Comparing Civilizations Poster 

Objective:
To show the similarities and differences between civilizations of the Aztec, Maya, and
Inca

Task:
Working by yourself you will create a poster for display in the hallway that accurately
details each civilization based on the 7 characteristics of a civilization.

Materials:

● One piece of poster paper

● Blue pen, black pen, or ​fine tip blue/black marker for writing

● Crayons or colored pencils ​(NO MARKERS for coloring)

● You may print pictures at home if you like, however you will still need to have
colored elements

Time frame:
We will start on Monday, Feb. 11th due on Thursday, Feb. 22st (8 School Days)
***YOU WILL LOSE 10pts. EVERYDAY IT IS LATE***

Class time:
You will be expected to be working on your project in class daily. Feel free to work on
individual elements outside of class and bring them in to add to your project.

Where will the project be stored?

All projects will be kept in class, so no one forgets it at home or in the other room, you
may bring elements of the poster home
Required elements:

1. Must indicate where the civilization was located

2. Must indicate the dates the civilization was in power

3. Must provide details for each of the 7 characteristics for each of the 3 civilizations

a. Language and Writing Systems

b. Cities
c. Social Hierarchy
d. Government
e. Technology
f. Organized Religion
g. Job Specialization
4. MUST be accurate (details are correct)

5. Must be VERY easy to read

6. Must be neat and colorful

7. Must include pictures that support your details (not every detail needs a picture)

8. NO SPELLING MISTAKES

9. NO WRITING with crayon, colored pencils (if you are using a marker it should be
fine tipped)

10. NO Coloring with markers

Scoring:

This will be scored using the provided rubric and it will count as a TEST grade.