Name: _____________________

Year 7 SOSE (History)

Ancient Civilisations Timeline Task

The Task:You are to construct a timeline on a piece of A3 card which accurately places each of the following Ancient Civilisations and the period which they existed. You also need to include on the back of your poster at least 2 interesting facts about each Ancient Civilisation.

Civilisations you must include are (write their dates on line):(NOTE: These are not in chronological order)

Huang Ho Valley (Ancient China) ____________________ Indus Valley (Ancient India) ____________________ Ancient Rome ____________________ Ancient Egypt ____________________ The Maya ____________________ Ancient Greece ____________________ The Inca ____________________ The Aztec ____________________ Mesopotamia ____________________

Step by step:1) Draft your timeline in your book (rule your line; make sure you space time gaps evenly;

include B.C.E. and C.E.; check dates; each civilization has a start and finish date).2) Re-draw your timeline accurately on a piece of A3 card.

3) Label each Ancient Civilisation with the period it existed.

4) Use a bracket to show the amount of time each civilisation lasted in history.

5) Stick each Ancient Civilisation onto the correct part of your timeline.

6) On the back of your timeline include at least 2 interesting facts above each civilisation (see Mrs Liersch’s weebly page –7soserli.weebly.com)

7) Add an appropriate title at the top of the page.

8) Check the marking rubric to see if you have meet the necessary criteria.

Name: _____________________

Marking Rubric:

Criteria E (1) D (2) C (3) B (4) A (5)Information on each civilisation

Many facts missing completely. Many grammar and spelling mistakes.

Less than 2 relevant facts. Written in dot point form. Many grammar and spelling mistakes.

2 relevant facts detailing each civilisation. Written in own words in sentence form with minimal grammar and spelling mistakes present.

More than 3 facts detailing each civilisation. Written in own words in sentence form with minimal grammar and spelling mistakes.

More than 4 facts detailing each civilisation. Written in own words in sentence form with no grammar and spelling mistakes.

Properly constructed

timeline

Poorly constructed timeline. Many sections of the timeline are missing.

Bar is labelled but incomplete. Dates are not evenly spaced (to scale). Some civilizations are not in correct chronological order.

Bar is labelled correctly. Dates are to scale. Shows civilizations in correct chronological order. Start of civilisation is evident.

Bar is labelled correctly. Dates are to scale. Shows civilizations in correct chronological order. Start and end of civilization is evident and clear.

Bar is labelled correctly. Dates are to scale. Shows civilisations in correct chronological order. Start and end of civilisation is evident and very clear to follow.

Properly positioned and

labelled civilisations

No effort has been given to place the civilisations and pictures in the correct order.

Civilisations are not in correct chronological order. Pictures and dates do not seem to match up.

Shows civilisations in correct chronological order. Start and end of civilisation is evident. Pictures and dates are present and clear.

Shows civilisations in correct chronological order. Start and end of civilisation is evident. Pictures and dates are matched up with dates on the timeline.

Shows civilisations in correct chronological order. Start and end of civilisation is evident. Pictures and dates are clearly matched up with dates on the timeline.

Layout and Presentation

Timeline unacceptably presented and lacks obvious signs of effort.

Timeline is basic in its’ presentation and requires more time/effort. Some areas are unclear and difficult to read.

Timeline is clearly presented in terms of design, layout and neatness.

Timeline is very well presented in terms of design, layout and neatness. Evidence of taking pride in their work.

Timeline is exceptionally well presented. Evidence of extensive time and effort considering neatness, layout and clarity.

Comment:TOTAL: /20

Name: _____________________

Name: _____________________

Fill in the dates for each civilization in the brackets using the map on the previous page.

Cut out each piece of the timeline and rearrange so it is correct. Stick in your book as your draft timeline.

B.C.E. 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 1 500 1000 1500 C.E.