World History
Lesson Plans Created by Fort Worth ISD Social Studies Teachers
EDSITEment - The National Endowment for the Humanities has incredible lessons filled with primary source documents and activities for both The National Endowment world history and United States history. The following lessons are samples of what can be found on this site:
Hammurabi's Code: What does it Tell Us About Babylonia?
This lesson is filled with primary source material and links to other EDSITEment approved resources.
300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae: Herodotus' Real History
Thanks to EDSITEment for this very interactive, primary source filled lesson.
Argument in an Athenian Jail: Socrates and the Law
Thanks to EDSITEment for this lesson debating the rights of the individual and the rule of law.
Following the Great Wall of China
Learn about China's history by mapping the Great Wall. Thanks to EDSITEment.
Galileo and the Inevitability of Ideas
Use timelines and readings to learn about Galileo & his ideas.
The Path of the Black Death
Discover where the disease began and how it spread.
Magna Carat: Cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution
Laying the foundation for "higher law."
Holocaust and Resistance
The persecuted who resisted both before & during World War II.