5 KEY ELEMENTS OF
CIVILIZATION
5 KEY ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION
• Centralized Government
• Organized Religion
• Job Specialization & Social Classes
• Arts, Architecture, & Public Works
• Writing
5 KEY ELEMENTS AND THE U.S.
Centralized Government: Federal
Government centralized in Washington, DC
Organized Religion: Main Form =
Christianity; Others include Judaism,
Hinduism, Buddhism, and others
5 KEY ELEMENTS AND THE U.S.
Job Specialization & Social Class: American jobs are specialized.
For example, teachers, doctors, lawyers. American society is broken
into classes. They are the upper class, the middle class, and the lower
class.
Arts, Architecture, & Public Works: Paintings, sculpture, music;
Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, White House;
Smithsonian Museums, National Park System
Writing: Americans use the English language to write. Famous
documents include the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution.
CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT
A person or group of people who
make and enforce laws in a
society
ORGANIZED RELIGION
A belief in some sort of higher
being
JOB SPECIALIZATION & SOCIAL CLASSES
Everyone has a different job that
helps others &
How much you make
ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, & PUBLIC WORKS
A creative way a society
expresses its values
WRITING
A method of using symbols to
keep records