Monday, April 4, 2022

Ancient Rome and Ancient Civilizations Resources for 6th through 8th Grades - AT TWO LEVELS + Freebies!

NEW: 64 Ancient Roman Reading Passages - AT TWO LEVELS - Questions - Standards-Based. 

  • 32 High Interest - Low Level - Written at 3rd Grade Level
  • 32 Written at 5-6th Grade Level.

These passages are research based and cover from the founding of the Kingdom of Rome through the Fall of Western Rome.

32 are High Interest, Low Level reading passage perfect for older struggling readers and are aligned with the middle school and high school standards for ancient history and English Language Arts.

The passages are cross-curricular and can be used to provide reading practice for struggling readers as well as to teach history concepts to students who have trouble accessing the reading levels of tradition textbooks.

This resource contains:

  1. Form Fillable PDFs. Works great for a digital language arts center.
  2. Printable PDFs for packets or classroom work.


These are 64 Engaging PASSAGES – perfect for Distance, Digital, Hybrid and Classroom learning. The passages are designed for students to read on their own and complete quick comprehension assessments. The assessments contain four to five multiple-choice questions and one or two short constructed-response questions.

For those who are using this resource to teach history – there is a corresponding History Unit in my TPT store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Two-Pencils-And-A-Book.

The reading techniques used in this resource are research-based and appeal to students in grades 5 through 12. Readability scores were determined using the Renaissance ATOS calculator.

Table of Contents for AT LEVEL

Ancient Rome: In Sum Grade Level 5

Ancient Rome Reading Summary Grade Level 5-6

The Legend of Romulus and Remus Grade Level 5

Farms and Farmers Grade Level 5-6

The Monarchs of Rome Grade Level 6

The Second King: Numa Pompilius Grade Level 5-6

The Third King: Tullus Hostillus Grade Level 6

The Fourth King: Ancus Marcius Grade Level 6

The Fifth King: Lucius Tarquinius Priscus Grade Level 5

The Sixth King: Servius Tullius Grade Level 5-6

The Final King: Lucius Tarquinius Superbus Grade Level 5-6

The Roman Republic Grade Level 6

Broadening the Government Grade Level 6

Roman Citizenship Grade Level 6

The Roman Senate Grade Level 6

Consuls Grade Level 6

Comparing Republican Government Grade Level 6

The Twelve Tables Grade Level 6

Expanding Republic Grade Level 6

A Shift in the Balance Grade Level 6

Julius Caesar Grade Level 5-6

Augustus Grade Level 7* (difficult Roman names)

More About Augustus Grade Level 7* (difficult Roman names)

Pax Romana Grade Level 6

Roman Expansion – Inference Maps

Roman Empire: Laws and Citizenship Grade Level 6

Rome Was Not Built in a Day Grade Level

Roman Roads Grade Level 4-5

A Down and Dirty Timeline of Ancient Rome Grade Level 6

Wrapping Up Rome

How did The Romans Advance the Concept of Citizenship – the Republic Grade Level 5

Wrapping Up Rome – Citizens of Ancient Rome Grade Level 6

Wrapping Up Rome – Citizens, Partial, and Non-Citizens in Rome Grade Level 6

Roman Trade With India and China: The Silk Road Grade Level 6

Answer Key

Table of Contents for Below Level

Ancient Rome: In Sum Grade Level 3

Ancient Rome Reading Summary Grade Level 2-3

The Legend of Romulus and Remus Grade Level 2-3

Farms and Farmers Grade Level 3

The Monarchs of Rome Grade Level 3

The Second King: Numa Pompilius Grade Level 3

The Third King: Tullus Hostillus Grade Level 2-3

The Fourth King: Ancus Marcius Grade Level 3

The Fifth King: Lucius Tarquinius Priscus Grade Level 2-3

The Sixth King: Servius Tullius Grade Level 3

The Final King: Lucius Tarquinius Superbus Grade Level 3

The Roman Republic Grade Level 3-4

Broadening the Government Grade Level 3-4

Roman Citizenship Grade Level 3-4

The Roman Senate Grade Level 3-4

Consuls Grade Level 3-4

Comparing Republican Government Grade Level 4

The Twelve Tables Grade Level 4

Expanding Republic Grade Level 4

A Shift in the Balance Grade Level 4

Julius Caesar Grade Level 3-4

Augustus Grade Level 5* (difficult Roman names)

