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Create-A-Civilization
Create a book about your own Civilization. Make a title page for your book by:
1. Make up a name for your city-state. Be creative!!
2. On a blank sheet of paper, draw a map of the Mesopotamia area (See map on p.
71 in your textbook). Label these parts on your map: Mediterranean Sea, Persian
Gulf, Tigris River, Euphrates River, Red Sea
3. Place a star where your civilization will be located and label it.
4. Place the name of your civilization on your title page in bold letters for the title.
5. Place your by-line on your title page in bold letters.
6. Color in your map.
Due: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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Writing system:
Create your own writing system for your civilization.
1. On a blank sheet of paper, write the subtitle: “Writing System” on the top of the
page.
2. Make a t-chart showing what the characters for your writing system looks like and
what they mean. You must have at least 10 characters. What do you want to call
your writing system? Be creative and write the title of your writing system on the
top of your t-chart.
Due: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Government and Social Classes
1. On a blank sheet of paper, write the subtitle on the top of your page: “Government
and Social Classes”
2. Draw a pyramid or web showing what your government and social classes are
like.
3. Write a paragraph describing your government and social class system. Answer
the following questions:
a. What would you call the leader of your civilization (ex.: lugal)?
b. Do you have a noble class? What are the responsibilities of the noble
class?
c. Do you have a working class? What are the responsibilities of the people
in the noble class?
d. Do you have a lower class? What are the responsibilities of the people in
the lower class?
e. Do you have slaves? If you do, who is allowed to own a slave? What
rights do your slaves have?
f. Are your people allowed to vote? If they are, who is allowed to vote?
Due: Thursday, October 29, 2009
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Religion & Temple
On a blank sheet of paper, write the subtitle: “Religion & Temple”
You will draw and color in a picture of your house of worship. Place the name of your
religion on your temple.
On the bottom of your page, write a paragraph telling your reader about your religion.
Answer these questions:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
What is the name of your religion?
Would your people be polytheistic or monotheistic?
What are some of the names of your god or gods?
What is the name of the building your people worship in?
Does your building have a shrine?
How do your people worship your god or gods?
Due: Friday, October 30, 2009
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Code of Law
1. On a blank sheet of paper, write the subtitle: “____________________Code of
Law.”
2. Like King Hammurabi, you will write 10 laws that your people should follow
together with consequences for each if they do not follow your laws.
3. For the opening of your document, write: It is written that all people shall follow
these laws:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Due: November 3, 2009
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Achievements
On a blank sheet of paper, write the subtitle: “Achievements”
Draw four pictures of innovations that your civilization created. Label each of these
innovations and explain what the innovations were used for.
Due: November 4, 2009
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Glossary Page
Look up the definitions of these words in your textbook. Write a definition for each on
your glossary page.
Surplus
Specialization of labor
Civilization
City-state
Cuneiform
Lugals
Class
Polytheistic
Ziggurats
King Hammurabi
Due: November 5, 2009
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Table of Contents
Make a Table of Contents page for all of your pages.
Due: November 9, 2009
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Front and Back Cover
Create a front cover of your book with the title of your civilization on it and your by-line.
Decorate your cover.
Organize your book pages as:
Title page
Writing System
Government and Social Classes
Code of Law
Achievements
Staple the pages together with the back and front covers. Turn in for grading.
Due: November 10, 2009