout is on a Google site.

 

A digital breakout has students find a series of online clues to unlock "locks." Breakouts are a great way to increase student engagement in the 21st century. The 4Cs are incorporated as students must collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically!

 

In this breakout:

 

The Scenario:

You and your classmates are on a tour of Ancient Greece and have suddenly gotten lost! You have tried to back track but still can't seem to find the others from your group. The only way to find your way back is to solve the puzzles below. Will you find your tour group or will you be stuck in Greece forever?

 

Topics Covered:

Gods and Goddesses

Democracy

Olympics

Landmarks: Parthenon, Acropolis, Temple of Apollo, Delphi Ruins, & Palace of Knossos

City-states

 

5 Locks (Google Form):

Letter lock

Number lock

Color lock

Date lock

Directional lock

 

Ancient Rome Breakout

Looking for a digital breakout covering Ancient Rome? If so, then this is the document for you! All you need is connection to the internet! This breakout is on a Google site.

 

A digital breakout has students find a series of online clues to unlock "locks." Breakouts are a great way to increase student engagement in the 21st century. The 4Cs are incorporated as students must collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically!

 

In this breakout:

 

The Scenario:

The Ancient Romans need your help! They want to preserve their buildings, architecture, and land but invaders are threatening their empire! With your help, they can survive the attack! But hurry, time is running out! Solve each lock and help these Romans survive!

 

Topics Covered:

Roman Gladiators

Roman Government

Roman Baths

Daily Life

Emperors

Gods and Goddesses

The Roman Empire

Colosseum

Julius Caesar

 

5 Locks (Google Form):

Letter lock

Number lock

Color lock

Word lock

Directional lock

 

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