Characteristics of Civilizations
Characteristics of Civilizations
| |Questions to ask |Examples from Mesopotamia (Ch. 2.1) |Examples from Egypt(Ch. 2.2) |
|Advanced Cities |What were examples of cities? Where were they | | |
| |located? | | |
|Well organized central |What did the government do? How were decisions | | |
|governments |made? What happened when a leader died? What was| | |
|(e.g., centralized or |the connection between government and religion? | | |
|decentralized government)| | | |
|Complex religions |Were they polytheistic or monotheistic? Who were| | |
| |the most important gods? What were the gods | | |
| |like? What was the role of the king in the | | |
| |religion? | | |
|Job specialization |What different types of work did people do? | | |
| |(e.g., scribes, warriors) | | |
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|Social classes |Think social pyramid. Describe the hierarchy: | | |
| |Who was on top? What work did they do? The | | |
| |middle? Who was on bottom? Did men and women | | |
| |have different roles? Were there slaves or | | |
| |servants. | | |
|Advanced Technology |What kind of tools and techniques were used to | | |
| |solve problems? Were tools used to make art or | | |
| |architecture? | | |
|Public Works |What building projects did the government | | |
| |sponsor? How were they built? | | |
|Recordkeeping & writing |What did people use to keep records? | | |
Characteristics of Civilizations
| |Examples from the Indus River Valley (Ch. 2.3) |
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