In the paper-based Ancient Civilizations activity, students create their own civilization and see how it fares over the years based on choices they make for location, animals, plants and natural resources. Students create an artistic rendering of their civilization, trade resources between their civilizations and go to war with an unnamed enemy. This activity was inspired by Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond.
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An inquiry-based unit that teaches the use of primary source analysis through artifacts from Ancient Egypt. Students are asked to analyze artifacts from their own family, analyze artifacts from King Tut’s tomb, and then create hypotheses about what we can learn from ancient artifacts. Finally, students will construct an argument and create a press release.
- Subject:
- Ancient History
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Author:
- Beky Erickson
- Date Added:
- 06/30/2020
Ancient Egypt was an early example of a massive civilization spanning thousands of years. Sal explains this history in an overview.
- Subject:
- History
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- Khan Academy
- Author:
- Sal Khan
- Date Added:
- 07/26/2021
Conservators at the British Museum preparing an ancient Egyptian coffin for display in the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. © Trustees of the British Museum. Created by British Museum.
- Subject:
- Art History
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- British Museum
- Author:
- British Museum
- Date Added:
- 08/04/2021
Preparing pieces of papyrus ready for display in the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. © Trustees of the British Museum. Created by British Museum.
- Subject:
- Art History
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- British Museum
- Author:
- British Museum
- Date Added:
- 08/04/2021
From the Utah System of Higher Education (with special thanks to Dr. Nancy Ross). Video by Ydraw. Created by Nancy Ross.
- Subject:
- Art History
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- Smarthistory
- Author:
- Nancy Ross
- Ydraw
- Date Added:
- 07/29/2021
Sal provides an overview of the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War.
- Subject:
- History
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- Khan Academy
- Author:
- Sal Khan
- Date Added:
- 07/26/2021
Ancient Greek Temples at Paestum: Hera I, c. 560-530 B.C.E., Archaic Period; Hera II, c. 460 B.C.E., Classical Period; Temple of Minerva, c. 500 B.C.E. Archaic Period. A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
- Subject:
- Art History
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- Smarthistory
- Author:
- SmartHistory
- Date Added:
- 08/04/2021
Used for the storage and shipment of grains, wine, and other goods, as well as in the all-male Greek drinking party, known as the symposium, ancient Greek vases were decorated with a variety of subjects ranging from scenes of everyday life to the tales of heroes and gods. The two most popular techniques of vase decoration were the black-figure technique, so-named because the figures were painted black, and the red-figure technique, in which the figures were left the red color of the clay. The black-figure technique developed around 700 B.C. and remained the most popular Greek pottery style until about 530 B.C., when the red-figure technique was developed, eventually surpassing it in popularity. This video illustrates the techniques used in the making and decorating of a black-figure amphora (storage jar) in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection. This video was produced with the generous support of a Long Range Fund grant provided by the Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was created for LaunchPad, a program of digital interpretive materials that supplement the viewing of works of art on display in the Art Institute of Chicago's galleries. Created by Getty Museum.
- Subject:
- Art History
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- British Museum
- Author:
- British Museum
- Date Added:
- 08/04/2021
Used for the storage and shipment of grains, wine, and other goods, as well as in the all-male Greek drinking party, known as the symposium, ancient Greek vases were decorated with a variety of subjects ranging from scenes of everyday life to the tales of heroes and gods. The two most popular techniques of vase decoration were the black-figure technique, so-named because the figures were painted black, and the red-figure technique, in which the figures were left the red color of the clay. The black-figure technique developed around 700 B.C. and remained the most popular Greek pottery style until about 530 B.C., when the red-figure technique was developed, eventually surpassing it in popularity. This video illustrates the techniques used in the making and decorating of a black-figure amphora (storage jar) in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection. This video was produced with the generous support of a Long Range Fund grant provided by the Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was created for LaunchPad, a program of digital interpretive materials that supplement the viewing of works of art on display in the Art Institute of Chicago's galleries. Created by Getty Museum.
- Subject:
- Art History
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- Getty Museum
- Author:
- Getty Museum
- Date Added:
- 07/29/2021
This short video describes how the compression of Antarctic snow into ice captures air from past atmospheres. It shows how ice cores are drilled from the Antarctic ice and prepared for shipment and subsequent analysis.
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Career and Technical Education
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Physical Science
- Provider:
- CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
- Provider Set:
- CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
- Author:
- National Science Foundation
- WAIS Divide Ice Core Project
- Date Added:
- 09/24/2018
Early in the Spring 2020 semester, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students in my Ancient to Modern Latin American Visual Culture Art History course embarked upon an intensive first-hand visual analysis and research project that involved working directly with original artifacts from Ancient Latin America housed within the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library’s Special Collections. This unique opportunity and the publication of their findings were made possible thanks to the generous support and assistance of Special Collections Director Carolyn Runyon and her dedicated staff.
