Research the two civilizations that you did not describe in this week’s Discussion Board. • First, discuss why you think the two civilizations developed where they did. o For example, why would civilization develop in the northeast corner of Africa but not farther west? o What role did rivers play in the development of civilization? o Was climate a factor in early civilizations? • Compare and contrast the two civilizations you have chosen in these three areas: political structures, writing, and the organization of their society
HIS101 – World Civilizations I
Unit 2 Assignment: Exploring Early Civilizations
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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 2
Points: 100
Overview:
In this unit, we learned about three of the world’s earliest civilizations: Egypt,
Mesopotamia, and China. For this assignment, you will compare and contrast two of
these civilizations.
Instructions:
• Research the two civilizations that you did not describe in this week’s Discussion
Board. Exploring Early Civilizations
• First, discuss why you think the two civilizations developed where they did.
o For example, why would civilization develop in the northeast corner of
Africa but not farther west?
o What role did rivers play in the development of civilization?
o Was climate a factor in early civilizations?
• Compare and contrast the two civilizations you have chosen in these three areas:
political structures, writing, and the organization of their society.
Requirements:
• The paper should be 2-3 pages in length, not including the Title and Reference
Pages.
• Submit a Word document in APA format.
• Use both your textbook and outside resources for your research
(khanacademy.org or worldhistory.org are a good place to start). Be sure to use
APA formatting to cite your resources.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
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Evaluation Rubric for Unit 2 Assignment
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(0-12 points) (13-21 points) (22-29 points) (30-35 points)
Analysis of
Why
Civilizations
Developed
The paper
does not
include an
analysis of why
civilizations
developed.
The paper
attempts to
analyze why
one of the
civilizations
developed.
The paper
analyzes why
both
civilizations
developed, but
the analysis is
lacking detail.
The paper
contains a
clear and
detailed
analysis about
why both
civilizations
developed.
(0-14 points) (15-23 points) (24-33 points) (34-40 points)
Analysis of
Intersection
of Political
Structures,
Writing and
Society
The paper
does not
include an
analysis of the
intersection of
any of the
three topics.
The paper
attempts to
analyze the
intersection,
but does not
address all
three topics.
The paper
analyzes the
intersection of
all three topics,
but it is lacking
in detail.
The paper
contains a
clear and
detailed
analysis of the
intersection of
all three topics.
(0-4 points) (5-7 points) (8 points) (9-10 points)
APA Format The paper
contains no
citations and is
not APA
compliant.
The paper
attempts to use
citations, but
APA formatting
is not followed.
The paper
contains some
APA formatting
errors.
The paper is
APA compliant
and uses
proper
formatting
throughout.
Resources The paper
contains no
resources.
The paper
uses
resources, but
they are not
reliable.
The paper has
one resource.
The paper
uses both the
textbook and
outside
resources for
information.
(0-1 point) (2-3 points) (4 points) (5 points) Exploring Early Civilizations
Length The paper is
less than half a
page.
The paper is
one page.
The paper is
between one
and two pages.
The paper is 2
or more pages.