1. Chapter 1 Section 3 PowerPoint
Beginnings of Civilization

2. 8 Features of Early Civilizations
Cities
Centralized Government
Complex Religions
Job Specialization
Social Classes
Arts and Architecture
Public Works
Writing

3. 8 Major Features of a Civilization
Cities
Centralized Governments
Complex Religions
Job Specialization
Social Classes
Arts and Architecture
Public Works
Writing
8 Major Features of a Civilization

4. Cities Central Feature of Civilization
Place where people live and work
Cities have large amounts of population
Example:
NYC
Johnstown

5. Centralized Government
System of ruling where large amounts of people are controlled by a few people.
Governments are designed to protect people and as they grew more complex they started to issue laws and collect taxes
Example:
Monarchy
Bureaucracy

6. Complex Religions Systems of Beliefs
Many Early civilizations are polytheistic (Believed in many gods)
Examples:
Jewish Faith
Catholic
Islam

7. Job Specialization Focusing on skills for specific jobs.
Arise as a result of less of a need for farming
Examples:
Stone Mason
Blacksmiths
Singers, dancers, and storytellers

8. Social Classes Ranking among people.
Rankings are usually based on the following:
Jobs
Money
Dress
Car
House
Education

9. Arts and Architecture Expressions and beliefs of people of the past.
Examples:
Paintings
Sculptures
Buildings

10. Public Works
Projects or services that benefit all the people of a city
Examples:
Irrigation Systems
Defense Walls
Police
Army
Taking Care of Roads and Bridges

11. Writings
New skill developed by early civilizations usually in the form of pictures that represented words.
Examples:
Pictograms
Books
Letters