Final Exam for Social Studies: World History
Directions: Choose one of the essential questions (listed below) answer. You must provide evidence from each unit of study covered in class. These units include: Early Humans, Ancient Egypt and the Near East, Ancient India, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome. All of these units are online on the World History Curriculum website (You need to also use your textbook). You may also choose the method by which you answer the essential question that you have chosen.
Reporting Formats You May Choose:
1. Research Paper
2. PowerPoint
3. Travel Brochure
4. Poster Board
5. Other (Okay with your teacher.)
Essential Question #1. What role has geography played in shaping human history and development in the world?
Corresponding Assignments/Links:
Early Humans -
Discovering
How Sumerian City-States Emerged
Ancient Egypt and the Near East -
Mapping
the Physiographic Features of Ancient Egypt and the Near East
Ancient Egypt and the Near East -
Understanding Geography's Effect on Settlement in Three Regions
Ancient Egypt and the Near East -
A
Riverboat Tour of Ancient Egyptian Monuments
Ancient India -
Predicting
Areas of Early Settlement in India
Ancient China -
Creating Annotated Relief Maps of Ancient China
Ancient China -
The Silk Road: Examining Foreign Influences on Chinese Culture
Ancient China -
The Role of
the Yangtze River
Ancient Greece - The Geography of
Greece
Essential Question #2. What role has technology played in shaping human history and development in the world?
Corresponding Assignments/Links:
Early Humans -
Changes
in Daily Life: Paleolithic to Neolithic
Early Humans -
Tracing
the Development of Cuneiform
Ancient Egypt and the Near East -
Understanding
the Kush
Ancient Egypt and the Near East -
Creating Illustrated Journals About Ancient Egyptian Daily Life
Ancient India -
Gupta Empire Achievements
Ancient China -
Excavating a Shang Tomb
Ancient Greece -
Touring Athens During the Golden Age
Ancient Greece -
Recognizing Ancient Greek Achievements in the Modern World
Essential Question #3. What role has religion played in shaping human history and development in the world?
Corresponding Assignments/Links:
Early Humans -
Human Origin Stories
Ancient Egypt and the Near East -
Origins of Judaism
Ancient Egypt and the Near East -
Responding to Challenges Faced by the Ancient Israelites
Ancient Egypt and the Near East -
The
Modern Synagogue
Ancient India - Creating a
Mandala of Hindu Beliefs
Ancient India -
Understanding Hindu Beliefs in the Ramayana
Ancient India -
Discovering the Buddha's Path to Enlightenment
Ancient India -
Encountering Hindu Traditions in Modern India
Ancient China -
Learning About the Three Ways of Thought
Ancient China -
Three
Ways of Thought Quote Assignment
Ancient Greece - The Odyssey
Assignment
Ancient Greece -
Discovering
References to Greek Mythology in Popular Expressions
Essential Question #4: How and why do civilizations develop, collapse or endure?
Corresponding Assignments/Links:
Early Humans -
Sumerian Achievements: Reflection on Civilization
Ancient Egypt and the Near East -
Constructing a Timeline of Mesopotamian Civilizations
Ancient India - The
Decline of the Mauryan Empire
Ancient China -
Creating Imperial Robes
Ancient China -
Examining the Reign of Qin Shi Huang Di
Ancient Greece -
Alexander the Great: Hero or Villian