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Journey of the Civilizations
Kim Brockway
7-12 social studies (9th grade global history)
Introduction
 Welcome to the exciting world of Ancient Civilizations Realty. Here at ACR,
we are dedicated to helping our clients find their new home in one of the
one of the lovely locations we specialize in: Egypt, Mesopotamia, or the
Indus River Valley
 As a new travel agent, you will be responsible for choosing a civilization of
interest to you and creating our new brochure to SELL SELL SELL the
location.
Task
 You will travel through time to the three major ancient civilizations: Egypt,
Mesopotamia, and the Indus River Valley exploring the similarities and
differences of these three locations.
 As you travel through these civilizations, take note of important factors such
as religion, agriculture, social class, writing systems, art, specialized jobs,
government systems, and/or public works.
Process
 You will take time to explore all three of the ancient civilizations.
 After looking through the characteristics of each civilization, you will choose
one civilization to focus on.
 Using the resources in this PowerPoint, you will create a real estate brochure
that highlights all the key features of your chosen civilization.
Egypt
 Although Egypt exists today as a
country, Ancient Egypt refers to
the time period of 3100- 332 B.C.E.
 Ancient Egypt is well know to
have had a rich culture that
included religion, art, science,
mathematics, and architecture.
Resources- Egypt
 http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2005/04/ancient-egypt/galvin-text
 http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
 http://www.ancient-egypt.org/
 http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
 http://egypt.mrdonn.org/
 http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/history/egypt
/
 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/cultures/africa/ancient_egypt.aspx
 http://legacy.mos.org/quest/
Mesopotamia
 Mesopotamia means “the land
between the rivers.” The two
rivers the name refers to are the
Tigris and Euphrates.
 The people of Mesopotamia
made advances in language,
writing, mathematics, astronomy,
medicine, and technology.
Resource- Mesopotamia
 http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/
 http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/
 http://www.ancient.eu.com/Mesopotamia/
 http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/
 http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html
 http://historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm
 http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/demandmesomed.html
 http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/architecture/ziggurats.htm
 http://it.stlawu.edu/~dmelvill/mesomath/sumerian.html
Indus River Valley
 The Indus River Valley existed from
3300-1100 B.C.E in the area that is
now includes Afghanistan,
Pakistan and Northern parts of
India.
 Also know as the Harappan
Civilization, it is notable for its
extensive building and crafting.
Resources- Indus River Valley
 http://www.rivervalleycivilizations.com/indus.php
 http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Ancient/Indus2.html
 http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/indus/home_set.html
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/indus_valley/
 http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html
 http://www.harappa.com/indus/indus1.html
 http://www.ushistory.org/civ/8a.asp
 http://www.csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/fall97/2chd.htm
 http://history-world.org/indus_valley.htm
Evaluation
4
3
2
1
Includes essential
Covers
knowledge about
civilization indepth with details the civilization.
Subject
and examples.
knowledge
Subject
appears to be
knowledge is
good.
excellent.
Includes
essential
information
about the
civilization
but there are
1-2 factual
errors.
Content is
minimal OR
there are
several factual
errors.
Mechanics
No misspellings
or grammatical
errors.
Three or fewer
misspellings
and/or mechanical
errors.
Four
misspellings
and/or
grammatical
errors.
More than 4
errors in
spelling or
grammar.
Visuals
Uses appropriate
pictures to
clearly depict the
civilization
Uses appropriate
pictures but does
not clearly depict
the civilization
Uses pictures
that are not
specific to the
civilization
Does not use
proper or any
visuals
Project is neat
and visually
appealing
Project is mostly
neat and does not
detract from the
product
Project is
poorly done
and detracts
from the
product
Project is not
neatly done or
properly
assembled
Content
Neatness
Conclusion
 Congratulations, World Traveler! You are now an expert on Ancient
Civilizations.
 Your real estate brochure will likely encourage many new residents to flock
to their new home in one of the Ancient civilizations!