5th - 8th Grade World History/Studies
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Armenian Genocide Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze an account of the forced evacuations and massacre of the Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire by answering 15 questions based on the text, images, and a telegram from Ambassador Morgenthau. Two questions are...$4.00 -
The Crusades Primary Source Analysis and Creative Activities
$4.00Students will read an account of the Crusades, answer 16 questions, and complete 5 creative tasks. The tasks include creating an emblem for their banner, discussing how a town crier could motivate them to join up, designing a museum exhibit, and more! An...$4.00 -
D-Day Text Analysis and Map Activity
$3.75Students will read and analyze Eisenhower's "Order of the Day" for D-Day by answering 10 questions. They will then read his "In Case of Failure" note and answer 2 more questions. They will then compare and contrast the original draft of the Order of the...$3.75 -
The Partition of India Map Activity
$3.50Students will complete 3 maps to review the political and physical geography related to the Partition of India (physical geography, before 1947, and after the creation of Pakistan and Bangladesh). There are 58 labels across the first three maps and 3...$3.50 -
Minoans and Mycenaeans Map Activity
$3.50Students will complete 2 maps to review the political and physical geography related to the Mycenaeans and Minoans of Ancient Greece. There are 38 labels and tasks on the maps and 5 review questions to answer. The answers are included where appropriate...$3.50 -
The Peloponnesian War Map Activity
$3.50Students will complete 3 maps to review the political and physical geography related to the Peloponnesian War of Ancient Greece. There are 54 labels and tasks on the maps and 5 questions to answer. The answers are included where appropriate and this...$3.50 -
The Persian Wars Learning Packet
$4.00Students will learn about the Greco-Persian Wars with 3 pages of an overview of the First and Second Persian invasions of Greece (people, events, causes, effects) followed by 17 comprehension questions (one is chronological order). They will also read 5...$4.00 -
The Persian Wars Map Activity
$3.50Students will complete 2 maps to review the political and physical geography related to the Persian Wars of Ancient Greece. There are 40 labels and tasks for students to complete on the maps and 5 review questions. The answers are included where...$3.50 -
European Exploration Map Review
$3.25Students will review various people and discoveries from the Era of Exploration (Age of Discovery) by completing this map activity. There are 5 required labels, then students will choose 10 other routes/claims/events/etc to label or mark on the map from...$3.25 -
The Decolonization of Africa Map Activity
$3.50Students will complete 3 maps to review the political and physical geography related to the independence movements in Africa during the Cold War (African independence, African decolonization). There are 72 labels across two maps and the third map has 3...$3.50 -
The Age of Absolutism Map Activity
$3.25Students will complete 3 maps to review the political and physical geography of Europe during the Age of Absolutism. Some labels have students mark modern day locations relevant to the area as a whole. There are 58 labels across the three maps, 2...$3.25 -
The Early Americas Map Activity
$3.50Students will complete 5 maps to review the political and physical geography of the early Americas including the Aztec, Inca, Maya, Olmec, Toltec, and various North American tribes and regions. Some labels have students mark modern day locations relevant...$3.50