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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Rome's Rise to Power: The Republic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A detailed lesson plan designed to teach students about the republican form of government established by the Romans in their early history and also how it relates to American government today.
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Victor Valley College: Notes on Rome: The Roman World 509 b.c. To a.d. 180

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the beginnings of the Ancient Roman civilization-- touches on the Greek (Hellenistic) influences in forming the civilization.
Article
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Table of Contents

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of a 1901 textbook on Roman history by William C. Morey. However, the work is still useful today as if covers all the basic information about Rome from its earliest beginnings through the Republic and later the Empire.
PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Relevance of the Romans: Roman Influence on Western Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
PowerPoint presentation on Roman Influence on Western Culture by Tom Richey provides an informative and entertaining slide show of the history of the Romans and the relevance they had.
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United Nations

Unesco: Ancient City of Bosra

For Students 9th - 10th
The ancient city of Bosra, a World Heritage site, is located in Syria. It was the capital of Arabia under the Romans, and sits along the route to Mecca taken by ancient travelers. It has monuments from the Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and...
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Other

Roman Open Air Museum Hechingen Stein: The Guided Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour of a Roman ruins in Germany. Elsewhere on the site (click on Introduction and Villa), there is information about the history of the Romans in Germany, and the excavation of this site.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: World History: Ancient Greeks and Romans

For Students 9th - 10th
World History learning module unit on Ancient Greeks and Romans compares Greek and Roman culture, their evolution, contributions, and eventual decline.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Petra: Lost City of Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore present-day Petra and its past with this resource. Click on "View Panorama" at the bottom of the screen for a trip all around this incredible ancient city. This beautiful site explores the people of Petra, their daily life, and...
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Other

Ancient Athens 3 D

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is devoted to documenting the buildings and monuments of Athens from the Mycenaean Period to about 1800 AD. Choose an era and read about the history and structures of that time period. The last section is a complete list of...
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PBS

Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: The Violence of Ancient Rome

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the extreme violence that permeated Roman society and how that violence may have attributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire. Students will make comparisons between the violence in ancient Rome and the violence...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Damnatio Memoriae Roman Sanctions Against Memory

For Students 9th - 10th
Damnatio memoriae is a term we use to describe a Roman phenomenon in which the government condemned the memory of a person who was seen as a tyrant, traitor, or another sort of enemy to the state. The images of such condemned figures...
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ProProfs

Pro Profs Quiz Maker: Roman Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
These eight, quick assessment questions help review the topics of early Roman civilization.
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A&E Television

History.com: Ancient Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the history of ancient Rome, as well as a video on the fall of Rome.
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Other

Ken Farshtey: Change From River Valleys to Classic Civilizations [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This slide presentation provides an in-depth look at the Indian, Chinese and Mediterranean world's development from river valleys into classic civilizations. Early river valleys and classic civilizations are described on a broad spectrum...
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University of Chicago

Ancient Mesopotamia: The Role of Women [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students could use a copy of Hammurabi's Laws to discover what rights women did and did not have in ancient Mesopotamia. They could then do research to compare the lives of women in Mesopotamia with the roles and social status of women...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Numismatic Collection: Spain and Its Coins

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of Spain through its coins, beginning the Greeks and Romans in ancient Spain, all the way up to the 20th century. Spain's long history is reflected in the examples of its coins presented here.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Parthia: The Forgotten Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The Parthian Empire lasted for five hundred years and have been mostly forgotten, despite their prowess in the Middle East. Their kingdom began in 247 BC when Arsaces I was elected as King of Parni. They were the only civilization that...
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Curated OER

Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World: Vol. 1: The Ancient World: Lesson 4 Quiz

For Students 5th - 7th
A short quiz on ancient Roman civilization.
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Other

Roma: History and Civilization of the Eternal City

For Students 3rd - 8th
Brief articles about the legends, history, culture, and monuments of Ancient Rome. Written in English by Italian students, so spelling and grammar are not perfect. Good information and pictures.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids History: Ancient Rome Timeline for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can study the events and timeline of Ancient Rome on this site. Learn about how this powerful civilization ruled much of Europe for many centuries.
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Emory University

Emory University: Odyssey Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Odyssey Online is a resource for both students and teachers as they explore world mythology in reading, writing, history, and art classes. Providing sections on Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and African mythology, Odyssey uses...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Etruscans, an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Before the small village of Rome became "Rome" it was home to the Etruscan civilization. Their achievements set the stage not only for the development of ancient Roman art and culture but for the Italian Renaissance as well. This...
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Early Roman Civilization, 753 509 Bc

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture on the early Roman civilization.

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