Throughout this course, you have studied civilizations from around the globe that span
thousands of years of human history. For this assignment, you will choose two of these
civilizations to compare.
Instructions:
• Choose one civilization from List A and one civilization from list B below. Please
do not choose a civilization that you included in your Unit 5 Assignment.
o List A:
▪ Mayans
▪ Incans
▪ Aztecs
▪ France (800-1400)
▪ England (800-1400)
o List B
▪ China (800-1400)
▪ Japan (800-1400)
▪ The Mongols
▪ Renaissance Italy
• Answer the following questions about each civilization:
o Who rules the civilization? How are the leaders chosen, and what powers
do those leaders have?
o What did people in the civilization believe? Did they worship one god or
many gods? Did they try to impose their religion on other groups, or did
they tolerate the multiplicity of beliefs?
o How was the civilization’s society organized? Did religion play a role in
defining a person’s role? Was it possible to change your position in
society?
