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Ancient Civilizations – Geography, Government, Trade, and Commerce

Your job is to present, in groups of 4, the answers to the following questions as they relate to a specific Ancient Civilization (to be chosen randomly). You will need to present your information to the class orally, but how you present it, is up to you. Your information needs to be substantiated with information from different sources (shown in a bibliography) and engaging for the listeners.

Questions1. What geographical challenges and opportunities (climate, landforms, natural resources, etc.)

does your civilization have? *2. How do they address their geographical challenges and use their geographical opportunities? *3. What type of government did your civilization have? #4. Did the type of government change throughout the life of your civilization? Why or why not? #5. What were the positive and negative aspects of your civilization’s government? #6. Did your government have a social hierarchy? If so, what was it? #7. What rights did different people in your civilization have? Did some people have more rights

than other? Why? *8. Did your civilization have a form of writing? Who knew how to read and write? *9. Who did your civilization trade with? “10. Did your civilization have a form of currency? If yes, how was it used? If not, how did they

determine the value of items? “11. What were the consequences of trade (positive and negative) on your civilization? “12. How did your Ancient Civilization’s government, social rules, or economy influence Canada’s

today? *#”

Ancient Civilizations1. Ancient China2. Mesopotamia3. Ancient Indus River Valley4. Ancient Greece5. Ancient Egypt6. Ancient Africa7. Ancient Rome

Ways of PresentingPowerPoint/Keynote/Prezi presentationSkitOral Presentation with a modelI-MovieOther Ideas see Miss Wright

Groups

1. Phoenix, Blake, Niki, Roui 5. Ben G., Vanessa, Katie, Nic 2. Claire, Deston, Lucy, Tyler 6. Hana, Hamish, Griffin, Natalia3. Maddie, Dylan, Avani, Eloise 7. Preston, Ben M., Eric, Logan4. Pasha, Halle, Paulina, Jamie

Marking Criteria

Content (weighed more heavily)NYM Meeting Exceeding

Quality of Response – Question #1

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #2

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #3

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #4

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #5

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #6

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #7

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #8

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #9

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #10

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #11

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

Quality of Response – Question #12

Your response is simplistic and without accurate information.

Your response has some meat and is support with some accurate information.

Your response is detailed and support with accurate, quality information.

PresentationNYM Meeting Exceeding

Oral Presentation

Your oral presentation is boring and basic. The audience is not engaged.

Your oral presentation is interesting and informative, but the audience could be more engaged.

Your oral presentation is engaging and informative. Your audience was entranced the whole time.

Visual Presentation

You did not have a visual component to your presentation.

You had a basic or boring visual component to your presentation.

Your visual component was eye-catching and fully incorporated into your presentation.

Clarity of Speech

You were difficult to hear/understand when speaking.

We could understand what you were saying, but you could have spoken louder and with more expression.

You were clear and expressive. You were loud enough for everyone to hear, no matter the background noise.

Clarity of Speech

You were difficult to hear/understand when speaking.

We could understand what you were saying, but you could have spoken louder and with more expression.

You were clear and expressive. You were loud enough for everyone to hear, no matter the background noise.

Clarity of Speech

You were difficult to hear/understand when speaking.

We could understand what you were saying, but you could have spoken louder and with more expression.

You were clear and expressive. You were loud enough for everyone to hear, no matter the background noise.

Clarity of Speech

You were difficult to hear/understand when speaking.

We could understand what you were saying, but you could have spoken louder and with more expression.

You were clear and expressive. You were loud enough for everyone to hear, no matter the background noise.