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African Culture: Music and Dance
$5.00This engaging activity, created by Shawneen Morrison, will have your students out of their seats as they work together to produce polyrhythmic music and then use two brief video lessons to attempt basic African dance moves. At the end, students watch...$5.00 -
African Empires and Kingdoms Webquest
$6.00Many students enter World History classrooms unable to name a single African Empire other than the Egyptian Empire. They often hold stereotypes of pre-colonial African societies as having been small, violent, technologically deprived, poor, quaint people...$6.00 -
World Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity Comparison Activity
$3.50This lesson plan covers the origins, main ideas, and spread of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity. Students will read a 2 page article about these religions and philosophies. They will then read a series of quotes and statements and...$3.50 -
Medieval Europe Role of The Catholic Church Lesson: Article and Questions
$2.00This article covers the role the Catholic Church played in Medieval Europe. Topics covered include: 1. The Church as the unifying force for post-Classical Europe 2. The role that the Church and the sacraments played in the daily lives of the people. 3...$2.00 -
Decline of Feudalism and Manorialism: PPT and Article
$3.50This lesson covers the end of Medieval Europe. By the end of this lesson, students will be able to explain how Feudalism and Manorialism weakened, thereby strengthening European monarchs and weakening the nobility and ushering an end to the political...$3.50 -
The Tang and Song Dynasties Travel Brochure Activity
$3.50This lesson plan covers both the Tang and Song Dynasties of Medieval China. By the end of the lesson, students will understand: a. the "tribute" system used in the empire. b. the effect Confucianism had on Chinese culture, including the practice of...$3.50 -
Fall of Roman Empire and Han Dynasty Comparison Lesson
$3.00The purpose of this lesson is to have students compare and contrast the fall of the Roman Empire with the fall of the Han Dynasty in China. Students will be given a worksheet that discusses several reasons for why each empire fell. Have students...$3.00 -
Code of Hammurabi Lesson
$3.50In this lesson, students will learn about the significance of the Code of Hammurabi for World History. Students will also learn about the specific laws of the Code of Hammurabi and write about what those laws teach them about what society in Ancient...$3.50 -
Treaty of Versailles Role Play Activity
$3.50This lesson plan covers the motivations of the United States, Britain, and France as they negotiated the Treaty of Versailles. It also covers the terms of the Treaty and what effects the treaty had. During this lesson, students are broken up into 4...$3.50 -
French Revolution Radical Stage Debate Activity
$3.50*Note - this lesson is lesson #2 in my French Revolution unit. My page also has the entire unit for sale if you would like to purchase all the lessons together at a discount. This lesson plan is focused on the Radical Stage of the French Revolution...$3.50 -
Effects of Napoleon Article
$2.00*Note - this is lesson #3 in my French Revolution unit. The entire unit can be found on sale in my store if you would like all 3 lessons. This is a 2 page article about the significance and effects of Napoleon's rule at the tail end of the French...$2.00 -
English Civil War and Glorious Revolution Article
$3.00This is a 3 and a half page article that covers the events of the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution. The article is divided up into 4 sections. After each section, students are directed to either answer questions about the section or to...$3.00