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Complex Civilizations- AB Writing Practice

Public works, Art/Architecture, Writing

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Key Question: What is required to be considered a complex civilization?

Now that we have watched the following documentary on Egypt and taking a great set of SPECIFIC EVIDENCE/DETAILS notes on the video guide we will be practicing using those notes in writing.

Definitions recap!

  • Public works:Projects which are designed by the ruler(s) to benefit all of the people in a civilization.
  • Art and Architecture: Expresses the talents, beliefs, and values of the people who created them.
  • Writing: Developed out of a need to document the amount of grain collected, to track accurate information about the seasons, and to preserve rituals and prayers.

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Writing Practice Activity

Key Question: What is required to be considered a complex civilization?

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Using your your specific evidence and understanding of the 3 topics presented in the video guide draft 3 AB writings on the key question above using evidence from each of the 3 topics. We will do the first one together!

TOPIC: Art and Architecture

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Key Question: What is required to be considered a complex civilization?

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Address the prompt: Topic sentence, restates the question and gives the argument.

In order to be considered a complex civilization the civilization must express its beliefs through art.

Back it up: Specific evidence to support the argument (Topic sentence - “A” followed by relevant details.

An example of a civilization that used art to express their beliefs is Egypt. In Egypt, they used canopic jars decorated with lids shaped as animals as part of a practice of preparing the pharaoh for the afterlife.

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Key Question: What is required to be considered a complex civilization?

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You try!

With the person you are sitting next to, practice the same format we just did but this time using writing for your argument.

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Key Question: What is required to be considered a complex civilization?

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Last one!

This time on your own, practice the same format we just did but this time using public works for your argument.