History

Skills

3.1 The student will demonstrate skills for historical thinking, geographical analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship by

a) identifying artifacts and primary and secondary sources to understand events in world cultures;

b) using geographic information to support an understanding of world cultures;

c) interpreting charts, graphs, and pictures to determine characteristics of people, places, or events in world cultures;

d) summarizing points and evidence to answer a question;

e) comparing and contrasting ideas and perspectives to better understand people or events in world cultures;

f) determining relationships with multiple causes or effects;

g) explaining connections across time and place;

h) using a decision-making model to make informed decisions;

i) practicing good citizenship skills and respect for rules and laws while collaborating, compromising, and participating in classroom activities; and

j) accessing a variety of media, including online resources.

History

3.2 The student will explain how the contributions of ancient China and Egypt have influenced the present world in terms of architecture, inventions, the calendar, and written language.

3.3 The student will explain how the contributions of ancient Greece and Rome have influenced the present world in terms of architecture, government (direct and representative democracy), and sports.

3.4 The student will describe the oral tradition (storytelling), government (kings), and economic development (trade) of the early West African empire of Mali.

Geography

3.7 The student will describe how people in ancient world cultures adapted to their environment.

History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools – March 2015

Interactive Ancient Civilizations

• Ancient Greece " Olympic Games" -Research computer activity
• The Olympic Games Today -See the Olympic Games Symbols
• Design Greek Pottery -Kid's Museum Activities-2013
• Become A Greek Hero -Game For Technology Minded Students
• Choice of Homework instead of Rome Sheet -Mrs. Franklin's students 1/13/14 password aes
• Dig Like A Roman -The Romans - Adaptations
• Tour of Ancient Rome -See the Colosseum - Roman Architecture
• Preparing For Unit Ancient Civilizations Test -Self- Pacing or Self-Checking
• Greek's Parthenon -Contribution in Architecture
• CyberOlympics Interactive -Greece Unit
• Mali " Playing Battleship" -Mali Activity for Partners
• Ancient Roman Jeopardy -Highly Engaging Activity - Classroom Use
• Ancient Greece Jeopardy -Great Preparation for Unit Test

Explorers

• Columbus' Pirates Game -BBC interactive site for Columbus
• The Jamestown Adventure-Berry's -Problem-Solving That's Interactive
• Explorers' Character Traits- Land -Students create biographic pictures of their Favorite Explorer