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University of North Carolina at Pembroke: Lecture Notes: Ancient India and China

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy illustrated notes, to accompany a university-level course, on the rise and spread of civilization in India and China.
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The History of China

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the history of China starting in prehistory and going to the present. Maps and pictures give a solid background about Chinese history.
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Pbs Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires

For Students 9th - 10th
NOVA ferrets out long-forgotten secrets of architects and engineers of the early civilizations. Content focuses on the trebuchets of medieval Europe, the pharaoh's obelisks of ancient Egypt, the moai statues of Easter Island, the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: Unit: Beginnings 600 Bce

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual course from Khan Academy is a series of video tutorials and practice links that follow the world's prehistory through 600 BCE.
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Art History Worlds: Early River Valley Civilizations

For Students 9th - 10th
Why did the first complex, politically centralized civilizations materialize along rivers? Find out here by taking a close look at the Nile River civilizations, Mesopotamia, the Harappan civilization and the Xia, the Shang, and the Zhou...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ancient Civilizations

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an assessment of ancient civilizations from Mesopotamia to Ancient Rome using true/false, Venn-diagrams, and cloze activities.