Five Traits of Civilization
Civilization: a highly organized and
complex society with an advanced
knowledge of farming, trade,
government, art, & science
Growth of Cities
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Farming allowed
nomads to settle
into permanent
villages and cities
People worked
harder and longer
Monumental
structures appear
Specialized Workers
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Farmers had surplus
– freed up labor
Social, Political,
Economic hierarchy
develops
Class differences
Writing
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Need to keep track
of surplus (grains,
livestock, etc…)
Earliest appears in
Sumer and Egypt
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Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Complex Institutions
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Cities require more organization than villages
Government, Rules, Religions, Education, etc…
Advanced Technology
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The early Sumerians
used the wheel, the
plow and sailboats
The Bronze Age
(4000-1000BC) emerges
with advanced in metal
work (alloys)
Dailies:
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List the five traits of civilization.
What is a hierarchy?
How long ago was 1776 AD? 2465 BC?
What was the earliest writing of the
Sumerians? Egyptians? Chinese?
• When is our first test? First NB due?