Characteristics of a Civilization

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Characteristics of a Civilization What is a Civilization?? Characteristics of a Civilization

3 Characteristics of Civilization People are able to produce surplus or extra food People establish large towns or cities with some form of government People perform different jobs, instead of each person doing all kinds of work

4 Regions of Early Civilization 4 specific regions were important for later human development 1. Nile River Valley in Africa 2. The Valley of the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers in southwestern Asia 3. The Indus River valley in southern Asia 4. the Huang, or Yellow River valley in eastern Asia

The Nile River Valley

Valley of the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

The Indus River Valley

The Huang or Yellow River Valley