STEP ONE: CIVILIZATION PLANNING PAGE (DUE: ________)
BRAINSTORM: (write any thoughts/ words about this topic on lines below)
What makes a civilization successful?
What helps a culture meet their needs?
What makes a civilization prosper?
What makes members of a civilization achieve success?
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MAKING CHOICES: (circle and briefly explain choices below)
Geographical location of my civ will be:
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
because: ________________________________________________
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Feature of Civ #1: __________________________ will be
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
because: ________________________________________________
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Feature of Civ #2: __________________________ will be
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
because: ________________________________________________
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Feature of Civ #3: __________________________ will be
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
because: ________________________________________________
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Feature of Civ #4: __________________________ will be
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
because: ________________________________________________
STEP TWO: RESEARCH AND NOTES (DUE ________)
**Only use the Notes pages for the topics you choose!
Government Guiding Questions
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Describe who holds the power in this government.
What made this government successful/ ideal?
Choose a primary source that demonstrates the way this government
works.
Source
(include author)
(PRIMARY SOURCE)
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Info in NOTE form
Public Works Guiding Questions
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What was the purpose of this project?
Describe how this project was organized.
What made this project successful/ ideal?
Choose a primary source that demonstrates this public project.
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author) Date
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Writing Guiding Questions
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Describe this writing system (including what they wrote on)
Why did they use this writing? (several reasons)
What made this project successful/ ideal?
Choose a primary source that demonstrates this public project.
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author) Date
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(PRIMARY SOURCE)
Organized Religion Guiding Questions
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What are the beliefs of this religion?
Describe how this religion affected the lives of the people.
What made this religion successful/ ideal?
Choose a primary source that demonstrates this religion.
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Arts/ Architecture Guiding Questions
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Describe the art/ architecture of this culture (choose a specific type)
Describe the meaning of this art or architecture.
What made this style successful/ ideal?
Choose a primary source that demonstrates this.
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Social Classes Guiding Questions
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Describe the social class system of the chosen culture.
How did this class system help the culture function/ work?
What made this project successful/ ideal?
Choose a primary source that demonstrates this class system.
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author) Date
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Cities Guiding Questions
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Describe the cities of this culture. (what did they look like?)
Describe the activities that took place there.
What made types of trade happened there?
Choose a primary source that demonstrates these cities.
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Job Specialization Guiding Questions
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What were some well known/ important jobs in this culture?
Were there any successful inventions created due to specialized jobs?
How did these jobs help the culture be successful/ ideal?
Choose a primary source that demonstrates these jobs.
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author) Date
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Geography Guiding Questions ***Everyone Answers These!***
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Describe the relative location and movement of this location.
Describe the Human Environmental Interaction that happens here.
How will this location help your civilization be successful?
Choose a primary source that demonstrates these jobs.
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author) Date
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(PRIMARY SOURCE)