In ancient times, all over the world, early people joined together to create villages, city-states, nations and empires.

For Teachers: Our Lesson Plans and Activities

1. Ancient Mesopotamia: Ancient Mesopotamia Unit

2. Ancient Mesopotamia: Translators Needed: Apply Within (Cuneiform Lesson Plan)

3. Ancient Egypt: Stump the Audience, 1-2 class periods, group activity, Daily Life

4. Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh's Fun House Concluding Activity

5. Ancient Egypt: Egypt Bingo Review game

6. Ancient Greece: Ancient Greek Olympics Mini-Unit: A Simulation for the Classroom (3-5 days) with city-state backgrounds, and events

7. Ancient Greece: Socrates, Classroom Activity (2-3 class periods, 55 minutes each) Mock Trial

8. Ancient Greece: Early & Classical Greece Units

9. Ancient Rome: Can you save the Roman Republic? Lesson Plan, Ancient Rome.

10. Ancient Rome: Gossip at the Forum, A Play for the Classroom (every student has a part)

11. Ancient Rome: Emperors - What Makes a Good Leader? Classroom Activity

12. Ancient Rome: First Unit Test: Ancient Rome

13. Ancient China: Buddhist, Taoist, Confucianist, Legalist; How would each behave when faced with the same problems? Lesson Plan

14. Ancient China: Debates on Censorship: (2-3 days) Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty, debate set in modern times, Classroom Activity

15. Ancient China: What is the difference between a proverb and a fable? (1-2 class periods)

16. Ancient China: The Silk Road Game (1-2 class periods)

17. Feudal Japan: Samurai, Peasant, Artisan, Merchant, Simulation, Game

18. Archaeology, Early Humans, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, India:  Many Lesson Ideas (some ours, some emailed to us)

For Kids: Our Learning Sections

• The Life & Times of Early Man

• Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations (Index)

• Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia/Sumer/Babylon/Assyria

• Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

• Daily Life in Ancient Ireland, Scotland, Wales (Iron Age Celts)

• Daily Life in Ancient Greece

• Daily Life in Ancient Rome

• Daily Life in Ancient China

• Daily Life in Ancient India

• Daily Life in Ancient Mongolia

• Daily Life in the Middle Ages

• Daily Life in Medieval Africa - Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Benin

• The Inca Empire (the Incas)

• The Maya Empire (The Mayas)

• Native Americans in Olden Times

• Deep in the Tombs of Egypt Two of our people have disappeared - Deep in the Tombs of Egypt!

• The Three Teachings (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism)

• Ancient Roots, Modern Holidays Mini-histories, lesson ideas, activities for the classroom for holidays

• Ancient Money - How Money Started

• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Mrs. Donn's Special Section:
The Middle Ages for Kids

Medieval Europe for Kids

Anglo-Saxons

Normans

Vikings for Kids

Ancient Africa for Kids

Incredible Incas

Mysterious Mayas

Awesome Aztecs

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