1. ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION

2. ORGANIZED GOVERNMENT Makes & enforces laws to keep order
Exercises authority over an organized state
Plans, organizes, & directs large projects
Standardizes money system
Collects taxes

3. Mesopotamian Structure

5. ORGANIZED RELIGION
Formal religious belief & offers guidance in ?s of life, death, nature, and spirit
Selects a clergy
Establishes rituals & symbols, shrines & sacred places

7. DIVISION OF LABOR Provides goods & services
Enables people to develop skills
Encourages trade & development of new technology
Promotes a system of social classes

8. CLASS STRUCTURE Defines a person’s place in society
Reflects the distribution of wealth

9. Ancient Eygpt

10. SYSTEM OF WRITING Provides a way to keep accurate records
Serves as a way to pass on knowledge

11. Cuneiform Writing