Early Civilizations

Introduction
  • You are now going to travel back in time, back to a time when things were much different. 
  • Cities and towns did not always look the way they that they do now. 
  • People did not always do the same activities as they do now.
  • Many of the achievements and progress that we have in our society today is due to the people that lived hundreds or even thousands of years ago.
  • Now it is time for you to learn about them.





Task

Your task is to be an internet Archeologist that will study an ancient civilization.

Research

To start you will choose an ancient civilization from the list below.  Once you have decided on the topic that you will be researching your will begin your notes.

The end product will be presented to that class by yourself, where you will be the expert archeologist for your specific civilization.

Topics you need to include in your research are:

  • Name of civilization.
  • Time period when the civilization was prevalent.
  • What part of the world did they live in?
  • What was their system of government?
  • What was their everyday life?
  • What are some of their major achievements and contributions to mankind?
  • What are some interesting facts?

Construction!

You will choose an artifact that you feel was important to that civilization.

Research the artifact and then create a model of it to present to the class.

Presentation

You are the presenting archeologist.

You will present your findings about the civilization that you chose along with your artifact. 




Process

Use the following websites for your research:

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Nubia

India

China

Greece

Rome

The Maya

Evaluation

Research  Report : Ancient Civilizations


      Teacher Name: 

Mr. Blank

    Student Name:     ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Amount of Information All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with  1 sentence about each. One or more topics were not addressed.
Quality of Information Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. Information clearly relates to the main topic. It  provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. Information  has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Organization Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. The information appears to be disorganized. 8)
Mechanics No grammatical, spelling orpunctuation errors. Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Research  Report : Presentation


      Teacher Name: 

Brian Blank

    Student Name:     ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Amount of Information All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with  1 sentence about each. One or more topics were not addressed.
Organization Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. The information appears to be disorganized. 8)
Quality of Information Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. Information clearly relates to the main topic. It  provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. Information  has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

Date Created:  Mar 26, 2014 03:28 pm (CDT)

Conclusion

I look forward to hearing your presentations!

Your peers look forward to your archeologist reports!