Ancient Civilizations – Educational Project Throughout the semester students have been studying ancient Greece and the different components of the civilization. To date we have looked at the people of ancient Greece, the food, the homes, the religion and the education system. For their education projects students will be randomly assigned one ancient civilization from the list below that they will have to research, give a presentation and create a poster board that shows the different aspects of their civilization. Students will be assigned one of the following ancient civilizations: 1. Ancient China 2. Ancient Rome 3. Mayans 4. Aztecs 5. Ancient Egypt 6. Vikings Students will be required to create a written report as well as a poster board that show the following traditions/beliefs of their ancient civilization: 1. The people 2. Government 3. Religion 4. Food 5. Education 6. Entertainment - Literature and Drama/Sport The poster board will be comprised of pictures and short descriptions of at least 4 of the 6 traditions/beliefs of their ancient civilization. The written report will include further detail of each tradition/belief and should be approximately ¾ to 1 page per item. The written component will also detail why the ancient civilization succeeded in it’s location, (why did it do well) as well as the reason to when and why it perished (what caused it to no longer exist). Lastly, each student will be responsible for an oral presentation that will be between 4-7 minutes explaining in detail at least one cultural tradition or belief of their ancient civilization from the list above. Students are free to use a PowerPoint presentation if they are comfortable doing so to guide them through their presentation. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Poster board uses no Poster board uses a few Poster board uses some Poster board uses an Poster Board written and only a few visual components to detail the ancient civilization written and visual components to detail the ancient civilization written and visual components to detail the ancient civilization adequate amount of written and visual components to detail the ancient civilization Tradition or belief is briefly explained in an oral presentation only Tradition or belief is marginally explained in an oral presentation only Tradition or belief is adequately explained in an oral presentation only +/- 31 seconds or more +/- 21 to 30 seconds +/- 20 seconds Tradition or belief is adequately explained in words and with visual examples Between 4-7 minutes Written Component Written component details only a few of the expected traditions and beliefs of the ancient civilzation Written component details some of the expected traditions and beliefs of the ancient civilization Spelling Significant spelling errors throughout assignment that deter from understanding Significant grammar errors throughout assignment that deter from understanding Significant spelling errors throughout the assignment that do not deter from understanding Significant grammar errors throughout the assignment that do not deter from understanding Written component details the some of the expected traditions and beliefs of the ancient civilization as well as why the civilization succeeded and why it perished Some grammar errors throughout the assignment Written component details the expected traditions and beliefs of the ancient civilization as well as why the civilization succeeded and why it perished Few spelling errors throughout the assignment Some grammar errors throughout the assignment Few grammar errors throughout the assignment Oral Presentation Grammar /10 /10 /5 /20 /10 /10