• civilization = group of people living & working together to create an organized society

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• location was determined by resources of the land

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​Civilizations

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• city= large town at center of civilization

  • ​near major transportation source

  • center for trade

  • high population

  • important buildings

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​1 - Cities

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• laws create & keep order in society

• ruled by kings /emperors

• chosen by gods​

• organized military for protection

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​2 - Government & Laws

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• form of communication used for written records

  • laws

  • farming records

  • calendars

  • religious documents​

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​3 - Writing

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• laber = work

• not everyone needed to farm

• developed special skills

• creation of class system

• merchants - made goods

• traders - sold goods​

​4 - Specialized Jobs / Division of Labor

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• groups of people within different levels in society

• highest = priests/rulers

• ​middle = merchants/ skilled workers

• ​lowest = slaves / poor

​5 - Social Classes

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• inventions created to make civ. more advanced

• benefited society

• large scale projects:

  • roads

  • water syst.

  • city walls​

​6 - Public Works / Technology

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• set of shared spiritual beliefs

• belief in 1 or more gods

• helped explain world around them​

• linked to gov.

• ​right to rule came from gods

​7 - Religion

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• temples, tombs, palaces

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• displayed values of culture, & talent​

​8 - Art & Architecture

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​What features are most important???

​Group Activity

• On your sticky notes, rank each feature in order of what you think is most important to a civilization

• ​Be prepared to explain WHY

• 1 = most important --> 8 = least important​