Rap Songs about Early World Units, from Mesopotamia to Middle Ages

Introduce your unit with music!

Mr. Nicky, who performs at schools around the country, has a Youtube channel with short engaging songs about early world history from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Middle Ages.

Here's one from ancient India.

And here's one from ancient Egypt.

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