Ancient Civilizations
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| Course: | Western World History 30 - RVS |
| Book: | Ancient Civilizations |
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| Date: | Thursday, 18 September 2025, 3:04 AM |
Introduction
Upon completion of this lesson project the student will be able to:
- Develop the ability to make inferences based on different information and craft arguments about that information.
- Better understand how assess conflicting interpretations.
- Differentiate between long term effects and isolated incidents, and the different impacts of the two.
- Develop experience in assessing past examples of change and applying it to understanding changes in today's society.
- Develop the ability to describe, analyze, and evaluate interpretations of the past as revealed through primary and secondary sources.
This project will test your research skills, your critical thinking skills, and give you an opportunity to discover an ancient civilization.
Assignment - Research Two Civilizations
Total - 3 to 4 slides for 50 marks
Research (slides 1 and 2)
Using a Word document, power point or shared prezi link, choose TWO of the following ancient civilizations and create a presentation that includes important information on each of them.
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Rome
- Ancient China
- Ancient India
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Indigenous Societies - Click on the link to view a list of various Indigenous peoples.
- Your presentation will have THREE to FOUR pages/slides (if you need to use more slides, that is fine!)
- Page 1 - Ancient Civilization #1
- Page 2 - Ancient Civilization #2
- Page 3 - Drawing Conclusions - paragraph comparing the similarities and differences of the two civilizations that you chose to present (see more detail outlined, below)
- Page 4 -Include sources in a bibliography (research beyond Wikipedia)
- Use the following questions as a guideline for information to include and incorporate into your presentation, for both civilizations.
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There are just a few rules.
1. Within your presentation, (address) or include information relevant to many but not necessarily all of the questions found within the Ancient Civilization Guideline (above).
2. Include informative details and relevant images within your presentation.
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Click to view the following Timeline of the Ancient World |
Ancient Indigenous Civilizations Map
Drawing Conclusions (slide 3/4)
Compare and contrast your two ancient civilizations.
In one or two paragraphs, give the main similarities and differences between your two selected civilizations. Mention at least two important similarities or differences of each of your selected civilizations.
Conclude your project by outlining the accomplishments of the two civilizations and their contributions to world civilization (how have they impacted societies today?).
BE SURE to include a properly formatted bibliography attached to the finished project (see Course Introduction)
Checklist
Click on the checklist link below TO BE SURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED EVERYTHING.
How to Create a Bibliography
Bibliography Format:
When assembling a final bibliography, list all sources (texts, articles, interviews, videotapes, and so on) in alphabetical order by authors' last names.
Here are suggested citation formats:
Online Resources
World Wide Web:
URL (Uniform Resource Locator or WWW address): author (or item's name,
if mentioned), date.
EXAMPLE: (Boston Globe's www address)
http://www.boston.com.
Today's News, August 1, 1996.
Internet:
Author of message. (Date) Subject of message. Electronic conference or
bulletin board (Online). Available e-mail: LISTSERV@ e-mail address
EXAMPLE: Ellen Block, (September 15, 1995). New Winners. Teen Booklist
(Online). Helen Smith@wellington.com
For a book:
Author (last name first), Title of the book. City: Publisher, Date of publication.
EXAMPLE: Dahl, Roald. The BFG. New York. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982.
For an encyclopedia:
Encyclopedia Title, Edition Date. Volume Number. Article Title in Quotations,
page numbers.
EXAMPLE: The Encyclopedia Brittanica, Volume 7, "Gorillas," pages 50-51.
For a magazine:
Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of magazine. Volume number,
(Date): page numbers.
EXAMPLE: Jordan, Jennifer, "Filming at the Top of the World." Museum of
Science Magazine. Volume 47, No. 1, (Winter 1998): page 11.
For a newspaper:
Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of newspaper, city and state of
publication. (date): edition if available, section and page number(s).
EXAMPLE: Powers, Ann, "New Tune for the Material Girl." The New York
Times, New York, NY. (3/1/98): Atlantic Region, Section 2, page 34.
For a person:
Full name (last name first), Occupation, Date of interview.
EXAMPLE: Smeckleburg, Sweets. Bus driver. April 1, 1996.
For a film:
Title, Director, Distributor, Year.
EXAMPLE: Braveheart, Dir. Mel Gibson, Icon Productions, 1995
CD-ROM:
Disc title: Version, Date. "Article title," pages if given. Publisher.
EXAMPLE: Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia: Macintosh version, 1995.
"Civil rights movement," p.3. Compton's Newsmedia.
Magazine article:
Author (last name first). "Article title," Name of magazine (type of medium).
Volume number, (Date): page numbers. If available: publisher of medium,
version, date of issue.
EXAMPLE: Rollins, Fred. "Snowboard Madness." Sports Stuff (CD-ROM).
Number 15, (February 1997); pp. 15-19. If available: SIRS, Mac,. version,
Winter 1997.
Newspaper article:
Author (last name first). "Article title." Name of newspaper (Type of
medium), city and state of publication. (Date): Edition if available, section
and page number(s). Available: publisher of medium, version, date of issue.
EXAMPLE: Stevenson, Rhoda. "Nerve Sells." Community News, (CD-ROM),
Nassau, NY. (Feb 1996): pp. A4-5. Available: SIRS, Mac. version, Spring
1996.
Evaluation and Submission
Content to include: (2 civilizations), time period, belief systems/teachings, elements of environment, migrations, culture, visual arts, literature, architecture, performing arts, inventions, education, contributions to modern society, political structure, system of government, courts, laws, major wars, treaties, labour systems, industries and trade products/networks, technology, family roles, relevant images, concluding paragraph and bibliography.
Effectiveness - 15
Sequence of information - 5
Mechanics - 5
Graphics - 10
Organization/Final analysis - 10
Sources - 5
Total - /50
Submit your assignment
Post your completed power point, Word document, or combination in the 2 ancient civilization Assignment Folder.
Label it 2_brochure_yourlastname