Browse 93 free history PowerPoint presentations made by teachers, grouped by period and theme. Every file is free to download and edit for your own lessons.
Ancient world PowerPoints
Early humans, Egypt, Greece, Rome and the first civilisations.
- A brief history of life
- Ancient Civilizations
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Mexico
- Ancient World History
- City states of Ancient Greece
- Classical Greece
- Egypt
- Greek Philosophy
- Greek Science
- Hunters and gatherers
- Minoans and Mycenaeans
- Persian Wars
- Roman Contributions
- Roman Empire
- Roman Republic
- What is civilization?
- What is culture?
- Who are the Greeks?
Medieval and early modern PowerPoints
Normans, Magna Carta, Tudors, the Renaissance, exploration and the French Revolution.
- British history
- Early Christian Ireland
- England in 1060
- European exploration of South America
- European rulers in the age of absolutism
- Fall of Rome and the start of the Middle Ages
- French Revolution
- Jerusalem
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Magellan and Coronado
- Magna Carta
- Middle Ages of Europe
- Normans
- The French Revolution and Napoleon
- Tudor Monarchs
- Versailles
Medicine through time PowerPoints
Health and medicine from Ancient Egypt to penicillin, ideal for GCSE thematic studies.
- Health and Hospitals
- How did life in Egypt affect medicine?
- Louis Pasteur
- Medicine in the Nineteenth Century
- Penicillin
- Women and Medicine
Industry, empire and world history PowerPoints
The Industrial Revolution, Ireland, Asia, Africa and the wider world.
- Asia: China and Japan
- Bhopal gas tragedy (Union Carbide)
- Culture and Kingdoms of West Africa
- Industrial Revolution
- Ireland in conflict personalities of 1909-1922
- Islam: history, values and cultures
- Presidents of the Philippines
- The Railroads
- What were the social effects of the Industrial Revolution?
World Wars PowerPoints
The First and Second World Wars, trench warfare, Versailles, Hitler and Pearl Harbor.
- A brief history of communism in Russia
- First World War
- Hitler
- Pearl Harbor
- Second World War
- Treaty of Versailles
- Treaty of Versailles (2)
- Trench Warfare in WWI
- Trench Warfare
- World War 1
- World War I (7th grade)
Cold War PowerPoints
The Cold War, the atomic age, Vietnam, JFK and Reaganomics.
- Cold War Vocabulary Visual Preview Review
- JFK Assassination
- Reaganomics
- The Atomic Age
- The Cold War
- Vietnam War
American history PowerPoints
From the 13 colonies to civil rights, the Great Depression and Black History Month.
- African American Empowerment
- American Civil War
- America’s great disasters
- Causes of the Great Depression: questions and answers (Word)
- Causes of the Great Depression
- Civil Rights Movement
- February Black History Month 2007
- February Black History Month 2008
- February Presidents Day
- Great Depression
- Immigrants in America
- Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
- Martin Luther King
- Mormons
- The 13 original colonies
- The French and Indian War
- The French and Indian War (2)
- The War of 1812
- Yorktown surrender
Festivals and themes PowerPoints
The history of Christmas and Halloween, plus revolutions through the ages.
- Christmas around the world
- Christmas Symbols
- Christmas true story
- Halloween
- Halloween history
- Halloween is here
- Revolutions through the ages
Tips for teaching history with PowerPoint
- Start with a timeline. Place every topic on a class timeline so students see how periods connect.
- Use sources on screen. Show a picture, cartoon or extract and ask who made it, when and why.
- Ask big questions. Frame each lesson around an enquiry question such as why did the war start.
- Compare causes and consequences. Get students to rank causes and explain links between them.
- Bring in stories. Short case studies of real people make events memorable.
- Finish with an exam question. Close with a past paper question so students practise using their knowledge.
Past papers and more free resources
Practise with free GCSE History past papers for every exam board at Exam Paper Depot, or see our geography PowerPoints and classical studies PowerPoints.