First Semester Cumulative Prject: Build Yur Own Civilizatin Due Date Grup Prject- Wednesday, December 23 rd, 2015 Wrth: 100 pints I. Intrductin/Overall Task: Thrughut this semester, we have studied many successful (and sme nt s successful) civilizatins. This final semester prject is designed t measure what yu have learned by having yu clsely analyze, critique, and evaluate the civilizatins/scieties we have studied. Yur task is t carefully select features f a successful civilizatin, create a new civilizatin and create a final prduct and paper that encurages peple t mve t yur new sciety. Yur prject must draw upn the features we have talked abut this year. This is a grup prject that cunts in the prjects/essays categry f yur grading rubric (20%). Each day yur grup prject is late, 5 pints will be deducted frm EVERYONE S grade. It is essential that yu cmplete the assignment n time and carry yur weight! II. Cmpnents that must be evaluated tgether and present in yur final prduct: A. Gegraphy Visual: Pick a lcatin in the wrld and include an illustratin f at least ne f the gegraphic features Written cmpnent that accmpanies visual aid: Discuss imprtant gegraphic features f this area, climate, and fd surces. Explain why yur grup chse this area (advantages it serves). Explain which civilizatin yu are mdeling this cmpnent after. B. Size f civilizatin/ppulatin Visual: Include a map f the regin, shading in the area which yur civilizatin will be lcated and hw much land it cvers Indicate/mark key cities t be included (think abut hw many majr cities yu wuld want) Written cmpnent: Discuss ideal size f civilizatin (Think carefully abut this there are advantages and disadvantages t having a ppulatin really small r really large. Yu need t explain why yu chse this ideal ppulatin size hw it will best serve yur civilizatin?). Explain which civilizatin(s) yu are mdeling this cmpnent after. If yu are blending a few ideas frm different civilizatins, make sure yu explain and discuss each civilizatin yu refer t, in additin t yur reasning. C. Jb specializatin/scial hierarchy Visual: Include an illustratin f the scial class system and/r an illustratin f at least 1 f the mst prminent jbs in yur civilizatin. Written cmpnent: Discuss yur ratinale fr hw yu structured sciety and at least 5 descriptins f the 5 mst imprtant jbs included in yur jb specializatin. Explain rughly the percentage f the ppulatin that exists in each jb (need t discuss this with the persn ding Part B it shuld make sense given the size f yur ppulatin). Hw will yur sciety address scial mbility? Will yu prvide educatinal pprtunities and which jbs require an educatinal pprtunity? Hw will wmen be viewed and what types f jbs can they serve? Hw will yur design help the ecnmy grw and thrive? Make sure t have a paragraph that explicitly addresses these questins explain which civilizatin(s) yu are mdeling this cmpnent after. If yu are blending a few ideas frm different civilizatins, make sure yu explain and discuss each civilizatin yu refer t, in additin t yur reasning. D. Religin/belief system: First decide n ne: Plytheism (Egyptian? Mesptamian? Shang/Zhu? Olmecs?) Judaism Hinduism (Aryan, Mauryan, Gupta) Buddhism (Mauryan) Greek r Rman mythlgy Cnfucianism (Han) Legalism (Qin) **** Or blend 1 r mre types tgether but make sure it wuld still be a religin/belief system that makes sense. Visual: Illustratin f an example f a huse f wrship r, prvide an illustratin f a guidebk/hly bk that wuld be used in yur sciety. Written cmpnent: What main beliefs guide the religin? Why did this religin in yur empire develp? Discuss the impact this wuld have n daily life, scial structure and gvernment. Will religin influence wh is at the tp f the scial class? Why r why nt? (Cllabrate with jb specializatin persn). Als discuss yur state plicy cncerning ther religins. Will religius diversity be tlerated? Why r why nt? Cnnect back t ther civilizatins we have studied when prviding yur ratinale.
