Task/Requirements
•Choose ONE Ancient Civilisation of your choice (confirm with teacher 1st), and create an informative and interesting website which addresses the statement of inquiry: Ancient Rome?
• Civilisations have developed over time and across space evolving into modern day societies.
•Create a mind map or a graphic organiser that will show your planning and research, or other as approved by your teacher. This needs to be handed in as it will be assessed under Criterion B – Investigating•Your website should include accurate terminology, facts and examples to help answer the statement of inquiry, as well as appropriate images/music and hyperlinks. Webpage design options will be discussed with your teacher.
•You must source all the resources used in a bibliography (APA format) included in your web page
•The target audience for this webpage is a Year 9 student
•As part of Criterion B, you will be required to reflect on your investigation process. Your teachers will guide you through this process.
My website focuses two aspects:
• Civilisations have developed over time and across space evolving into modern day societies.
•Create a mind map or a graphic organiser that will show your planning and research, or other as approved by your teacher. This needs to be handed in as it will be assessed under Criterion B – Investigating•Your website should include accurate terminology, facts and examples to help answer the statement of inquiry, as well as appropriate images/music and hyperlinks. Webpage design options will be discussed with your teacher.
•You must source all the resources used in a bibliography (APA format) included in your web page
•The target audience for this webpage is a Year 9 student
•As part of Criterion B, you will be required to reflect on your investigation process. Your teachers will guide you through this process.
My website focuses two aspects:
Religious Beliefs:
•Explain the religious beliefs in your civilisation. Include information on
•a. Ceremonies and ways of worshipping.
• b. God or Gods which were important in the religion.
•c. The roles of religious leaders such as priests in curing disease and maintaining health
•d. Ways in which religion impacted on the lives of the people. Did they believe that ill health was linked to transgressions?
•e. The role of jewellery, crystals and talismans as symbols of power, healing and protection from injury and sickness.
•f. The role of religion in the major celebrations in their lives such as births, weddings, reaching adulthood, death.
•a. Ceremonies and ways of worshipping.
• b. God or Gods which were important in the religion.
•c. The roles of religious leaders such as priests in curing disease and maintaining health
•d. Ways in which religion impacted on the lives of the people. Did they believe that ill health was linked to transgressions?
•e. The role of jewellery, crystals and talismans as symbols of power, healing and protection from injury and sickness.
•f. The role of religion in the major celebrations in their lives such as births, weddings, reaching adulthood, death.
Social Organisation
•Explain how your civilisation was governed and how work was done. For example:
• a. How were decisions made, who made them and how did they get to their position of power?
•b. How was power distributed? Did men and women have equal rights and responsibilities?
•c. Who did the hard manual work, who was responsible for providing food and how did the civilization defend itself?
•d. What link was there between their religious beliefs and their rulers?
•e. How was knowledge passed on to children? Did they go to school?
•f. Could the people become more powerful over their lifetimes or were they each born into a position that didn’t change?
• a. How were decisions made, who made them and how did they get to their position of power?
•b. How was power distributed? Did men and women have equal rights and responsibilities?
•c. Who did the hard manual work, who was responsible for providing food and how did the civilization defend itself?
•d. What link was there between their religious beliefs and their rulers?
•e. How was knowledge passed on to children? Did they go to school?
•f. Could the people become more powerful over their lifetimes or were they each born into a position that didn’t change?