8th Grade History Project for Miller-Lowe
Choose a topic below. Use PowerPoint to show your understanding of the events that occurred, their causes and their effects. You will give an oral presentation in class about your topic.
Topics include:
1. Pre-Columbian Indians
Be sure to include how and why they arrived in the Americas and how they lived in the Americas.
2. Early American Civilizations
Be sure to explain why powerful empires arose in the Americas, and how the people adapted to their environment.
3. Exploration
Choose one of the following topics:
How and why were the Europeans able to go out and explore
Why did great civilizations flourish in Africa?
What new trade routes were established?
What was the influence of Spain in the Americas?
(Check "Exploring North America" in your book - pgs. 58-62.)
4. Colonization
Choose one of the following early English settlements:
Roanoke Middle Colonies
Jamestown Southern Colonies
Puritans Pilgrims
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