World History 1 Worksheet Bundle: Prehistory to the Renaissance

No-prep, printable and digital reading comprehension worksheets covering everything from Prehistory through the Renaissance. 

This amazing bundle gives you ready-to-go activities for every topic in the first half of World History.

Each standards-based worksheet is designed to be simple and effective, helping students build understanding without adding to your workload. They’re a great way to introduce your students to primary sources and critical thinking, with excerpts designed to guide them into thinking like historians.

Your download is a zip folder filled with:

• 100 printable PDF worksheets
• Organized into unit-based folders for easy access
• Google Drive folders with editable Google Doc versions
• Answer keys included for every activity

These are fantastic activities that you can use every day or use as a fill in whenever you need them. Each worksheet features:

• Short, student-friendly reading passages
• Primary source excerpts with analysis questions
• Focused comprehension and critical thinking questions
• Timelines, maps, charts, and visual activities in many of them

Units Covered (number of worksheets in parentheses):

• Prehistory (9)
• Mesopotamia (9)
• Ancient Egypt (7)
• China & the Indus River Valley (9)
• Ancient Greece (8)
• Ancient Rome (13)
• Byzantine Empire (5)
• Islamic Civilizations (8)
• Classical Asia (10)
• The Middle Ages (8)
• African Empires (6)
• Pre-Columbian America (4)
• The Renaissance (7)

These World History worksheets fit into any classroom and work great as daily activities, warm-ups, exit tickets, homework, sub plans, independent practice, test review, or packets for absent students. They’re also a nice way to introduce primary sources and get students thinking like historians.

If you want a go-to set of World History worksheets you can rely on all year, this bundle gives you 100 ready-to-use activities covering the entire first half of the course.

Here are some reviews from teachers who have used these in their classes: 

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“Easy to use as a digital assignment, or to print as a physical assignment. Great for last minute or for adding into curriculum for more depth.” - Malyssa M.

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“These aligned perfectly with my state’s updated standards! The use of primary sources in a student-friendly way is also perfect for my collaborative classes and ESL students. These are great for warm-ups and early finisher work. Hands down one of the best purchases from this seller!” - History With Miss A

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“Using these to better support our world history units for next year and also as no-device sub plans. I have liked what I have read and looked at so far so I know these bundles will be useful.” - Darci V.

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“Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Your materials have been great in making a difficult year just a bit easier. I will continue to purchase materials because of the quality of the materials, and the person making them. Thanks!” - Andrew C.