Ideas to choose from:

Rome – Aqueducts, Sanitation, Paved roadways, Hypocaust system, Arches, Sundial, Surgical tools

Greece – Gears, Archimedes screw, Water mill, Odometer, Cartography, Geometry

China – Earthquake detector, Iron smelting, Bronze, Paper, Boat Rudder, Seed drill/Row crop farming, Silk

Egypt – Surgical advancements, Toothbrush/Toothpaste, ox-drawn plow, Irrigation, Sickle, Cosmetics, Mummification

India – Flush toilet systems, Weighing scale, Dentistry, Plastic Surgery, Ayurveda, Ruler, Idea of Zero and decimals

1. Divide the paper into 3 sections.

You will need a minimum of 3 facts for each item you research, as well as photos/diagrams of the item.  You should provide an explanation of the impact of this item to society. (5-7 sentences)

2. Model: 

You will build a working model of ONE of the items you researched.  You will present this to the class and explain how it works.