Name of Civilization

Name and class period

Part 1- Civilization Name

• What is the name of the civilization• Why did you decide on this name?• How did you come up with the name?

Part 2- Natural boundaries and territories

• Where is the civilization located in the world?• Describe the climate • Describe the landscape / geographic features • What parts of the land or coastline make your

culture easy to attack• What defenses does the land naturally provide

Part 3- Social Structure

• Label the parts of the social pyramid

Social Structure

• Explain the groups of people in each division• Specific jobs that each class has

Government

• What form of government does you civilization have

• How are leaders selected• What are the titles of those in power• What are the responsibilities of those in

power (at least 4)

Laws

• What major laws have been made and why (1 minor law and 1 severe law)

• What punishments exist for law breakers according to your laws

• What type of military do you have

Religion

• Is your religion monotheistic or polytheistic• Who is considered to be your religious leader• What god (monotheistic) or gods (polytheistic)are

worshipped by your civilization- if you worship many gods- you should at least 2 listed here

• How do people show respect of honor their god or gods

• Describe the most import religious holiday or ceremony in your culture- you must explain how it is celebrated

Language

• What is the name of the language you speak• How is writing represented (alphabet letters,

symbols, pictures, a combination)• Create (a visual representation of your writing

system) a writing sample- see examples below

Economics

• What type of currency does you civilization use (type of money)

• Explain 4 factors that effect the economy

Arts

• Explain/ Describe at least 5 forms of art from your civilization

• (art can be paintings, buildings, plays, dances, songs, games, sports)

• There should be 5 pictures with 5 explanations here

Literature

• Describe at least 5 types of literature your civilization has

• (books, magazines, national documents, movies, television shows, newspapers)

• There should be at least 5 pictures with 5 explanations

Customs/Traditions

• You should have at least 5 customs/traditions for this section

• Provide an explanation of each one

Contributions / Inventions

• At least 4 inventions your civilization invented• An image or picture of each invention• Description of each invention

Sources / Websites