Angkor What? Angkor Wat!
Beginning in the 9th century the Khmer empire, which was based in what is today
northwestern Cambodia, began to gather power and territory in mainland Southeast
Asia. It would grow to be one of the largest empires in Southeast Asian history.
In this lesson, students will learn about Angkor Wat and its place in Cambodian,
and Southeast Asian, history. Students will attempt to “read” the
temple, in a way which resembles the reading of a primary document, to gain
insight into this history.
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Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures
By studying paintings from the Cave of Lascaux and other caves in France, students will discover that pictures can be a way of communicating beliefs and ideas and can give us clues today about what life was like long ago.
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Egypt’s Pyramids: Monuments with a Message
This lesson introduces students to Egyptian pyramids and to artifacts and archaeology in general. Through a discussion of the size, scale, and purpose of pyramids, students learn how these structures tell audiences of today about the peoples of ancient Egypt. An extension lesson allows students to consider what messages modern monuments provide about present-day cultures.
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Exploring Arthurian Legend
Trace the elements of myth and history in the world of the Round Table.
Date Revised: 06/22/06
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Hammurabi’s Code: What Does It Tell Us About Old Babylonia?
King Hammurabi ruled Babylon, located along the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, from 1792-1750 BCE however, today he is most famous for a series of judgments inscribed on a large stone stele and dubbed Hammurabi's Code. In this lesson students will learn about the contents of the Code, and what it tells us about life in Babylonia in the 18th century BCE.
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It Came From Greek Mythology
Enliven your students' encounter with Greek mythology, to deepen their understanding of what myths meant to the ancient Greeks, and to help them appreciate the meanings that Greek myths have for us today.
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Jamestown Changes
Students study census data showing the names and occupations of early settlers of the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
(Archaeology, U.S. Colonial History)
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La Vie en Cave!
In this French language lesson, elementary-school students learn about the ways that early humans communicated through art by exploring cave paintings of France and creating their own wall artwork.
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Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana: Showing your Dharma
The story of the Ramayana has been passed from generation to generation by numerous methods and media. Initially it was passed on orally as an epic poem that was sung to audiences by a bard, as it continues to be today.
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Live from Ancient Olympia!
This exhibit includes sections on the cultural and historical context of the Games.
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Mapping the Past
Find out what ancient maps can tell us about the aspirations of those who made them.
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Not 'Indians,' Many Tribes: Native American Diversity
Students study the interaction between environment and culture as they learn about three vastly different Native groups in a game-like activity that uses vintage photographs, traditional stories, photos of artifacts, and recipes.
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The Alphabet is Historic
Curiculum Unit overview. The youngest and newest writers often have a deep interest in the origin of writing
itself. These lessons will follow the history of our alphabet.
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The Aztecs — Mighty Warriors of Mexico
The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was the hub of a rich civilization that dominated the region of modern-day Mexico at the time the Spanish forces arrived. In this lesson, students will learn about the history and culture of the Aztecs and discover why their civilization came to an abrupt end.
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The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!
This lesson plan uses an EDSITEment-created Greek alphabet animation to help students "decode" the inscription on the Olympic medal. Because the
Olympic medal is both a familiar and mysterious object for students, it presents
an ideal prompt to build basic literacy in the Greek alphabet. Thus, this lesson
uses the Athens 2004 medal inscription as an elementary "text" to help students
practice reading Greek and to help reinforce the link between ancient Greek
culture and the Olympic games.
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Traces: Historic Archaeology
Students electronically recover and analyze artifacts from historic archeological sites in order to discover what these artifacts reveal about the people who used them.
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