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  • Egypt

    An exciting, hands-on collection of ideas and activities designed to introduce your students to the fascinating world of ancient Egypt. Unearth ancient treasures in your own archaeological dig, make a model of the Nile, create a pharaoh's crown or...

  • Egypt (Enhanced eBook)

    An exciting, hands-on collection of ideas and activities designed to introduce your students to the fascinating world of ancient Egypt. Unearth ancient treasures in your own archaeological dig, make a model of the Nile, create a pharaoh's crown or...

  • Vikings

    Learn about Viking citizens, politics, food, fashion, religion, currency, commerce, literature, art, architecture and travel. Through innovative group and individual projects, students discover the intricacies of Viking society and the...

  • Vikings (Enhanced eBook)

    Learn about Viking citizens, politics, food, fashion, religion, currency, commerce, literature, art, architecture and travel. Through innovative group and individual projects, students discover the intricacies of Viking society and the...

  • Rebus Treasure

    Students solve a rebus puzzle in order to find a hidden treasure. This can be used as an anticipatory set designed to lead into the discussion of ancient written languages, whether from Neanderthal pictographs or Egyptian hieroglyphics. It does...

  • The Mycenaeans

    Learn about the Mycenaean civilization.

  • Translating Confucius

    Students learn about the teachings of an ancient Chinese philosopher.

  • Urban Planning

    Students will describe and explain the significance of the building plan of a Mayan city.

  • Mayan Glyphs

    Students will understand the significant features of Mayan civilization.

  • Icon Adoration: The Byzantine Empire

    Students will recognize icon worship as one source of division between the early Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church of the Byzantine Empire.

  • Connecting Osiris

    Students will identify Ancient Egypt as the origin of the idea that moral worth was the key to eternal life.

  • Roman Empire Vocabulary and Comprehension

    Students will learn terminology of government that will still apply today

  • Checks and Balances in the Roman Republic

    Students will examine the structures of government in the Roman Empire.

  • Norse Scratchings

    Students identify Norse letters as runes and decode a simple runic message.

  • Comparing Democracy

    Compare Ancient Greece and U.S. democracy.

  • The Olympic Games in Greece

    Students read about Olympic history and fill in key words on comprehension page.

  • A Guide for Using "The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963": Greek Mythology

    Students will read a passage about Greek mythology and then answer questions.

  • Sparta and the Persian War

    Readers theater play about Sparta and the Persian War.

  • The Golden Age of Athens

    Students will learn about the social structure of Athens.

  • The Minoans

    Learn about the earliest Greek settlers.