5th - 8th Grade World History/Studies
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Ancient Egypt Landmarks Activity
$3.75Students will review landmarks and key locations from Ancient Egypt by creating a "mini-Ancient Egypt" with 20 locations/items for tourists to experience as much of Egypt as possible without actually traveling around geographically and through time...$3.75 -
The Red Baron Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read a short background on the Red Baron of World War 1 (WWI, WW1) and an excerpt from his diary regarding some military engagements. They will then answer 14 questions and complete 3 creative tasks. The answers are included where...$3.25 -
Medieval History Writing Prompts
$3.50These 40 writing prompts for Medieval History (the Middle Ages) cover Byzantines and Slavs, Islam, the Rise of Medieval Europe, and Medieval Europe at its Height. They are a combination of academic, what if, opinion questions, and creative tasks with...$3.50 -
Navajo Code Talkers Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review what they learned about Navajo Code Talkers by creating a pamphlet and fulfilling 9 academic and creative requirements (including writing something using Navajo Code). A sample layout and points distribution are included. This would...$3.25 -
Industrial Revolution Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review the Industrial Revolution in Europe by creating a pamphlet explaining to other countries how they can have their own Industrial Revolution. They will fulfill 8 requirements such as discussing how it was Great Britain that led the...$3.25 -
World War 2 Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review World War 2 (WW2, WWII) by analyzing the arguments for and against the decisions FDR made regarding the attack at Pearl Harbor, the Holocaust, the atomic bomb, and the internment of Japanese-Americans. They will create a pamphlet...$3.25 -
Charlemagne Reading and Image Analysis
$3.75Students will read a passage on Charlemagne's time in power from Medieval Europe (the Middle Ages), answer 11 questions, analyze 9 images, and complete 4 creative tasks (in general they are about two takes on his legacy, a resume, and an advertisement)...$3.75 -
Germany Invades Belgium in 1914 Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze the military start of World War 1 (WWI) when Germany invaded Belgium, violated its neutrality, and marched towards France to begin the Schlieffen Plan by answering 15 questions (one is about a political cartoon). The...$3.25 -
Containment Mini Lesson
$4.00Students will learn about the policy of containment during the Cold War with this 11 slide overview, discussion questions, and built in activities. It also includes primary source excerpts from George Kennan's containment policy with 12 questions/tasks...$4.00 -
World War 2 Conferences Review Activity
$3.00Students will learn about, or review, the main WW2 (WWII) conferences (Munich, Cairo, Casablanca, Atlantic, Potsdam, Tehran, and Yalta) by completing a research chart, answering two questions, matching primary source quotes to their conferences, and...$3.00 -
D-Day Primary Source Analysis Compare 2 Accounts
$3.25Students will compare and contrast the D-Day accounts of an American soldier landing at Normandy and a French civilian from World War 2 (WW2, WWII). They answer 14 questions then compare and contrast the accounts (3 additional questions). The answers are...$3.25 -
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Julius Caesar Activities Bundle
Now: $14.00Was: $16.75Students will review Caesar's life and time in power by completing 5 activities: a primary source analysis (an account of his crossing the Rubicon and another of his assassination with 22 questions and a timeline component), an overview of his rise to...Now: $14.00Was: $16.75