CIVILIZATION PROJECT

In this project you will be using what you have learned this year in Social Studies
about different civilizations to create your own unique civilization. You may
choose to create a new ancient civilization or a new future civilization. You must
keep your civilization human and there are no magical or super powers. You are
encouraged to be as creative as possible. You get to decide if you will be working
alone, in a partnership, or in a group of no more than 3. Keep in mind that if you
work with anyone else, everyone has to do their fair share of the project and
everyone will need to complete a self-evaluation which will affect your grade. You
will be required to turn in one project packet with your notes and other materials
on the due date of the presentation. You will have class time to complete this
project but keep in mind that you will also have to do homework to finish on time.
There are four major components to your project:
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Map, Flag, Inventions Drawings

Written Notes
Visual Format/Product
Presentation

Below is the time table for this project:

May 12th
May 13th/14th
May 13th-26th
May 27th/28th
May 29th

Tuesday
Long Block
Various Days
Long Block
Friday

Introduction
Proposal due by the end of class
Work on project in class and as homework
Start presentations (you must be ready)
Finish presentations (if needed)

PROPOSAL
Group Members:

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Civilization Name:

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Ancient or Future:

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Time Period:

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Location:

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Project Format:

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Teacher Sign-Off

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REQUIREMENTS
INFORMATION
Your civilization must include the following information:
- Map of Location in the World
- Flag
- Geography/Landscape/Water
- Climate
- Capital City
- Language
- Animals
- Social Class Structure
- Housing
- Clothing
- Food
- Education
- Communication
- Jobs
- Money
- Religion/Beliefs
- Customs/Traditions
- Government
- Military
- Conflicts or Peace
- Art and Architecture
- Inventions/Technologies
FORMAT
You will show the above information about your civilization in any format you
wish. Below are some suggested formats:
- Digital Presentation (Prezi, Glogster, PowerPoint, PowToon etc.)
- Video/Movie
- Interview
- Play
- Brochure
- Story
- Newscast
- Magazine
- Guidebook
- Comic Strip
- Museum Artifacts
- Time Capsule
- 3D Model
- Board Game

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FLAG

WRITTEN NOTES
The following pages are for your written notes. You do not need to write in complete sentences.
Your Civilization Project packet will be collected as a portion of the project grade. You only need
to turn in one complete packet if you are working in a group. Your written notes must be in nice
handwriting and your packet must be in nice condition (no tears, stains, crumpled paper).
MAP/LOCATION

Choose a location in the world, or create one of your own but it must be based on actual
physical features known to Earth. Describe your location below.
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FLAG
Create a flag for your civilization. Think about colors, patterns, and symbols that represent your
civilizations culture, beliefs, and people.

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LANDSCAPE AND BODIES OF WATER
Describe the physical features of the geography of your civilization. What is the soil like? Are
there hills, mountains, plateaus, trees, streams, rivers, and lakes? Is it by a sea or an ocean?

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CLIMATE
What is the temperature of the location of your civilization? Hot, Warm, Cold, Mild, Arid, Wet?
Are there different climates based on the physical landscape or time of year?

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CAPITAL CITY
Name a capital city for your civilization and place it on your map. What important structures,
places or things happen in the capital? Is the name significant?

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LANGUAGE
What language does your civilization speak? Is more than one language spoken? Did your
civilization make up their own language or did they borrow from another culture?

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ANIMALS
List the types of animals you would find in your civilization. Are they already known types or are
they new species? How do the animals impact your civilization: Work, Pets, and Religious
reasons?

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SOCIAL CLASS STRUCTURE

What are the different social classes in your civilization? Are there rich, middle class, and poor?
Or, is everyone accepted as the same class? Be clear on this as it affects other category notes.

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HOUSING
What types of houses are in your civilization? Describe the materials. Does social class play a
part in what type of houses the people have? Is having all the family live together important?

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CLOTHING
What types of clothing is worn by the people in your civilization? Does social class play a part in
what type of clothing people have? Does climate and geography affect the clothing styles?

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FOOD
List different types of food eaten by the people of your civilization? Does social class play a part
in what types of food people eat? Does climate and geography affect the type of food eaten?

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EDUCATION
Is school or education important in your civilization? Who gets to go to school? What do they
learn? Are the subjects learned optional or affected by trade goods, government or military?

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COMMUNICATION
How do the people of your civilization communicate with each other or with other cultures? How
do trade goods get from place to place? What type of technology is there to communicate?

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JOBS
What type of jobs do people in your civilization have? Does social class play a role in
occupations? Are jobs based on the need of the civilization because of geography, climate,
trade, or government? List the male and female jobs.

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MONEY
What type of monetary system is in your civilization? Are there various bills, coins, or money?
What is on the money, does it have an important person or building of your civilization showing?
Why?

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RELIGION/BELIEFS
What religion or beliefs does your civilization follow? (Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism,
Hinduism, Mythology) Or, is it a new religion? Do they pray to gods, what for? Do they believe
in life after death?

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CUSTOMS/TRADITIONS
What are the customs or traditions in your civilization? Think about birth, death, marriage, age
milestones, religious customs, geography, farming, families and communities.

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GOVERNMENT
What is the government structure in your civilization? Monarchy, Oligarchy, Aristocracy,
Democracy, Republic or something new? Who has the power? Who makes laws?

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MILITARY
Is there a trained army in your civilization? What is the importance of the Military? Can anyone
join? How old do you have to be? What types if military branches are there? (Army, Navy, etc.)

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CONFLICTS/PEACE
Describe if there are any conflicts between your civilization and another civilization. Why is
there a conflict? Or, is your civilization peaceful? Are there issues between citizens?

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ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE

Describe the type of art in your civilization (Paintings, Jewelry, Sculptures, Pottery, etc.). Also
describe the types of architecture in your civilization. What do buildings and structures look like?

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INVENTIONS/TECHNOLOGIES
What types of inventions or technologies did your civilization contribute to society? Are these
new or adaptations of inventions due to cultural blending?

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DRAW SOME PICTURES OF YOUR INVENTIONS BELOW.

SELF-EVALUATION
GROUP MEMBER NAMES: #1

#2

#3

RATING SCALE 1-5: 1 is not at all, 3 is sometimes, 5 is all the time

#1

#2

#3

1. I helped with ideas and the research of content for our

project.
3. I used class time appropriately for working on the project.
5. I completed my portion of the project.
7. I came to class prepared on presentation day.
COMMENTS: Describe each persons contribution to the project.
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GRADING
Name(s): # 1_____________

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Civilization: _________________________________________________
PARTICIPATION (classwork, homework, self-evaluation) Comments:
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MAP/FLAG/INVENTIONS DRAWINGS
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WRITTEN NOTES (fully completed, nice handwriting, packet is neat) Comments:

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VISUAL FORMAT (quality work and covers the written note topics) Comments:
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PRESENTATION (all group members share, clear voice, cover topics) Comments:
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TOTAL SCORE(S):

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