7 characteristics of civilization 1) urban centers (cities) 2) centralized government 3) organized...
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7 Characteristics of Civilization1) Urban centers (cities)2) Centralized government3) Organized religion4) Social classes5) Writing or record-keeping6) Monument building7) Specialized jobs and occupations
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Mesopotamia: The World’s First Civilization
(Began c. 3000 BC)
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Geography
Literally “land between two rivers” (Tigris, Euphrates)
-Soil is fertile -Food supply is stable-Flooding is unpredictable -Few natural barriers
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The Sumerians
By 3000 BC, villages grew into city-states (ex.: Ur, Erech, Kish)
-Each was independent
-Controlled surrounding farmland
-Constantly battled w/each other for resources and control
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Sumerian City-StatesSumerian City-States
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Sumerian City-State of Ur
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Lugals (leaders)…
• were the representatives of the gods on earth
• commanded absolute power
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Religion
Sumerians believed…
-in many gods (polytheistic)
-that a council of gods and goddesses ruled the earth
-that the gods decided the fate of individuals and cities
-in an unhappy afterlife
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Ziggurats- temples to
the gods of the city-states
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Written Language
Need for accurate records led to the development of writing
-System began with pictograms and ideograms
-Later simplified with the use of symbols to represent sounds
and syllables (cuneiform)
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A stylus was used to make wedge-shapedsymbols on tablets of wetclay.
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Legacy
• World’s first civilization• First to use the wheel, sail, and plow• Developed a base 60 number system • 12 month calendar • Ziggurats may have influenced Egyptian
pyramids
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