*(*Example*** Civilization Class Presentation Post

For this project Mr. Rothemich had our class divide and research the characteristics of civilization and create a class presentation on them.  Our slides are on the topic of ______.  Please enjoy.



Sources included in the show. 

*Example Post Project# 5* The Drawn of Civilization in a Picture!

For this project Mr. Rothemich had us draw an image showing the relationship between Agriculture, Settlement, Population Growth and how that Connects to Civilization.  Here are my pictures please enjoy.

In this picture students showed how agriculture led to permanent settlements
and how these two things led to population growth and eventually to civilization.

Sources:
Crash Course History: Agriculture Revolution Video
Agricultural Revolution Lecture Video 
NPR Population Growth Video 

Hunter-Gatherer Restaurant Menu or Blueberry Foraging Guide

For this project Mr. Rothemich had us research wild plants that are edible.  We did this project in order to connect our lives to the lives of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers that depended on foraging for wild plants to survive.  Thanks for checking out my post.  

Autumn Olive  Scientific Name Elaeagnus Umbellata
The autumn olive is a small tree that can be found..

For this project Mr. Rothemich had us research and create a wild menu for a hunter-gatherer meal.  We did this project in order to connect our lives today to the lives of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers that depended on wild plants and animals to survive.  Thanks for checking out my post.  

Our menu items all come from ______ in the world originally.  

Sources:

The Nature Conservancy

Ancient Egypt Religion Project

For this project we learned about Ancient Egypt beliefs.  Our team created the slides on... Please enjoy.

Ancient Egypt Religion and Death Project

Our class researched Egyptian religion and beliefs about death for this presentation.  Our team created the slides on.... please enjoy.

Example Podcast Review Project # 13

Sphinx of Tahraqo Link to Photo

For this project Mr. Rothemich had us examine two multimedia sources on the Ancient Nubian's.  We had to answer several questions on these documentaries trying to work out what the central message of the documentaries was.

Title: The History of the World in 100 Objects

Type of Media: Podcast

Date Released: 2010

Principle maker(s): The British Museum and BBC Radio 4

Link to Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/transcripts/episode22/

Some might think that the central message of this podcast on the Sphinx of Tahraqo was about water rights or control.  I think the central message of this podcast is not about control of resources but conflict between cultures and ultimately how culture blend together.  They spend a lot of time discussing the physical features of the Sphinx and how it blends traditional Egyptian Sphinx design such as the paws and the shape of the body with a face of a black African pharaoh,  The Sphinx represents the blending of Egyptian and Nubian cultures.  This blending of cultures and ideas is still continuing to this day.  Sometimes peacefully and sometimes forcefully which the Nubian conquest of Egypt shows has been happening throughout history.

I think the trouble the Podcasts have is that we have become a very visual society.  We expect to see moving images while being entertained and even while learning now.  This Podcast does a great job though of creating an image in your mind, you can easily imagine faraway lands in Africa and even make connections to a distant past.  In general it does an excellent job communicating its central message.

I think the creators wanted us to respond with a new sense of respect for less powerful people and cultures in society.  As they mentioned in the podcast normally Egypt looked on Nubia as a place of rich resources but during a time of Egyptian weakness the Nubian's conquered their more powerful neighbor to the North and then began combining the two cultures together, the Sphinx of Tahraqo is a symbol of an often forgotten or ignored African culture.   

Title: Story of Nubia

Type of Media: Documentary

Date Released: Uploaded on YouTube in 2011

Principle maker(s): Royal Ontario Museum

Link to Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AyimQ4Nx4o

This is where I would continue my review answering the three questions on the Documentary Review Worksheet.

Example of Polytheism Blog >EGYPT

For this project Mr. Rothemich had us research and learn about the religious beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians.  The Ancient Egyptians were Polytheists meaning they believed in many gods.  The Egyptians believed that many hundreds even thousands of gods existed.  These gods controlled all aspects of nature, from the rising and the setting of the sun to the annual flood of the Nile River.  

Interesting Fact: Many Egyptian gods and goddesses were depicted with human bodies and animal heads.

A variety of Egyptian gods and goddesses.

According to Egyptian mythology, humans were created from the tears of a god.  Humans as a creation of the gods were put in charge of maintaining balance and order in the universe which the Egyptians called Maat.  It was important that humans do what is right and good in order for Maat to be maintained and for order to triumph over chaos..  

In my research I found the God Osiris particularly interesting.  Osiris was the god of the underworld protector of the dead.  Egyptian religion taught that when a pharaoh died he would become Osiris and rule over his good and loyal subjects that had died before him.

This is an image of Osiris from the tomb of Queen Nefertari.  

Here is where you write your paragraph on the Epic of Gilgamesh answering the following three questions based on what you have learned in Social Studies and ELA 2.

1. What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
2. Why is it important?
3. Summarize the story and main theme of the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Sources:

Definition of Polytheism
British Museum Site for Kids
Ancient History Encyclopedia 
Big Myth APP
Image of Osiris