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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.

• 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

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

(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)

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.