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6th Grade Social Studies
Assignment 6:
Timeline of an Ancient Civilization
o Choose an ancient civilization (see list on back page)
o Find 4 or more sources of research information
 Your sources can be magazines, books, an
encyclopedia or internet sites.
Write your sources here:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
o Using your sources, spend 4 or 5 hours gathering
important dates for your timeline. You should find 1620 events that you think are interesting. Write each event
on a notecard or write/type a list. Be sure to put the year of
the event on your cards/list. For a higher grade, put more
than 20 events on your timeline.
o Create a timeline of important events
o Follow the directions on the attached page. Spend 2 or
3 hours on this part of the project. I have big paper if
you need it.
o Bring this page and your timeline to school on the
due date.
Due Date: _January 7, 2013
Major Civilizations
Rome
Maya
China: Zhou
Dynasty
Inca
Egypt
Aztec
Kush
Minoa
Sumeria
Olmec
China: Qin
Dynasty
Babylonia
Greece
Phoenicia
China: Han
Dynasty
India: Maurya
Or choose a different Civilization to study
To make your timeline:
1. Get a big piece of tagboard, paper, or cardboard.
Decide how you want your timeline to look:
horizontal, vertical, serpentine, diagonal.
2. Use a ruler or yardstick to draw your line. Evenly mark
off the dates of your civilization. Make sure it is long
enough to show all of your dates.
3. Put your notecards in order of earliest to latest and
write them on your timeline. You could also type and
print them and cut them out and glue them down. You
should use ink, not pencil.
4. Illustrate your timeline. Put at least 6 pictures on it –
you can draw them or print some and cut them out
and glue them on. For a higher grade, put 8 or more
pictures on it.
5. Give your timeline a title, and put your name on it.