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Today : The 5 Characteristics of Civilization - Pick Up Work From Yesterday

Today : The 5 Characteristics of Civilization - Pick Up Work From Yesterday. 11/14/12 BR: What is a ziggurat used for?. 5 Characteristics of Civilization. Advanced Cities Specialized Workers Complex Institutions Recordkeeping and Writing Advanced Technology

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Today : The 5 Characteristics of Civilization - Pick Up Work From Yesterday

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  1. Today: The 5 Characteristics of Civilization- Pick Up Work From Yesterday 11/14/12BR: What is a ziggurat used for?

  2. 5 Characteristics of Civilization • Advanced Cities • Specialized Workers • Complex Institutions • Recordkeeping and Writing • Advanced Technology As we discover new civilizations we will be analyzing and comparing them using these 5 elements

  3. Advanced cities more than large population centers, cities were centers of religion, politics, and trade for larger areas.

  4. Specialized Workers • Also known as the division of labor, food surpluses allowed some people to develop skills other than farming. People made baskets, pottery, metal tools, etc., and traded them for food

  5. Complex Institutions • Civilizations need long-standing ways to organize themselves. Examples of complex institutions include law codes, religion, government, and the economy.

  6. Record Keeping and Writing • As institutions became more complex, people needed to be able to record information. Most, but not all civilizations developed writing to solve this problem.

  7. Advanced Technology • All civilizations came up with new ways of doing things and discovered new materials to work with. Some inventions like the calendar helped organize people.

  8. Check In • Be sure to hand in all work from yesterday

  9. 5 Elements of Civilization Quiz • #1- #5 – List the 5 elements of civilization and give ONE example of each. • Civilization emerges in Sumeria in the city of Ur. Explain how the city of Ur was different from other villages and what allowed them to become so advanced?

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