What do these 7th grade ancient history worksheets cover?

17 printable 7th grade ancient history worksheets in 5 skill sets, in the order they appear on this page: ancient Greece; egypt, Mesopotamia and China; maya, Aztec and Inca; ancient legacies and timelines; and ancient Rome.

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

It was the Chinese idea that Heaven gave a just ruler the right to rule and could take that right away. The Zhou used it to explain why they overthrew the Shang dynasty about 1046 BCE. The Dynastic Cycle in Early China places each stage of the cycle in order.

How do you count years across BCE and CE?

There is no year 0, so 1 BCE is followed by 1 CE. To count from a BCE year to a CE year, add the years and subtract 1. BCE and CE Date Math Across Centuries gives a worked example and practice with centuries.

How did the Maya write numbers?

The Maya used base twenty. A dot is 1, a bar is 5 and a shell is 0, and the boxes stack with the biggest place on top. Maya Base Twenty Numbers has students read numbers and draw their own.

How did Romans bring water to cities?

Aqueducts carried water by gravity from a spring through covered channels, often underground, and over arched bridges. How Roman Aqueducts Moved Water Organizer has students label the parts and follow the water step by step.

7th Grade Ancient History Worksheets

Ages 12-13 · 5 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Ancient history is the study of early civilizations, from the first cities and writing to the empires of Greece, Rome and the Americas. There are 17 worksheets for 7th grade, each with an answer key, on Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia and China, the Maya, Aztec and Inca, Rome and ancient timelines. The Athenian Assembly and the U.S. Congress, How Roman Aqueducts Moved Water Organizer and Maya Base Twenty Numbers are three of the sheets. Native sheets here practice D2.Civ.5.6-8, D2.His.14.6-8 and D2.His.10.6-8.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher