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Privacy and Cookie Policy Ancient History Archaeology Early Humans Mesopotamia Egypt Greece Rome China India Celts Myths Gods Games Quizzes 7 Wonders 3 Teachings Lessons Free Powerpoints Video Clips Ancient Clipart World History Incas Mayas Aztecs African Kingdoms Vikings Middle Ages Pirates Explorers Wars Quizzes American History Native Americans New World Explorers 13 Colonies Revolutionary War Creating a New Nation Western Expansion The Civil War, War Between the States World War I Roaring 20s Great Depression Many More! Geography Government Holidays Powerpoints Quizzes Games Clipart Main Index FAQ, About Us Show More Show Less Civilizations Games Myths Powerpoints Quizzes Privacy Home Explore Advertisements In ancient times, all over the world, early people joined together to create villages, city-states, nations and empires. Archaeologists and scientists look for ways to learn about ancient people by studying their geography, government, religion, inventions, and daily life, to discover how people lived and what they accomplished thousands of years ago. Archaeologists have learned a great deal about these early civilizations from the artifacts (man-made objects) they left behind. Come meet your ancestors. We think you'll find them amazing! For Teachers Archaeology for Teachers Early Humans for Teachers Mesopotamia for Teachers Egypt for Teachers Greece for Teachers Rome for Teachers China for Teachers India for Teachers Ancient Japan Ancient Phoenicians Ancient Hebrews Ancient Persians, Persian Empire Iron Age Celts for Teachers 7 Wonders for Kids and Teachers Ancient Roots, Modern Holidays for Kids and Teachers The Middle Ages The Incredible Inca Empire The Mysterious Maya Empire The Awesome Aztec Empire African Kingdoms Free Presentations in PowerPoint format for Ancient Civilizations Multiple Civilizations Lesson Plan, Overviews Free Ancient History Clipart Real Life Artifacts GAMES and Activities for Ancient Civilizations Free Use PowerPoints about Ancient Civilizations Classroom Activities & Project Ideas For Kids Archaeology for Kids Early Humans for Kids Mesopotamia for Kids Egypt for Kids Phoenicians for Kids Greece for Kids Rome for Kids China for Kids India for Kids The Story of Confucius Taoism and Winnie the Pooh Legalism Beliefs Comparison - Confucius, Taoism, Legalism The Story of Buddha The 3 Teachings - Confucius, Taoism, Buddhism Ancient Myths Ancient Gods Ancient Inventions Ancient Money Writing, Pictographs, Hieroglyphics Iron Age, Bronze Age, Stone Age Iron Age Celts for Kids The Middle Ages for Kids The Vikings Incas , Mayas , Aztecs What do you need to call a group of people a civilization? What is the difference between an empire, a country, and a city-state? Lesson Plans, Classroom Activities, Simulations, and Learning Modules Authored by Us Mr. Donn's Ancient History Lessons and Activities Ancient Mesopotamia: Ancient Mesopotamia Unit Ancient Mesopotamia: Translators Needed: Apply Within (Cuneiform Lesson Plan) Ancient Egypt: Stump the Audience, 1-2 class periods, group activity, Daily Life Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh's Fun House Concluding Activity Ancient Egypt: Egypt Bingo Review game Ancient Greece: Ancient Greek Olympics Mini-Unit: A Simulation for the Classroom (3-5 days) with city-state backgrounds, and events Ancient Greece: Socrates, Classroom Activity (2-3 class periods, 55 minutes each) Mock Trial Ancient Greece: Early & Classical Greece Units Ancient Rome: Can you save the Roman Republic? Lesson Plan, Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome: Gossip at the Forum , A Play for the Classroom (every student has a part) Ancient Rome: Emperors - What Makes a Good Leader? Classroom Activity Ancient Rome: First Unit Test: Ancient Rome Ancient China: Buddhist, Taoist, Confucianist, Legalist ; How would each behave when faced with the same problems? Lesson Plan Ancient China: Debates on Censorship: (2-3 days) Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty, debate set in modern times, Classroom Activity Ancient China: What is the difference between a proverb and a fable? (1-2 class periods) Ancient China: The Silk Road Game (1-2 class periods) Feudal Japan: Samurai, Peasant, Artisan, Merchant , Simulation, Game Lesson Ideas (some ours, some emailed to us) Easy to implement and very creative. Mrs. Donn's Ancient Civilizations for Kids 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 Classroom Activities and Project Ideas Free Presentations in PowerPoint format retold by Lin Donn Ancient Civilizations Early Humans Rameses II (Egypt) Hermes & Apollo (Greece) Aesop and His Fables The Fox and the Crow The Fox and Sick Lion Nero at the Circus Maximus (Rome) Nero Goes Insane (Rome) Mercury & Apollo (Rome) Ancient Chinese Dragons (China) The Story of Mulan (China) Warrior Well (China/Mongolia) The Seven Wonders Great Pyramid at Giza Hanging Gardens of Babylon Statue of Zeus at Olympia Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Colossus of Rhodes Lighthouse at Alexandria The Most Ancient Race, the San People The Americas (North, South, and Central America) The Hero Twins (Mayas) The Invisible Warrior (Woodland Indians, A Cinderella Story) Wise Owl (Northeast Woodland Indians, an Iroquois Myth) Clever Coyote (Plains Indians, a Buffalo Story) Child of Water & Little Blue Rock (Southwest Indians, An Apache Myth) How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (NW Pacific Coastal Indians) Holidays - Ancient Roots, Modern Holidays Kwanzaa (African American) Groundhog Day (American) April Fool's (Many countries) Halloween Bats The Ghost with the Most! AND MORE! (powerpoint index) Stories told by Lin Donn Anansi the Spider (Africa, Ghana) Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus (Aztec) Journey of a Princess (Aztec, grades 6-12) Wise Owl (Native American, Iroquois Myth) How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (Native American, Northwest Coastal Pacific Myth) Clever Coyote (Native American, Comanche Buffalo Myth) Child of Water and Little Blue Rock (Native American, Apache Myth) Theseus and the Minotaur (Minoan/Greek) Zeus, Hera, and Little Io (Greek Version) The Oracle at Delphi (Greek Myth) Hades and the King of Corinth (Greek Myth) Apollo and Cassandra (Greek Myth) Pandora's Box (Greek Myth) Demeter and Persephone (Greek Myth) Hercules (Greek Myth) How Aphrodite Caused the Trojan War (Greek Myth) Legend of the Trojan Horse (Greek Myth) The Sun Chariot (Greek Myth) Perseus, Andromeda, and the sea god, Poseidon (Greek myth) The Cyclops Cave & The Sirens (Greek, from "The Odyssey" by Homer) Loawnu the Wise Woman (Xia Times, Ancient China) Wang the Peddler (Han Times, Ancient China) The Legend of the Shadow Puppet (Han Times, Ancient China) The Legend of Gilgamesh (Ancient Mesopotamia, Sumerian) How Marduk Became the King of ALL the Gods (Ancient Mesopotamia, Babylonian) Purim, The Story of Esther and an ancient Babylonian (Persian) King The Legend of Romulus and Remus (Ancient Rome) Horatius at the Bridge (Ancient Rome) The Punic Wars & Hannibal of Carthage (Ancient Rome) Jupiter, Juno, & Little Io (Roman Version) Pluto & the King (Roman version) Ceres & Proserpina (Roman version) Venus & the Queen (Roman version) The Warrior Well (Ancient Myth, Mongol...