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Hedda Gabler Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Ibsen's Hedda Gabler. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Thematic Amusement Park Projects

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Theme park lesson plans help students learn about history, science, and have fun at the same time.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Al Gore Heats up a Debate

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth." Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Reading Comprehension/Valentine's Day

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners learn facts about Valentine's Day by reading a one page story. Students then answer 6 questions.
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You Either Know It or You Don't

For Students 6th - 7th
For this research activity worksheet, students use a research library or the Internet to find the answer to the quiz. Students answer 15 questions.
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Valentine's Day Crossword Challenge

For Students 5th - 6th
In this crossword puzzle activity, students read the 20 clues that relate to Valentine's Day. Students then use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle.
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The Romans: The Fall of Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
Trivia, artifacts, and the history of the fall of the Roman Empire.
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C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Fall of Roman Empire

For Teachers 9th
A learning module on the fall of the Roman Empire. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include the extent and...
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Edward Goldsmith: The Fall of the Roman Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This excerpt from chapter 1 of author Edward Goldsmith's book The Great U-Turn points out the reasons for the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire. He reasons that the invasion of various people groups, foreign influences, the...
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Ducksters: Quiz: Fall of Rome for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Fall of Rome Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters: Ancient Rome for Kids: The Fall of Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
A website with information for students to learn about the decline and fall of Ancient Rome. The western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Fall of the Roman Empire in the West

For Students 9th - 10th
From Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," this is a comprehensive discussion of the reasons for the collapse of the western Roman Empire.
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Khan Academy: Greco Roman

For Students 9th - 10th
Instead of rule by a single person, Athens and Rome developed governments with widespread participation by male elites, which lasted about 170 years in Athens and about 480 years in Rome. This article discusses the rise of the Greek and...
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The Best of Edward Gibbon's "Decline and Fall"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers quotations from Gibbon's multi-volume "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," as well as a detailed table of contents and advice on how best to read the complete work.
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Edward Gibbon, Historian of the Roman Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent "Man and His Book" study of Gibbon and "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" offers biographical detail, publication information, and content analysis.
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Passages From Gibbon's "Decline and Fall"

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are hundreds of excerpts from Gibbon's famous history of Rome, chosen "because of the literary wit and beauty that they contain."
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The History Cat: The Fall of the Roman Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains some of the reasons the Roman Empire collapsed, how Roman cities and towns fell into ruins, and how barbarian groups took over with there being no strong Roman militia to keep lawlessness in check.
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U.s. History: The Fall of the Roman Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article, you will see the reasons and developments that led to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. An official state religion, the splitting of the empire into two parts, and the invasion of various people groups are...
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Outlines of Roman History: Fall of the Western Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This last entry in William Morey's 1901 textbook tells about the final demise of the Roman Empire in the West, the fall of the Roman Empire.
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National Gallery of Art: The Fall of Phaeton

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students will be introduced to the Greco-Roman myth of Phaeton and how he created the Milky Way galaxy by critically analyzing The Fall of Phaeton by Rubens. They will then create their own constellation to be displayed in a classroom...
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The History Guide: The Decline and Fall of Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture regarding Rome's decline and fall.
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Siteseen Ltd: Causes for the Fall of the Roman Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This article addresses the many reasons why the world's greatest superpower of the 4th century, the Roman Empire, crumbled and fell. Many reasons are discussed in detail, including the spread of Christianity, the invasion of various...
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History.com: How Julius Caesar's Assassination Triggered the Fall of the Roman Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
In the first weeks of 44 B.C., Caesar was proclaimed "dictator for life." His life, though, wouldn't last much longer. Fearful that the concentration of absolute power in a single man threatened the republic's democratic institutions,...
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Fall of Rome

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Fall of Rome."

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