1. The Rise of Civilization

2. Objectives The Students will know The Students will be able to
The five characteristics of a civilization
The parts of an essay
What in the world turnitin.com is
The Students will be able to
Explain the 5 characteristics of a civilization
Advanced Cities, Specialized Workers, Complex Institutions, Record Keeping, Advanced Technology

3. Start of Early Cities
Cities start following the boom of the Neolithic Revolution
Agriculture allows people to have a steady source of food
More food means more people and a need for more housing.

4. Needs of Early Cities Needed to be near fresh water Villages
Water for crops (irrigation)
Villages
Place for trade, farming, other businesses
These needs lead to many changes and villages evolve into complex and advanced cities

5. What comes next? Thinking back to your reading:
What inventions caused farming to be easier?
The more food a civilization has, the more what can they have?

6. New Inventions Change Lives
Hoes, sickles, plow sticks
The more food a settlement has,
the more individuals it can support.
The more individuals a settlement has, the more complex the society becomes.

7. 5 Characteristics of Civilizations
Advanced cities
The word “city” comes from the Latin word for civilization
Cities were organized
Different areas for living, farming, religion
Centers of trade

8. 5 Characteristics of Civilizations
Specialized workers
How did you get what you needed to trade?
Abundant agricultural yields (aka an excess of food) created opportunities for economic specialization as surplus food allowed some people to work in occupations other than farming
Demand by ruling elites for luxury items encouraged artisans and craftspeople to create new products
Trade between neighboring populations encouraged creativity

9. Examples of Specialized Workers
Scribes
Priests
Metalworkers
Merchants
Weavers
Soldiers
Teachers

10. 5 Characteristics of Civilizations
Complex Institutions
Government
Job: Meets the administrative needs of the civilization
Military
Job: Protect civilization and gain land and power
Religion
Priests have both political and religious power
Gods are believed to be CRUCIAL to community’s success

11. 5 Characteristics of Civilizations
Record Keeping
Development of writing
2 purposes
To keep records
Literary expression (stories, poems, etc.)
Earliest form: Cuneiform
Pictographs: symbols of the objects or things they represent

12. Cuneiform

13. 5 Characteristics of Civilizations
Advanced Technology: Tools
Farming
Wheel, plow
Fishing
Sailboat
Weaponry
Bronze!!
Made of a combination of copper and tin