1. Chapter 3 Overview

4. Why Civilizations? Control irrigation Warfare Trade Elite needs
Population density and limited resources

5. Urban Revolution-cities
Large size/scale
Specialized workers
Political/administrative capital
Center of culture
Exchange-local and long distance
manufacturing

6. Hierarchy of Equality Inequalities in wealth, status and power
Upper class-wealthy, top positions, no labor
Free commoners-artisans, low level officials, soldiers, police, servants, farmers
Slaves-prisoner of war, criminal, debtors

7. Rise of the State Central to First Civilizations Coercion and consent
Serves needs of upper classes
Uses force to secure will
Claim authority through the gods
Writing and accounting
Grandeur of kings

8. Bows
Assyrian Mesopotamian

9. Iron Weapons

10. Ziggurats

11. pyramids

12. Wall Decorations

17. What type of labor is required for these projects?
What is the likelihood of water or wind damage over time?
To produce works like these, a civilization needed…….

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19. Indus
Mesopotamia