TOPICS OF RESEARCH UNIT 1-2 TOPICS 2000 B.C. TO 133 B.C. 0. CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY WHERE YOUR CIVILIZATION IS (2000 – 509 B.C.) 1. CREATION MYTHS OF YOUR CIVILIZATION 2. MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF YOUR CIVILIZATION TO 2000 - 133 B.C. (WARS, NATURAL DISASTERS, LEADERSHIP) PROVIDE IT IN A TIME LINE WITH FACTS AND EXAMPLES 3. POLITICAL HIERARCHY OF YOUR CIVILIZATION 4. MAJOR GODS AND THEIR ROLES 6. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE SOCIETY 7. PRACTICE OF SLAVERY IN SOCIETY 8. ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF YOUR SOCIETY 9. MAJOR LEADERS / FAMILIES FROM 2000 B.C. TO 509 B.C. – SHORT BIOGRAPHIES ON THEM (MAJOR IMPACT ON SOCIETY) 10. MILITARY AND SOCIAL TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIETY PRESENTATIONS * BRING A DISK OR “KEY” TO THE COMPUTER LAB. * PRESENTATIONS MUST BE IN POWERPOINT * PUT ONLY 3-4 FACTS PER SLIDE. * Maximum OF 7 SLIDES PER TOPIC. Minimum of 2 slides. * SENTENCE MAX PER SLIDE - 10 * 28 – 32 POINT FONT FOR EACH SLIDE * FOCUS ON IMPORTANT FACTS, THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW * ALL DISKS WILL BE COLLECTED AND GRADED ALONG WITH VISUAL / ORAL PRESENTATIONS. * ALL SOURCES MUST BE SITED SITED SOURCES * IF YOU USE A INTERNET SITE PLEASE CREATE A BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION WITH THE ENTIRE CORRECT ADDRESS. * I WILL CHECK TO ASCERTAIN THE VALIDITY OF YOUR FACTS. * ATTEMPT USE SITES THAT ARE .ORG, .EDU * EX. http://history-world.org/