World History

Students will learn about the people, events, developments, and more from Ancient India (geography, Indus River Valley civilizations, Aryans, Maurya Empire, Gupta Empire, and more) with this gallery walk or PowerPoint. Hinduism and Buddhism are included...

Students will learn about the causes and effects of building the Suez Canal, the efforts to build it, and its significance historically and today by watching and analyzing a 5 minute video and answering 23 questions. The answers are included where...

Students will learn about the characteristics of the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras and early humans with these 5 activities. They will complete 24 task cards, work through a reading packet with comprehension tasks, watch and analyze 2 TedEd videos (one...

Students will review the people, events, documents, and more from the rise of European dictators by playing this "was it Hitler, Stalin, or Mussolini" review game. Students will identify which dictator or country an item is from and answer 6 review...

Students will learn about the myths and facts related to our changing understanding of Neanderthals over time by watching this 7 minute video, answering 19 questions, and completing 2 creative tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and the...

Students will learn about the atrocities committed in the Congo by Belgium under King Leopold II by watching an almost 6 minute video and answering 26 questions (one is a creative task). The answers are included where appropriate and the video is from...

Students will review the people, events, accomplishments, and more from Ancient Egypt by playing this review game. Students will identify if the item shown is from the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, or New Kingdom and then answer 5 review questions. There...

Students will learn about the people, events, beliefs, documents, and more from the Protestant Reformation with this PowerPoint (or gallery walk with a note guide). The topics covered include but are not limited to Martin Luther, John Calvin,...

Students will learn about the rise and fall of Spartacus and his rebellion against enslavement in Ancient Rome by watching a 5 minute video and answering 22 questions. They will then complete a creative task. The video is from TedEd and the answers are...

Students will learn about the Roman Republic with this PowerPoint (can be printed and used as a gallery walk) and stations activity (can be used as a jigsaw). The presentation is 49 slides covering Rome's foundation, the establishment of the Republic,...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from the Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty (the Treaty of Kadesh) by answering 13 questions and completing a creative task. This includes one paragraph of historical context and background information.  The...

Students will learn about the efforts to by historians and archaeologists to discover the truth behind the Trojan War and Ancient Troy from research and excavations by watching a 4 and a half minute video and answering 22 questions (one is a creative...