Students will present their Other Early Peoples PowerPoint presentations on Friday, June 18 2010. If a student is absent on the presentation day, they will automatically lose the ten points for presentation skills. To earn back those points, students can complete the following make up assignment. This assignment is due by Friday, June 18 and students are expected to contact Mr. Miller or Ms. Falls ahead of time if the absence is pre-arranged.
Civilizations
Choose three of the following civilizations to research (you cannot use the civilization you already researched for the group project). Use the links provided to read about the civilization.
- The Maya (Mr. Donn’s site, Wikipedia article)
- The Aztec (Mr. Donn’s site, Wikipedia article)
- The Incas (Mr. Donn’s site, Wikipedia article)
- The Vikings (Mr. Donn’s site, Wikipedia article)
- Feudal Japan (Wikipedia page)
- Khmer Empire of Cambodia (Wikipedia article)
- Easter Island (Wikipedia article)
- Ancient Pueblo Peoples (Wikipedia article)
Writing Task
Select one of the following characteristics of civilization:
- Stable food supply
- Government
- Social structure
- Religion
- The arts
- Technology
- Writing
Write a paragraph that compares and contrasts how three civilizations fulfilled that characteristic of civilization. For example, compare the governments of three different civilizations. The paragraph should be at least seven sentences long and have specific details for each of the three civilizations.