ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
When we learn historical content, we know how past events shape current situations and issues. As we are more grounded in a global historical context, we strengthen our critical thinking so we can respond to current challenges with creativity, clarity, and nuance. Tracing the development of civilizations from ancient, medieval, and early modern times provides a firm foundation for understanding the scope of world history and for applying critical insights to new contexts.
The community benefits when its citizens have a broad foundation in world history. It allows the community to have engaged and informed discussions on historical events, as well as how those events continue to impact modern-day. Educators benefit their schools and districts in their ability to effectively and correctly teach world history, as well as discuss the impact that history has on a modern-day.
You will complete three historical presentations in order to trace the developmental arc of world history. The projects allow you to explore world civilizations through the incorporation of elements such as maps, artifacts, and cultural artwork into a visually appealing and informative presentation. The three presentations cover:
Ancient Civilizations
Medieval and Early Modern Civilizations
Early Modernism in the West
NOTE: Once you complete all three presentations, you will share them with your peers in a discussion forum later in the term where you will comment on each other’s work.
Ancient Civilizations
This presentation examines the impact of physical geography on the intellectual, cultural, and trade developments of three different ancient civilizations.
1. Select any three civilizations that existed within the following regions and time periods:
-Early Middle Eastern and Northeast African Civilizations
-Ancient and Early Medieval India
-China and East Asia to the Ming Dynasty
-The Greek World from the Bronze Age to the Roman Conquest
-The Roman World from 753 BCE to 500 CE
3. Conduct research on each of your three chosen civilizations.Focus on research related to:
Geography
Intellectual contributions
Patterns of trade and commerce
4. Create a slide presentation that addresses the prompts for each of your chosen civilizations:
-Examine the impact of physical geography on the development of each civilization
-Explain the intellectual contributions, artistic forms, and traditions (including the religious beliefs) of each civilization
-Evaluate patterns of trade and commerce that influenced each civilization
5. Include the following in your presentation
Slide Notes at the bottom of each slide; each content slide should have at least one paragraph of speaker notes (excludes title and references slide).
6.Visual elements such as maps, artifacts, and cultural artwork, citing sources from which they come.
Use GOOGLE SLIDES
Note: This assignment will be checked for plagiarism.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Examination of the impact of physical geography on the development of three ancient civilizations.
2. Explanation of the intellectual contributions, artistic forms, and traditions (including the religious beliefs) of these civilizations
3. Evaluation of the patterns of trade and commerce that influenced ancient civilizations.
4. Writes with authority citing only authoritative sources through paraphrasing rather than a direct quotation.
Minimum of 14 slides
At least four slides per civilization
Title and references slide.
In-text citations when research is referenced.
APA Formatting
Include 3 or more academic references (beyond the textbook)
BEFORE YOU SUBMIT A FILE…
Check your document for spelling and grammatical errors.
