Ancient Real Estate Project
Standards:
Students will…
 Combine visual information (charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with
text.
 Produce clear and coherent writing that persuades an audience of ancient home
buyers.
 Demonstrate through the creation of an ad an understanding of the characteristics
of ancient civilizations.
Essential Question: What does it take to be a civilization?
Directions:
You represent a real estate firm called Ancient Real Estate. It is your job to convince
people to move to an ancient civilization you imagine. Create an advertisement that
will tell people about your civilization and make them want to buy your property.
Your advertisement must include the following:
 A name for your civilization
 A map showing the location of your civilization within the real world*
 Information on the 6 elements of civilization
o Cities-A detailed map showing what the layout of the main city within
your civilization looks like (think about water sources, temples of
worship, farming land, king’s palace, etc.)
o Government-Your type of government, leaders, examples of laws
o Writing system-provide a sample of your alphabet
o Class divisions-show what your class pyramid looks like
o Art-Examples of accomplishments in art or inventions
o Religion-type of religion, god(s)
Be creative and tell as much of the story of your civilization as you can in the form of
an advertisement. This can take the form of a poster, brochure, newspaper ad, or
commercial. (Think about using Skitch, ArtRage, Keynote, Pages, or iMovie if you
want to do this on your iPad.). Since it is an advertisement make sure you use
persuasive language and techniques to make people want to buy your land!
*Don’t forget to cite your sources if you borrow any graphics.