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Graphing Ancient Civilisations
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Graphing Ancient Civilisations
📚 Part 1: Preparation & Checklist
1. Which civilisation were you assigned to graph?
2. Tick the graphing conventions you have followed:
Clear title including civilisation and years
X-axis labelled (time / years)
Y-axis labelled (population) and units (e.g. millions)
Appropriate and even scale / intervals
Source of data cited and time period given (DD/MM/YYYY)
Legend or key if more than one data series
Neat plotting, gridlines and labelled peaks or troughs
3. Which graph type best fits your data?
Line graph
Bar graph
Both / compare
4. Match each civilisation to its main region. Draw lines across the gap.
A. Rome
B. Egypt
C. China
D. Japan
E. Aztecs
F. Persian Empire
1. Mesoamerica
2. East Asia
3. Mediterranean / Europe
4. South-west Asia (Iran region)
5. North Africa (Nile)
6. Island East Asia
✏️ Part 2: Graph & Annotate
5. Draw your civilisation's population graph on the grid below. Include title, axes, units and scale.
6. Label and annotate the graph:
a) Peak population and approximate date (DD/MM/YYYY):
b) Period of most rapid growth — give start and end dates and one likely reason:
c) Period of decline — give dates and two possible causes (social, environmental, military, economic):
d) List two key historical events you have labelled on the graph that explain changes in population:
7. Source and scale: State the data source you used and the population scale (e.g. 1 cm = 100,000 people or 1 square = 1,000):
8. Compare the civilisation's peak population to New Zealand's current population (~5,000,000). Is it higher or lower? By approximately how many people?
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