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Features of Civilization. Mr. McEntarfer * Global I * HSLPS. Aim: What are the basic features of a civilization?. Do Now : Copy in notes Civilization – A complex highly organized social order - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Features of Civilization
Mr. McEntarfer * Global I * HSLPS
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Aim: What are the basic features of a civilization?
• Do Now: Copy in notes
• Civilization – A complex highly organized social order
• Cities where the main feature of a civilization. The first cities evolved along ______ valleys where fertile land created a food surplus.
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Ancient Civilizations (Map it)
What do all of these civilizations have in common?
Label your map
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Early CivilizationsLabel your map
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Copy in notebook
CIVILIZATION
Cities
Central government Traditional
economy
Organized religion
Social classes
Art and architecture
Roads, bridges, and other public works
System of writing
Specialized jobs
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Organized Governments
• Early cities needed a strong government to administer unity, protection, law, justice and welfare.
• Early rulers had heredity rule. This meant they inherited their status and claimed a right from the gods to rule.
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Activity
• How does our government provide the following? Give examples– Unity – Protection – Law – Justice – Welfare
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The Pharaoh’s of Egypt
How did the Pharaoh's of Egypt rule?
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Ziggurat at the City of UrWhat purpose do you think this structure served?
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Complex Religions
• Most ancient people were polytheistic, which means they believed in many gods who controlled the forces of nature and peoples lives.
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Can you guess all the religions here? What might they all have in common?
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Job Specialization
• City people developed many new jobs with many different skills. Cities needed craftsmen, warriors, government officials, priests and builders.
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Social Classes
• In cities people were ranked according to their jobs.
• Priests and nobles (top)
• merchants and artisans (middle)
• Farmers (near the bottom)
• Slaves (at the bottom)
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Social Mobility – Being able to move between social classes in one’s lifetime.
Is it easy today to move up the social pyramid?
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Art and Architecture
• The art and architecture of a civilization expressed the values and beliefs of the people that create them. Such monuments reassure people of the power of their government and religion
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What value is being expressed in the Statue of Liberty?
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Public Works
• Keeping cities functioning required public works like irrigation systems, roads, bridges, defensive walls and in some cases plumbing
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What would life be like in this city without public
works?
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Writing
• Writing was needed for record keeping regarding taxes, trade, written laws and calendars.
• Early writing was made up of pictograms (simple drawings)
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How are these writing systems similar?
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Summary Assessment
• What purpose does government serve in any organized society?
• Religions around the world have similar beliefs and values. How does religion contribute to an orderly society?
• What different kinds of specialized jobs did civilized people have?
• Who occupied the top, middle and lowest social classes of ancient cities?
• What does art and architecture tell us about a society?• What public works did ancient cities have?• What kind of writing did early people have? What was
record keeping important?
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Pompeii: A civilization preserved.
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Why are there steps in the street?
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Fast Food
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Frozen in time