History Presentations
Engaging History Presentations That Save You Hours of Planning.
Ready-to-use multimedia lessons based on the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt World History textbook, complete with dynamic animations and student notes.
Get a quick look at presentation 28.2 ("Japan's Pacific Campaign"). Includes both PowerPoint and Keynote formats for seamless classroom integration.
What's Included:
- Apple Keynote Presentation
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Key Social Studies Concepts
- Detailed Graphics
- Engaging Animations
- Microsoft Power Point Presentation
- Student/Presenter's Notes
- Google Doc(opens in new tab) (click to create a copy on your Google Drive)
- Example: 11.2 Church Reform & the Crusades
- Google Doc(opens in new tab) (click to create a copy on your Google Drive)
Upon purchase, you will receive an instant access link that lets you copy the student notes directly into your Google Drive with a single click.

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These materials were prepared by Harms LLC and have neither been developed, reviewed, nor endorsed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, publisher of the original WORLD HISTORY: Patterns of Interaction work on which this material is based.
Ancient World History Presentations
Bring antiquity to life in your classroom without spending your weekends planning. This comprehensive curriculum bundle covers the entire span of ancient civilizations—beginning with human prehistory and early agricultural societies and concluding with the rise of classical empires in India and China around 550 AD.
Designed specifically to align with the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt World History textbook, these turnkey lessons provide everything you need to keep high school and middle school students engaged, focused, and actively learning.
Modern World History Presentations
Bring modern history to life in your classroom without spending your weekends planning. This comprehensive curriculum bundle covers the vital span of world history—beginning with the Rise of Islam and tracing global developments all the way beyond the Cold War into the modern era.
Designed specifically to align with the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt World History textbook, these turnkey lessons provide everything you need to keep high school and middle school students engaged, focused, and actively learning.
American History Presentations
Bring the pivotal era of the American Civil War to life in your classroom without spending your weekends planning. This comprehensive curriculum bundle covers the critical span of U.S. history—beginning with the mounting debate over slavery and tracing the conflict through the heart of the Civil War.
Designed specifically to align with the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt U.S. History textbook, these turnkey lessons provide everything you need to keep high school and middle school students engaged, focused, and actively learning.
- The Beginnings of World History Prehistory - 2500 BC
9. Empires in East Asia 600-1400 AD
10. The Early Middle Ages 500-1200 AD
11. Church & Society in Western Europe 800-1500 AD
11.2 Church Reform & the Crusades
11.3 Enrichments in Medieval Society
11.5 Troubles of the Fourteenth Century
12. Societies and Empires of Africa 1500 BC-1500 AD
12.1 Diverse Societies in Africa
12.4 North & West African Civilizations
12.5 Eastern City States & Southern Empires of Africa
14. The Renaissance 1300-1500 AD
14.1 The Birth of the Renaissance
15. Reformation & Upheaval 1400 - 1600 AD
15.1 Luther Leads the Reformation
15.2 The Reformation Continues
18. Enlightenment and Revolution 1500-1800 AD
19. The French Revolution & Napoleon
19.1 The French Revolution Begins
23. The Age of Imperialism 1850-1915
23.1 The Roots of Imperialism in Africa
23.3 Europeans Claim Muslim Lands
23.4 British Imperialism in India
23.5 European Claims in Southeast Asia
25. World War I 1914-1918
27. Years of Crisis 1919-1939
27.4 Aggressors Invade Nations
28. World War II 1939-1945
29. Cold War Conflicts 1945-Present
29.1 Cold War: Superpowers Face Off
29.2 Communists Take Power in China
29.4 The Cold War Divides the World
31. Struggles for Democracy 1945-Present
Chapter 15 A Divided Nation 1848-1860
Chapter 16 The Civil War 1860-1865