Download Unit 3: Group Powerpoint Presentation Project

Classical Empires: Group Project
*This project will require your group of four (4) people to conduct in-depth research on one of
the important empires that dominated the world during the Classical Era. As a group you are to
create a PowerPoint presentation that contains a minimum of six slides. Your presentation must
contain the following information:
1) Opening slide – The name of your empire, the years that it was in existence, a map showing
the territory controlled by the empire at its peak, and at least 2 other images related to your
empire.
2) Important Persons – Each member of the group will be responsible to research political leader,
military leader, artist, poet, philosopher, or other important person that is native to the empire
that you are assigned. Each group member must create a minimum of one slide containing at
least 3 facts about their individual, a picture of the individual, the years that they were alive, and
their full name.
3) Concluding slide – Describe the causes of the downfall of your empire. Provide at least 3
reasons for the collapse of the empire. Include another image that represents your group at the
end of its existence.
Possible Empires: Egypt’s New Kingdom, Assyria, Persia, Zhou Dynasty (China), Qin Dynasty
(China), Athens, Sparta, Alexander’s Empire (Hellenistic Era), Rome
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Grading Rubric (Total Points Possible = 400)
1) Opening Slide (0-50 pts.)
(Name, Years, Map, Images)
2) Important Persons Slides (0-200 pts., 0-50 per slide)
(Name, Picture, Facts)
3) Concluding Slide (0-50 pts.)
(Causes of Collapse, Image)
4) Group Presentation (0-100 pts)
(Each member of the group participates; presents at least their slide, total presentation is between
6 and 9 minutes in length)