Eight Features of Civilization - Weebly

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Eight Features of Civilization

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Cities:

As farmers settled in fertile river valleys, they

began to grow surplus or extra food. This

extra food increased the population of the

settlements. In time, the settlements grew

into cities, such as Ur in Sumer or Babylon in

Mesopotamia.

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Organized Central Governments:

As cities developed and expanded, the food

supply and irrigation systems needed to be

maintained. Governments, such as councils or

religious leaders, began to oversee the business

and existence of the cities.

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Job Specialization:

As civilizations became more complex, artisans

and craftsmen were needed to maintain

specific items and tasks. No longer could

individuals do all the work. Now some

concentrated on teaching, scribing, stonecutting, and so forth.

Social Classes:

As jobs became specialized so did the status

and needs of certain individuals. The need for

a knowledgeable and educated religious leader

was more respected than an unskilled worker.

Herders were needed and respected for the

food, while masons were needed for building.

The slave was on the lowest rung of the social

ladder while warriors and kings were on top.

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Complex Religions:

Religious leaders would conduct elaborate

ceremonies to appease the gods (polytheism)

and insure a bountiful harvest. Floods and

droughts were blamed on the gods¡¯ anger so

rituals were conducted in the temples.

Writing:

Records were needed to keep accounts on

trade goods and food storage. Writing was

needed and developed, because the

information became too extensive and

important. In addition, one needed to express

more complex ideas such as "belief" and "social

order" where pictures and words simply would

not suffice.

Art and Architecture:

Public Works:

This expressed the beliefs and values of a

The government would order public works,

civilization. Different styles were developed

although costly, to aid and benefit the

and copied by societies. Often the art was used community. Such things as a wall to protect

to impress visitors and people about the beauty from attack or a canal to aid in irrigation

and power of a king or a community.

would help insure the survival of a people.

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Art

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Parthenon

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