The Five Features of a Civilization Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

What are the basic features of a civilization?

Pneumonic Device Ants Can’t Take Slick Rice Advanced Cities Complex Institutions (government, religion) Take Technology Slick Specialized workers Rice Record Keeping

Advanced Cities In order to be considered a city it must have: 1. Large population 2. Must be a center of TRADE

Specialized Workers Specialization- the development of skills needed for one to do a specific kind of work. Teachers, Scribes, farmers, artisans

Complex Institutions Institution – a long lasting pattern of organization in a community such as Government Religion Economy

Record Keeping Needed to keep track of dates, records, and laws. Needed for writing. Scribes were people who used writing to keep records. Cuneiform (“wedge shaped” was created in Sumer and was the 1st system of writing.

Technology New tools and techniques that solve problems and make life easier

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