This history assign due on 5 hours!!!!

Timeline Assignment Instructions and Rubric

You will create a timeline tracing the events related to a certain topic. This assignment meets our course competencies of breaking information into parts, understanding the impact of time and space on perspective, and identifying trends.

Tasks:

1 Select one of these topics: 

a Trace the events in the Byzantine or Islam civilizations from the 6th to 15 th Centuries.

b Trace the rise and fall of the Carolingian Empire

c Trace the development of naval ships and oceanic travel in the early to Middle ages.

d Trace changes in life for peasants or aristocrats in the early to Middle ages.

e Trace the rise and fall of one Barbarian Kingdom

f Trace the technological advancements in one of these areas: medicine, agriculture, industry, or transportation.  Must focus on the time period of our course - ancient to 17th century (1600s).

2 Create a timeline of at least 15 events using either Word or this really nice web 2.0 tool at http://www.timerime.com/   (link opens in new window--you’ll also find some timelines here that you might find useful in your studies.) Detailed Instuctions for using TimeRime

3 Summarize the topic your outline is about in one concise paragraph.

4 Each event on your timeline should include a brief paragraph description that explains the significance of that date.

5 Submit the assignment to the Dropbox by the scheduled due date.

6 You may also post to the optional Timeline discussion either your word document or link to the timeline you created.

Timeline Assignment Rubric:

Skill	Maximum Points
Concisely described topic in one paragraph	/10
Timeline is in proper order and makes sense	/5
Created timeline of 15 events	/30
Described briefly each event	/30
Total	/75