World History Zero Screens Activity Membership

1. Welcome!

   3 lessons

   1. How to Contact Me
   2. Requesting Resources
   3. Terms of Use and Credits

2. What's New, What's Coming Soon, and Bonuses!

   3 lessons

   1. Newest Additions
   2. Coming Soon!
   3. Share and Earn

3. First Week of School and Intro Activities

   7 lessons

   1. 5 Seconds to Name...
   2. World History Event Sort Group Activity
   3. Geologic Timeline
   4. SPICE-T Posters
   5. Religions Project and Gallery Walk
   6. World Religions Sorting Activity
   7. Academic Vocabulary for World History

4. Sub Plans

   1 lesson

   1. Historical Figures Snapshots

5. Geography Activities

   9 lessons

   1. Continents and Countries Dominoes
   2. North American Geography Scavenger Hunt
   3. Cultural Geography of Mexico Reading
   4. South American Geography Crossword Puzzles
   5. South American Geography Scavenger Hunt

   1. Map Quizzes

      1. Asian Regions Map
      2. Map Quiz: The World, Africa, and the Middle East
      3. Map Quiz: Afro-Eurasia
      4. South America Map Quizzes

6. Prehistory and Early Humans

   4 lessons

   1. Animism and Shamanism Reading
   2. Neolithic Escape Room
   3. Early Religions Scavenger Hunt
   4. Prehistory, the Americas, and Early Religions Crossword Puzzle

7. Early River Valley Civilizations

   5 lessons

   1. Mesopotamia

      1. Comparing Mesopotamian and Egyptian Societies Vocab Crossword

   2. Ancient Egypt

      1. Egyptian Gods Scavenger Hunt
      2. Amarna Letters Primary Source Analysis (Fact or Opinion + DBQs)

   3. Ancient India/ Indus Valley

      1. Societies of India and China Crossword Puzzle

   4. Ancient China

      1. Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties Reading + CER Activity

8. The Olmecs

   1 lesson

   1. Olmecs Vocab Review Crossword

9. Classical Civilizations

   5 lessons

   1. Ancient Greece

      1. Ancient Greece Event Sort Activity
      2. Greek Gods and Goddesses Project

   2. Ancient Rome

      1. Perpetua and Felicity Primary Source Analysis (Fact or Opinion + DBQs)
      2. Comparing the Roman Empire and Han China Escape Room

   3. Classical China

      1. Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties Reading + CER Activity

10. Post-Classical / Medieval World, c. 500–1450

    11 lessons

    1. Medieval Islamic World

       1. Scaffolded Thesis Statement Practice

    2. Medieval Europe

       1. Medieval Europe Scavenger Hunt
       2. Book of Hours Primary Source Analysis

    3. Byzantine Empire

       1. Byzantine Empire Key Terms Vocab Scramble

    4. Medieval Africa

       1. West African States Scaffolded Thesis Writing Practice

    5. Mongol Empire

       1. Mongols and the Environment Jigsaw
       2. The Mongol Mission Primary Source Analysis + DBQs

    6. Pre-Columbian Americas

       1. Pre-Columbian Americas Scavenger Hunt
       2. Aztec, Inca, and Maya Innovations Comparison Organizer

    7. Medieval Trade Networks

       1. Marco Polo Research Task
       2. Silk Roads Map

11. Gunpowder Empires and Early Modern States

    6 lessons

    1. Land-Based Empires Comparison Stations
    2. The Islamic Gunpowder Empires and Power Reading + CER
    3. Mughal Empire Map Analysis and SAQ
    4. Safavid Map Analysis and SAQ
    5. Ottoman Expansion Map Analysis and SAQ
    6. Qing Dynasty Map Analysis and SAQ

12. Renaissance, Reformation, and Early Modern Europe

    4 lessons

    1. Intro to the Renaissance Reading and Questions
    2. Scientific Revolution Scavenger Hunt
    3. Bohemian Reformation Reading and Questions
    4. Renaissance and Reformation Timeline

13. Age of Exploration and the Columbian Exchange

    10 lessons

    1. Portuguese Empire Reading and Primary Source Analysis
    2. Bartolomé de las Casas Primary Source Analysis (Fact or Opinion + DBQs)
    3. Age of Exploration Printable Escape Room
    4. Ferdinand Magellan Performance Evaluation
    5. Technological Innovations in the Age of Exploration
    6. Age of Exploration Gingerbread Men Holiday Activity
    7. Age of Exploration Crossword Puzzles
    8. Timeline Challenge Empires in the Age of Exploration
    9. Columbian Exchange Scaffolded Thesis Writing Practice
    10. Spice Islands Primary Source Analysis Questions

14. Political Revolutions and Industrial Revolution c. 1750-1900

    8 lessons

    1. Absolutism and Enlightenment

       1. What Led to the Enlightenment? Graphic Organizer
       2. Enlightenment Thinker Dominoes

    2. Political Revolutions

       1. Haitian Revolution Gallery Walk

    3. Industrial Revolution

       1. The Wealth of Nations Primary Source Analysis
       2. Women and Industrialization Reading and Questions
       3. Japanese Industrialization Reading and Questions
       4. Comparing Advertisements from the Industrial Revolution
       5. British Industrialization Scaffolded Thesis Writing Practice

15. Nationalism, Imperialism and Global Resistance c. 1750-1914

    1 lesson

    1. Imperialism Primary Source Analysis

16. World War I and the Interwar Period

    2 lessons

    1. Interwar Period

       1. Unresolved Tensions after WWI Mystery Word Activity
       2. Economy in the Interwar Period Scavenger Hunt

17. World War II and Mass Atrocities After 1900

    2 lessons

    1. Causes of WWII Crossword Puzzle
    2. Mass Atrocities Cause and Effect

18. Cold War c. 1945-1991

    1 lesson

    1. Cold War and Decolonization Timeline Challenge

19. Decolonization and Nation-Building c. 1945-Present

    1 lesson

    1. Decolonization Stations + Graphic Organizer

20. Globalization and the Contemporary World

    1 lesson

    1. Global Conflict WWI-2001 Timeline Challenge

21. Holiday-Specific Activities

    3 lessons

    1. Age of Exploration Gingerbread Men Holiday Activity
    2. Hispanic Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt
    3. Halloween World History Word Search

22. End-of-Year Activities and Projects

    1 lesson

    1. Obscure History Project

23. Current Events

    1 lesson

    1. UN 2026 Vote to Adopt the Equal Earth Map Projection Reading