World History Final Project
Name: ______________________________________
World History Final Project PART 1For your final project, you
are to create a world history dictionary. These are the steps
involved:
1. Choose ANY 4 letters of the alphabet. (6 with a partner, 7
letters for 3 people)2. For each letter, you are to choose a
person, place, and object/idea that we have studied. 3. Write a one
paragraph description for each in your own words.4. This
description should include the identity of the person and birth and
death dates. The location of the place should include its
importance/relevance to what we have studied and its latitude and
longitude. The object or idea should begin with the definition. 5.
It should also include why each is important in the study of world
history.
6. You may use your textbook for ideas and as a guide, but the
descriptions should be in YOUR WORDS!7. You may use material from
any chapter we have covered
8. Include a relevant picture for each page or letter. This may
be hand drawn or printed. It can be a picture of the person, place,
or object or a symbol for it.
9. Include a cover page with a title for your project, name,
date, period.
10. Typed projects should have one-inch margins, and 12 point
font. (Sample Page)CConstantine (c. A.D. 280-337)
Roman emperor from A.D. 312 to A.D. 337. Moved the capital of
the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, which was renamed
Constantinople. He was the first Roman emperor to accept
Christianity. In A.D. 313, he issued the Edict of Milan, which gave
religious freedom to all people and made Christianity legal.
PICTURE OF
CONSTANTINE
Carthage(37N, 10E)
City located on the coast of North Africa. Originally settled by
the Phoenicians around 800 B.C. Because of their location on the
Mediterranean Sea and close to Europe, Carthage became a great
trading empire and the largest and richest city in the Western
Mediterranean. Carthage and Rome fought a series of wars called the
Punic Wars beginning in 264 B.C. The wars were originally fought
for control of the island of Sicily. Rome was victorious,
destroying the city
of Carthage in 146 B.C. Carthage became a province in the Roman
Empire.
Consul
The top government officials in the Roman Republic. Two
consuls
were elected each year and they were both chosen from the
patrician class of Roman society. They were in charge of the army
and the government. If they did not agree with a decision, they
could veto each others vote.WORLD HISTORY FINAL PROJECT PART 2Write
a creative story in which you create a character who is capable of
traveling though time and space to visit three (3) of the cultures
or time periods that we have studied in world history this
year.
Describe the particular place, culture, and time period as your
character progresses through each of the three places or time
periods, through the use of your characters words, narratives,
experiences, etc.
You must include at least five (5) details about what your
character sees, experiences, hears, or observes during his/her stay
there. For each culture, there should be one page of writing/typing
and one page of pictures. You will be evaluated on the following
criteria:
1. Following of above directions.
2. Thoroughness and accuracy of your descriptions
3. Creativity of your narrative
4. Proper conventions spelling, capitalization, grammar, etc.5.
Overall quality of your workSAMPLE PAGE
The Pyramids! I was in Egypt! I knew who I was withI was with
the Pharaoh of Egypt, Hatshepsut! She was inspecting a map of her
trade routes. Hatshepsut was well known for her large and open
trade routes and also for being the very first woman to rule Egypt
(she reigned from around 1504 1482 B.C.). Then her guards came up
to me and told me to leave the building, so I did.
Once I was outside I explored Thebes, the capital of Egypt
during the reign of Hatshepsut, and gazed in awe at the titanic
Nile River, which flows from south to north, opposite most other
rivers, and is the largest river in all the world! Then I went
further into the great city and amazed at how much of their life
revolves around the Nile. They depend on it for food, water, and
the ability to make many other materials for their livelihood. Not
surprisingly, most of the ancient Egyptians were employed as
slaves, farmers, merchants, or artisans. The middle class was
mostly scribes and soldiers.
However, some of the social elite were employed in government
positions. Something that I realized was the higher up in the
social classes you were in, the less you had to with the Nile
(meaning how much or little of their work depended on the river).
After I took my self-tour of the magnificent city, I went to the
dock and got on one of the trade ships leaving the city of Thebes
and asked if they could stop in Gaza before entering the great
Mediterranean to trade with other far-away civilizations, and they
said, Of course.
When I got there I looked to the west, and I saw the pyramids,
the biggest one was Khufus Great Pyramid. It took twenty years to
build and about 100,000 men to construct this grand monument. Its
the biggest pyramid in all of Egypt. Did you know all pyramids are
almost perfectly aligned with particular star? Then I saw the
majestic sphinx guarding the pyramids.
After that, I bumped into a man that looked strangely like my
grandfather! Then I remember telling him that the watch could
adjust the exact month, day, hour, minute, and second, of the time
you want to time travel! But how do I use itWham!!! There I go
again!
WORLD HISTORY FINAL PROJECT PART 3Choose civilizations that we
have studied this year. Complete a chart for the categories listed
below. If you are working alone, complete information on two (2)
civilizations. With a partner, complete the information on three
(3) civilizations. For three people working together, complete five
(5) civilizations. The categories are:
1. Geography of the area.
2. 5 important people and their effect (ex. Alexander the Great
conquests and spread of Greek culture)
3. 5 Significant events and the effect of each on the
civilization.
4. Religious beliefs.
5. System(s) of government (ex. Monarchy, democracy,
republic)
6. 5 important contributions to history (ex. Greek
democracy)
7. Lifestyle (how people lived) ex. Farming, trade, social
classes, etc.
8. Legacy (one paragraph summary)
This project can be completed on paper, poster board, or as an
electronic presentation. You will be graded on:
1. Accurate and complete information
2. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of civilizations.3.
Understanding of each civilization and their role in history
4. Overall quality of presentation.
Civlizations:PrehistoryAncient EgyptMesopotamia
Ancient Greece
Hellenistic Empire
Ancient Rome
Medieval Europe
Renaissance ItalyTudor England
Geography of the area
Important people and effects
Significant Events and Their Effects
Religious Beliefs
Systems of Government
5 Important Contributions to history
Lifestyle
Legacy