Discuss the ratinale behind chsing the religin that yu did (r the ratinale behind blending sme f them tgether). Explain which civilizatin(s) yu are mdeling this cmpnent after. If yu are blending a few ideas frm different civilizatins, make sure yu explain and discuss each civilizatin yu refer t, in additin t yur reasning. E. Gvernment: First-decide n the type: Mnarchy/emperr (Egypt/Mesptamia/Shang/Zhu/Han/Qin/Mauryan/Gupta/Persia) *Nte---these mnarchies were all a little bit different but yu culd use any f the abve as inspiratin. Bureaucratic mnarchy (Minans) Direct (limited) demcracy (Athens) Oligarchy (Sparta) Aristcracy Indirect demcracy/republic (early Rme) ** Or blend 1 r mre types tgether but make sure it wuld still be a gverning system that makes sense. Visual: Illustratin f the legal cde bk, r an imprtant leader, r the army (shwcasing special technlgy used) Written cmpnent: Yu must discuss 5 laws that yur gvernment will implement (cnnect it back t the religin r guiding philsphy f yur civilizatin, and als explain hw it supprts yur gvernment structure). Als discuss hw the military will be structured (is there a need fr a large ne? Cnnect this back t the size f yur civilizatin), and freign plicy f the gvernment. Again, yu must discuss which civilizatin(s) yu are mdeling this after. Discuss the gverning system that will be implemented, and explain the ratinale behind it (cnnect t religin if relevant). Explain which civilizatin(s) yu are mdeling this cmpnent after. If yu are blending a few ideas frm different civilizatins, make sure yu explain and discuss each civilizatin yu refer t, in additin t yur reasning. F. Public Wrks and Technlgy: Visual: Have at least 2 visuals 1 public wrks and 1 example f technlgy that s mst imprtant t yur civilizatin (yu can pre existing examples frm histry) Written cmpnent: Discuss and describe the 3 mst imprtant public wrk prjects that yur civilizatin will implement AND the 3 mst imprtant pieces f technlgy that yur civilizatin will utilize. Yu must explain hw these examples frm histry benefit and sustain yur ppulatin. Als discuss wh will be respnsible fr carrying these prjects ut (a specialized jb? The gvernment?) and hw that will influence yur scial hierarchy. Explain which civilizatin(s) yu are mdeling this cmpnent after. If yu are blending a few ideas frm different civilizatins, make sure yu explain and discuss each civilizatin yu refer t, in additin t yur reasning. G. Writing system and art/architecture: Pick a writing system: Cuneifrm Hierglyphics Ancient Chinese Sanskrit Olmec written language Phenician alphabet Pick an architectural/artistic style: Egyptian Minan Greek/Rman Hellenistic Indian (Mauryan/Gupta) Chinese (Han) Visual: Include an illustratin f the writing system and an illustratin f the architecture r art in yur civilizatin (yur illustratin can be smething that already exists in histry that is a mdel fr yur current civilizatin). Written cmpnent: Discuss the writing system and ratinale behind it will it be phnetic r pictgraph? Why? Which peple in sciety will be able t write and why (maybe everyne)? Hw will that affect yur scial class system? Als discuss the civilizatin(s) wh inspired yur frm f architecture. Explain why this type f architecture was adpted (benefits f it). Explain which civilizatin(s) yu are mdeling this cmpnent after. If yu are blending a few ideas frm different civilizatins, make sure yu explain and discuss each civilizatin yu refer t, in additin t yur reasning.
If yu are in a grup f 4: Persn 1: Gegraphy, size, and jb specializatin Persn 2: Gvernment Persn 3: Religin Persn 4: Advancements-Writing/art/architecture/Public Wrks/Technlgy If yu are in a grup f 5: Persn 1: Gegraphy and jb specializatin Persn 2: Size and religin Persn 3: Gvernment Persn 4: Public wrks/technlgy Persn 5: Writing/art/architecture Civilizatins t use as inspiratin: Mesptamians (Sumerians, Babylnians, Assyrians, Hittites, Phenicians) specify wh yu will chse Egyptians IRV cultures Aryans Shang dynasty Zhu dynasty Minans Olmecs Mauryans Empire Gupta Empire III. What are yu creating with yur grup? - An advertisement that highlights the cmpnents f yur new civilizatin. Qin Empire Han Empire Athens Sparta Persian Empire Rman republic Rman empire - Yu will EACH be respnsible fr cmpleting the written wrk fr yur designated tpics (specific instructins fr each written cmpnent are listed abve) - Ideas f what t create (Pick 1) Pster (that wuld be a mck billbard) (Enlarged)Travel Magazine TV cmmercial AD News segment that reprts n this new (awesme) civilizatin - Requirements (general): Everyne must participate in the final prduct There must be a name f yur civilizatin--clearly visible r cmmunicated t the audience If it is a pster/travel magazine, everyne must cntribute with prviding visuals (drawings, cmputer images, etc) fr their respective research categries If it is a TV cmmercial r news segment vide that yu are handing in, everyne must make an appearance and have lines in the skit. Everyne s name must appear n the final prduct (unless it s a vide in which case I will see yu, but yur skit must have everyne s name) Everyne is respnsible fr their write up sectins: Write up fr each cmpnent is abut a paragraph lng and must address all the questins listed in that particular sectin. The paragraph shuld include full develped sentences and examples. - Requirements (pster r travel magazine) Pster needs t be at least 28 x22. It can be larger if yu wish. Fam bards are allwed. Travel Magazine can NOT be regular 8x11 printer paper. It can be pster bard that has been cut dwn t equal sized pages, r smething like the sample that was shwn in class. It must be bund tgether in sme way There must be a cver! Written cmpnents and visuals can be placed directly int the pster r magazine, in a lgical rder and neat fashin. - Requirements (tv cmmercial r news segment) Design a skit that everyne partakes in. The skit is either sme srt f tv cmmercial/inf ad, r a news segment reprting n yur awesme civilizatin. The skit must address the questins in the written cmpnent sectins (thus, the skit will then als serve as the whle written cmpnent t). In the skit, yu will respnsible fr fulfilling a rle that cmmunicates the categries yu are respnsible fr researching. Yu must take the lead in writing yur prtin, but the grup can wrk n this tgether t make the skit flw. The visuals must make an appearance in yur skit. Have illustratins, prps, diagrams ready t use in yur skit t thus check ff the visual requirements. The skit must be recrded and sent t yur teacher (yutube link?)
