Ancient Civilizations Review Assignment
Your group will be creating a Google Map using information your research for your selected civilization
**You much have a gmail account to complete this assignment- if you do not have one- it’s FREE!! Go to
www.google.com – click on Gmail and click on create new account icon.
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For your selected group you will research information about your civilization.
o Make sure the information you find is related to one of the 5 Themes of World HistoryRemember if it does not go into one of the categories you do not need it.
o Make sure to ONLY use the approved websites as well as the World History books
provided for your research
o Make sure to take notes of your research on paper (this will be collected and will be part
of the graded assignment)
Once you have gathered all your research
o Log onto google maps- https://www.google.com/maps - sign in with your gmail
credentials.
o On the drop down menu- click on my maps and the create icon
o You will be adding markets and drawing lines using the icons on the map
Your map must include the following:
o Title your map- Your civilization’s name, Your names, period
o The map must have five markers – one per World History Theme
 Each marker must have at least 2 paragraph of research (in your own words!!!)
 Each marker must have at least 3 pictures related to them theme
o Draw a line around the boundaries of your civilization (as close as possible)
Sharing your map
o Use the share icon to share your map with the teacher through these to e-mail addressdvinat@dadeschools.net and dv7402@gmail.com
o You must share your map by
Presentations
o Your group will present their map on the interactive board
 All members must speak
 Do not just read the paragraphs on the markers- just highlight the important
information
 Talk about the pictures- how do they relate to the theme
o Everyone else will be responsible for taking notes to use on their final assessment
Groups
Mesopotamia- include Sumerians/Akkadians/
Hittites/Assyrians/Babylonians/Chaldeans
Egypt
Phoenicians
Persians
Israelites
Greece- Include Minoans/Mycenaean/ Macedonians
Rome
Ancient India (Mohenjo Daro/Harrappa/Hinduism/Buddhism)
Ancient China (Shang/Zhou/Qin/Han Dynasties- also 3 Chinese philosophies)
Approved Sites
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/writing/02_empires.pdf
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/welcome.html
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ROME/homepg.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/indus_valley/
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/phoe/hd_phoe.htm
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/cultures/middle_east/phoenicians.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
http://www.penn.museum/sites/canaan/index.html
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/
https://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/reviews/
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/
http://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/jmcgaughy/files/2013/10/Completed-Hinduism-and-BuddhismChart.pdf
http://www.dentonisd.org/cms/lib/TX21000245/Centricity/Domain/535/Confucianism%20Daosim%20L
egalism.pdf
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/acha/hd_acha.htm
http://jmcentarfer.tripod.com/ch4_3.pdf
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/index.html#kp1
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htm
http://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=China&pd=Shang%7CZhou
http://www.chaos.umd.edu/history/ancient1.html
https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Ancient/Indus2.html
http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/timeline/1/
Maps pf different civilizations - http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/imaps/