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The First Civilizations

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1 The First Civilizations

2 Civilization Neolithic Revolution Permanent settlements Agriculture
Food Surpluses Permanent settlements

3 Partner Discussion Question
Examine the picture on the following slide. What key features do you see that cities would require? What are other necessary things that are not depicted in the picture? Write down your thoughts in your notes.

4 List features cities require seen in image
List features cities require seen in image. List features cities require not seen in image.

5 Needs of Early Cities Fresh water Organization Villages become cities
Trade Farming People Villages become cities

6 Cities become first civilizations
New Farming Inventions Plows Sickles Irrigation canals Required Cooperation Shared canals used by many fields More food Surpluses Cities become first civilizations

7 What Makes a Civilization?
Reliable Food Surpluses Cities Specialization of Labor Social Classes Complex Institutions / Government Bureaucracy Record Keeping / Writing Monumental Building Pyramids / Irrigation Systems

8 Reliable Food Surpluses
Supports growing population

9 Cities Organized areas Marketplace Areas for farming Areas for living
Area for trade What do we call these??? Marketplace Trade Social

10 Specialization of Labor
Food Surpluses – What does this allow for??? Specialized workers Artisans Metal workers Weavers Potters New inventions Creates Social Classes But… Most still farming

11 Complex Institutions Government Religion Economy/ Trade Common beliefs
Nature gods Temples Economy/ Trade Barter (trade)

12 Record Keeping Why??? Scribes - professional recorders
Tax collection Laws Grain storage Calendars Scribes - professional recorders Written languages Pictographs Stylus

13 Mesopotamian City


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