Helpful reminders: It is yur respnsibility t plan ahead s that the due date desn t sneak up n yu and yu can create a meaningful prject! Therefre, checkpints will be implemented t make sure everyne is n task. If yu see early n that a grup member is nt cntributing, cme talk t me! Dn t wait fr the last minute. An emergency frm pr planning des nt cnstitute an emergency fr me. Plan accrdingly! Sunday Mnday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 11/29 11/30 Prject assigned 12/6 12/7 HW due: Start t brainstrm ideas fr yur assigned cmpnents. Put n Ggle dc that yu shared with me 12/13 12/14 HW due: Read ver peers cmments n ideas. Write drafts f yur assigned cmpnents 12/20 12/21 Get tgether t wrk n prject? 12/1 12/2 HW due: (1) Cmplete Ggle frm fr each persn s task (nly ne persn in a grup needs t d this); (2) Share a Ggle dc with me, rename it as yur grup number (this will be check in and see yur wrk befre the due date way fr me t see wh. 12/8 SGI pen t wrk n prject 12/15 SGI pen t wrk n prject 12/22 SGI pen t wrk n prject 12/3 12/4 12/5 12/9 12/10 12/11 HW due: Cmment n each ther s ideas (each persn must write in a different clr) 12/16 12/17 Outside f class grup meeting must ve happened by nw (i.e. draft f skit, started wrking n pster,) 12/23 Prject Due 12/24 N Schl 12/18 Class time: Wrk n prject (finalize ideas, wrk n advertisement) HW due: bring in drafts f ideas 12/25 N Schl 12/12 12/19 Get tgether this weekend? Or cmplete written prtins and plan t meet n Mn/Tues 12/26 N Schl 12/27 N Schl 12/28 N Schl 12/29 N Schl 12/30 N Schl 12/31 N Schl 1/1 N Schl 1/2 N Schl 1/3 N Schl 1/4 1/5 1/6 Test: Qin, Han, Rme 1/10 1/11 ESSAY DUE ** SGI will be available fr grups t get tgether and discuss ideas. 1/7 1/8 1/9
Individual Paper Due Date Individual Paper- Mnday, January 11 th, 2016 Wrth: 100 pints Theme: Successful civilizatins Prmpt: Yu are a histrian reprting n this new civilizatin. Cmpare/cntrast yur new civilizatin t nes we have studied this year. Make sure t take a stand and evaluate if this civilizatin was wrth living in (did it measure up t the thers? Was it mre r less successful?). Yu must reference/cmpare at least 1 Eastern civilizatin (China, India) Yu must reference/cmpare at least 1 Western civilizatin (Eurpe, Persia, Africa Americas) Pssible Categries f analysis (paragraph tpics): **Nte: These categries (and ideas in parenthesis) are t help yu get started and brainstrm. Yu are nt expected t talk abut everything. Zer in n the cncepts that mst interest yu. Gvernment (structure, freign relatins, laws) Military (techniques, battles) Achievements (technlgy, architecture, art, writing) Scial classes (structure, types f jbs, mbility, wmen, educatin) Public wrks (benefits) Religin (flexibility, rganizatin, stability) Lcatin (gegraphic advantages, size) Imprtant reminders: - The mre thught ut yur prject is, the better shape yu are in! - D nt reference yur civilizatin as My civilizatin Yu named yur civilizatin, s reference it as that. Requirements: Turnitin.cm Times New Rman fnt, size 12, duble spaced, 1 margins 3-4 pages, typed. Must include an intrductin, thesis, 3 bdy paragraphs, and cnclusin.