SS+7+Term+One+Project

Ancient Civilizations

500 CE (e.g., Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China in the Hsia-Shang-Chou dynasties, Celts, Nubia, City- State Japan), although it may also include a study of more recent civilizations such as the Mayans, the Aztecs, the Incas, North American Aboriginal societies, or the Norse. (From BC Ministry of Education.)  You will be able to work on your own or with a partner. Choose an ancient civilization such as Egypt, India, China, Greece or Rome. Post your notes on the wiki as a "Draft" page in point form as well as a separate page for your "Good copy" in paragraphs. You are required to use at least 3 resources, minimum of one book and 2 websites. You will also be able to import pictures to enhance the information that you provide about your civilization.
 * Note:** For the purposes of Grade 7 social studies, “ancient civilizations” includes cultures up to approximately

Include topics topics that follow but don't limit your project just to the suggestions below:

1. Food and medicine
 * How did they gather food?
 * How was food stored?
 * If food was traded, what types were traded and what were they traded for?

2. Clothing
 * What did people wear? Who wore what? What was clothing made of?

3. Settlements and shelter
 * What did their settlements look like?
 * How did they protect themselves?
 * How did they solve their problems?

4. Jobs
 * What type of jobs did they have?
 * Describe 3 types of jobs in detail. What kind of work did they do? Where did they work? What were the physical demands?

5. Society
 * What is the social organization? (Were there different classes? Was there a king, peasants, slaves, etc.?
 * Who was in power?
 * Who controlled the wealth?

6. Beliefs, traditions and celebrations

7.Government and law

8. Great Works and technolgy
 * What great works were produced by your civilization? For example, art, buildings, etc.
 * Identify influences and contributions of your ancient society within its society, on other cultures and on present-day cultures.

9. Trade and Record Keeping
 * How did they keep track of who owned things?
 * How did they keep track of taxes?
 * Were records kept of other things such as laws, historical records and literature?

10. Create a Venn diagram to compare specific components of your civilization with one of your classmates.
 * Make a bibliography to cite all sources.

11. Identify influences and contributions of ancient societies to present-day cultures

12. Bibiliography []