The
study of ancient civilizations is essential to any curriculum. From Ancient Greece, the world gets classical art, music, a system
of government, Olympic games, philosophy and more. The western world owes much
to Ancient Rome for advances in technology. Roman roads
were forerunners to the modern highway. Classic Greek and Roman architecture
and columns have set the bar for modern buildings. The aqueducts of ancient
Rome paved the way for modern plumbing and irrigation. Greek and Roman
military, warfare and weaponry foreshadowed modern warfare. Science, astronomy,
the stars and planets all have Greek and Roman roots.
All
the romance languages stem from Greek and Latin (the language of Ancient Rome).
Both the Greek and Roman empire were unparalleled in history. If you're a
teacher or homeschool parent, you'll want free printable Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece lessons
plans. Use these for social studies, geography, Bible, religion and government.
Use these for law, medicine and science as well. Mr. Dowling has free
printable Ancient Greece lesson plans and activities on Ancient Rome. Next check out the awesome materials
from DK Eyewitness Books. Along with Usborne, these are the best picture books as they show actual artifacts.
Mr
Donn.org is full of world history lessons and activities. Mr Donn has dozens of
free printable Ancient Rome
activities on Italy, the
Etruscans (from which comes Tuscany), Romulus and Remus, the Roman Forum, the
Roman Baths, Roman roads, the Roman empire. There are activities on Greek and
Roman family life, home, buildings, clothing, art, food, music, religion, gods
and goddesses and more. Here are lesson plans on the cult of Mithras, a "newer" religion of ancient Rome.
Now sail over to ancient Greece where Mr. Donn has free printable lesson
plans, too. Check out these free printable lesson plans on the Byzantium Empire too.
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the Roman gladiators. Student Handouts has free printable Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece worksheets, maps and world history
lessons. The wonderful part about this website is that the maps and pictures
are primary sources. This means that the maps were drawn during that period of
history in question. The images are vintage and historical. Give students
activities that cover history and geography as well as culture. Follow up with
free printable Greek and Roman crafts and coloring pages from Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome from DL-TK.
