Introduction
This year we have looked at several regions & civilizations in Social Studies including:
- Mesopotamia (Modern Iraq)
- Egypt
- Ancient China
- Ancient Greece
The people we studied delt with various issues concerning geography, religion, and politics. With this projet we will not only revisit the issues of the past, but we will explore the issues the people of their respective regions are dealing with today!
Move on to the "Task" tab to learn more!

Task
Your Task is to explore what issues the society you were assigned delt with in antiquity, or ancient times, and the issues the people of that region are dealing with today.
All issues should be viewed through an analytical lense. Some analytical lenses are:
- Geography
- Religion
- Politics
- Economics
- The Arts
- Education
- Conflict
- Enviornment
Process
Mesopotamia (Modern Iraq)
- Historical Resources
- Modern Resources
- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/iraq/
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14542954
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html
- Google "News" for this Region
- Any other reputable online source
Egypt
- Historical Resources
- Modern Resources
- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/egypt/
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13313370
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
- Google "News" for this Region
- Any other reputable online source
China
- Historical Resources
- Modern Resources
- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/china/
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13017877
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
- Google "News" for this Region
- Any other reputable online source
Greece
- Historical Resources
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mkVSasZIM
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/
- http://greece.mrdonn.org
- Modern Resources
- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/greece/
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17372520
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html
- Google "News" for this Region
- Any other reputable online source