Cooking the ancient world – History project
Chinese food Try cooking some food in the style of different places and times. Then your class or your family can eat it! These are some ancient cultures you might [...]
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Compare the Quran and the Bible project
Islamic image of Abraham and Ishmael Read parts of the Quran and the Bible. For example, read the story of Noah, or the story of Abraham and Isaac. Read the [...]
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Make a clay seal – Mesopotamia project
Clay seal project: A cylinder seal and square seal from ancient Mesopotamia What is a clay seal? The people of ancient Mesopotamia had many baskets which had been sealed with [...]
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Making chainmail – Medieval Europe project
A suit of medieval plate armor In the Middle Ages men and women who fought in battles generally wore chain mail, which was both lighter and cheaper (because it was [...]
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Working with Cement – Ancient Rome project
Or just order this kit from Amazon, which comes with everything all ready! Why not try making something out of cement yourself? Here is the recipe for cement: You'll need [...]
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A Native American day – food, clothing, activities
North American people eating (Virginia, 1600s) If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on early North America, here's some ideas other [...]
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Build a wickiup – Native American projects
Ute wickiup Want to build your own wickiup? Try using a bunch of swimming noodles. Tie the ends of them together with string in pairs (two at a time), and [...]
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Succotash recipe – Native American projects
A bowl of succotash You may like pemmican better, but most Native American people ate more succotash: Husk and boil three ears of corn (or use frozen corn). Boil 1/2 [...]
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Soap carving – Native American project
Inuit walrus ivory carving (1800s AD) Do you want to carve your own small sculptures, the way Inuit artists did? Inuit artists carved animal bones, but it will be easier [...]
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How to make pemmican – Native American project
A Native woman making pemmican Our word "pemmican" comes from the Cree word "pimikan". Pemmican was a sort of energy bar: not great food, but a lot of fat and sugar [...]