By examining the wide array of Pre-Columbian objects in the George and Louise Patten Salem Hyde Papers and Cultural Artifacts Collection, these upper division students formed small research groups dedicated to specific artifact types, such as human figurines, animal figurines, tools and lithics, vessels, anthropomorphic ceramics, replicas, and sherds. They carefully recorded their original observations of their selected objects of study in written field notes, photographs, and drawings. Later, they compared their initial observations with preliminary collection data developed independently by Archaeology students of Dr. Andrew Workinger, leading to further questions and insights surrounding these extraordinary pieces predominantly from pre-contact indigenous cultures of the Central and Intermediate regions of Latin America that today comprise Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia. Building upon their analysis, the Art History student research groups then re-examined their selected artifacts through analytical frameworks focused on Gender and the Body, Color, Pattern and Materiality, Spirituality and the Object, Form and Function, and Identity and Representation. In presenting their findings to their peers, students received feedback that allowed them to refine their analysis and develop the original individual and group catalog essays that comprise this exhibition publication. Their research sheds further light on the extraordinary value and diversity of the ancient artifacts of Latin America that uniquely form part of UTC’s Special Collections, as well as the innovative power of interdisciplinary research and collaboration.
- Subject:
- Ancient History
- Art History
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- World History
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Primary Source
- Provider:
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Author:
- Olivia Wolf
- Date Added:
- 07/19/2021
Why is Mesopotamia considered the "cradle of civilization"? Sal explains the history of the early empires on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
- Subject:
- History
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- Khan Academy
- Author:
- Sal Khan
- Date Added:
- 07/26/2021
High level overview from Ancient Egypt to Babylon with reference to stories from the Old Testament.
- Subject:
- History
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- Khan Academy
- Author:
- Sal Khan
- Date Added:
- 07/26/2021
These educational videos provide an invaluable resource on Ancient Nubia for Middle and High School Ancient World History and Geography teachers and students. The video content aligns with Geography, Economics, Civics, and Historical Thinking Social Studies standards across the nation. Key concepts and inquiry skills from each content area weave seamlessly throughout the videos and associated lesson plans. This unit overview document links to developed resources on the Archeology in the Community site.
- Subject:
- Physical Geography
- World Cultures
- World History
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Lesson Plan
- Unit of Study
- Author:
- Barbara Soots
- Washington OSPI OER Project
- Jerry Price
- Date Added:
- 08/24/2022
This overview of Ancient Persia explains the origins of the term "Persia" and Zoroastrianism; it also puts the Median, Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, Sassanian dynasties in context.
- Subject:
- History
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- Khan Academy
- Author:
- Sal Khan
- Date Added:
- 07/26/2021
Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, Thebes is a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.
- Subject:
- Art History
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Khan Academy
- Provider Set:
- UNESCO
- Author:
- UNESCO
- Date Added:
- 08/04/2021
This course elaborates the history of Ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the death of Alexander. It covers major social, economic, political, and religious trends. It also includes discussions on Homer, heroism, and the Greek identity; the hoplite revolution and the rise of the city-state; Herodotus, Persia, and the (re)birth of history; Empire, Thucydidean rationalism, and the Peloponnesian War; Platonic constructs; Aristotle, Macedonia, and Hellenism. Emphasis is on use of primary sources in translation.
- Subject:
- Ancient History
- Arts and Humanities
- English Language Arts
- History
- Literature
- Reading Literature
- World History
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Broadhead, William
- Date Added:
- 09/01/2004
Seventh grade students will review the tools and mental constructs used by historians and geographers. They will develop an understanding of Ancient World History, Eras 1 – 4. Geography, civics/government, and economics content is integrated throughout the year. As a capstone, the students will conduct investigations about past and present global issues. Using significant content knowledge, research, and inquiry, they will analyze the issue and propose a plan for the future. As part of the inquiry, they compose civic, persuasive essays using reasoned arguments.
- Subject:
- Ancient History
- History
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- MIOpenBook
- Provider Set:
- Michigan Open Book Project
- Author:
- Amy Stiegle
- David Soderquist
- Eric Wrzesinski
- Lisa Voss
- Steve Zigray
- Thomas Hinken
- Date Added:
- 08/15/2016
This textbook is divided into three sections: Africa, Asia & Americas, and Europe. It explores the history of the world from pre-historic times to 1300 C.E., paying specific attention to the interconnections (or disconnections) between peoples and regions. Students are encouraged to think beyond their experiences with western civilizations to recognize the widespread impact of historical events and trends, including how they helped shape the world today. Touching upon each world region, the readings investigate the impact of environment, economics, politics, and religion on diverse societies. Key topics are sites of change and integration such as the rise of cities, religion, technology, migration and trade, the spread of disease, gender relationships, warfare and social movements.
- Subject:
- Ancient History
- History
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Cleveland State University
- Provider Set:
- Michael Schwartz Library Pressbooks
- Author:
- Kelly Wrenhaven
- Meshack Owino
- Shelley Rose
- Date Added:
- 11/18/2021