Lessons

1. Enquiry Type into the Search box at the top of the screen: World 1789. In the drop-down list that appears, click on the entry for World 1789 CE (it should be at the top). A map of the world at that date will appear. Then follow the in-map links through to your allotted region. […]

Instructions Your teacher will have allocated you, or your group, one of the regions of the world. To start, type into the Search box at the top of the screen: World 1453. A drop-down list will appears. Click on the entry for World 1453 CE (it will probably be at the top). A map of […]

Instructions You will be allocated one of fine regions of the world: Europe Africa Middle East South Asia East Asia 1. Enquiry Type into the Search box at the top of the screen: World 500 CE. In the drop-down list that appears, click on the entry for The World 500 BCE. A map of the […]

The great classical civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere, 500 BC to AD 500 1. Enquiry 1. Choose a Big Region of the world To do this, select the Atlas option in the main menu at the top of this page, and then use the “TimeMaps by Region” column to find the entry “World”. Select the date 500 […]

The river valley civilizations and their offshoots, 3500 BC to 500 BC 1. Activity Instructions: You should have the Timemap of World History open on your computer, in a separate window or tab from this sheet (if it has not been printed for you). 1. Go to the map of the world in 3500 BCE. To […]

Activity With the class divided into groups, each group examines the histories of a different region between 1914 and 2005: Europe Africa The Middle East India and South Asia South East Asia East Asia North America South America Oceania To do this, go to the Atlas home page, and in the list on the left select […]

Ancient History Lesson Plan: Key Themes in the Ancient World This lesson plan uses the Atlas of World History to let students explore some of the key themes which run through ancient history