More About Augustus Grade Level 5* (difficult Roman names)

Pax Romana Grade Level 3-4

Roman Expansion – Inference Maps

Roman Empire: Laws and Citizenship Grade Level 3-4

Rome Was Not Built in a Day Grade Level 3

Roman Roads Grade Level 3

A Down and Dirty Timeline of Ancient Rome Grade Level 4

Wrapping Up Rome Grade Level 4

How did The Romans Advance the Concept of Citizenship – the Republic Grade Level 5

Wrapping Up Rome – Citizens of Ancient Rome Grade Level 3-4

Wrapping Up Rome – Citizens, Partial, and Non-Citizens in Rome Grade Level 3

Roman Trade With India and China: The Silk Road Grade Level 3


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Ancient Civilizations  30 High Interest: Low Level Reading & Comprehension Passages Ancient History


30 High Interest, Low Level reading passage for grades 5-12. These passages are perfect for older struggling readers and are aligned with the middle school and high school standards for ancient history and English Language Arts.

The passages are cross-curricular and can be used to provide reading practice for struggling readers as well as to teach history concepts to students who have trouble accessing the reading levels of tradition textbooks.

This resource contains:

  1. A form Fillable PDF. Works great for a digital language arts center.
  2. A printable PDF for packets or classroom work – with lines for students to complete their work
  3. 2- font embedded PowerPoint – in case you want to edit.
  4. Form fillable PDF for distance learning assignment or classroom digital learning assignment

These are 30 HIGH INTEREST-LOW LEVEL READABILITY PASSAGES – perfect for Distance, Digital, Hybrid and Classroom learning. The passages are designed for students to read on their own and complete quick comprehension assessments. The assessments contain four to five multiple-choice questions and one or two short constructed-response questions.

30 reading passages, with comprehension assessments, that are high interest but at accessible reading levels. This resource is perfect for reluctant older readers who need reading practice but are put off by text that looks “young” or “babyish.” The passages revolve around ancient civilizations. This resources also comes in GOOGLE SLIDE form.

For those who are using this resource to teach history – there is a corresponding History Unit in my TPT store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Two-Pencils-And-A-Book.

The reading techniques used in this resource are research-based and appeal to students in grades 5 through 12. Readability scores were determined using the Renaissance ATOS calculator.

Table of Contents

Instructions page 3

Reading Levels page 4

The Neolithic Era page 7

Neolithic Facts page 9

Sedentary Communities page 11

Neolithic Revolution Facts page 13

Early Villages page 15

Wheel Facts page 17

A Neolithic Community page 19

The World Changed page 21

And Then There Were Civilizations page 23

Early Civilizations and Mesopotamia page 25

What Mesopotamians Believed, or The World Is Flat page 27

Ancient Africa: Egypt and the Nile page 29

Dynasties, Pharaohs, and Ancient Egypt page 31

Animals in Ancient Egypt page 33

Cleopatra page 35

Cleopatra, The Person page 37

Ancient India – The Indus River Valley page 39

Indus River Valley Civilizations of Harappa page 41

Out Harappans – In Aryans page 43

Aryan Religion – Hinduism page 45

From Hinduism to Buddhism page 47

Buddhism page 49

Ancient China – The Shang Dynasty page 50

Shang Dynasty Fast Facts page 52

The Zhou Dynasty page 54

The Qin Dynasty page 56

The Han Dynasty page 58

Han Dynasty Facts page 60

The Silk Road page 62

Ancient China – Inventions page 64


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