1. Mr. Parrish L. Tubbs August 28, 2014
What is Civilization?
Mr. Parrish L. Tubbs
August 28, 2014

2. EQ: What features do we need to study to understand a civilization?

3. Think about what a group of people need to live together, survive, and grow?
What comes to mind?

4. Where did civilizations come from?

5. What is a civilization?
A group of people that take part in certain things (art, religion, politics) and work together to create an organized society.

6. What features/factors should we consider when trying to understand a civilization? Write down what comes to mind

7. What features create a civilization? - P.E.R.S.I.A
Political Influences
Economic Influences
Religious Influences
Social Influences
Intellectual/Arts Influences
Area/Geographic Influences

8. Political Influences Government
Leaders
War
Laws
Loyalty

9. Economic Influences Money system Technology Agriculture vs Industry
Agriculture vs Industry
Who is in control of the economy?
Business or the government
Resources (oil, timber, iron, coal)

10. Religious Influences Holy books Deities (spirits or gods) Missionaries
Beliefs/teachings
Certain Holidays

11. Social Influence Family order Gender (role of women, children)
Entertainment – movies, sports
Social classes (rich, middle, poor)

12. Intellectual/Arts Influences
Arts and music
Literature – books
The Hunger Games
Education
College
Inventions
Automobiles

13. Area/Geographic Influences
Location (do we have access to water)
Physical (do we have resources)
Movement (who is coming to our country)

14. Class Activity
Using the back of your graphic organizer, go around the room to each picture and decide where the bold words go within PERSIA. Copy down only what is in bold.

15. Rank the 6 characteristics from what you think is most important to least important at each table. Be sure you are able to tell me why one is at the top and one is at the bottom

16. Use the United States to do PERSIA

17. Review

26. Catal Huyuk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNZRzKChn84
Are they considered a civilization?