1. Domestication of Plants and Animals
Farming
Population
Intensification/
More People
Surplus Food
Specialization/
Division of Labor
Complex Society,
also known as
CIVILIZATION
What is a civilization?

2. What are the common characteristics of a civilization?
Make a prediction.

3. Elements of civilization include:
1) Cities
Mohenjo Daro
It’s the
law
2) Central governments
And Law codes
Hammurabi’s
Law Code
Pharaohs

4. 4) Highly organized religions
Elements of Civilization include:
1) Cities
2) Central governments
and law codes
3) Writing and
record keeping
4) Highly organized religions

5. Elements of Civilization include:
1) Cities
2) Central Governments and law codes
5) Specialized Jobs
3) Writing and record keeping
4) Highly organized religion
Full-time monk
6) Social Classes
Assyrian slaves
In Egypt

6. Elements of Civilization include:
1) Cities
2) Central governments and law codes
7) Complex Technologies
3) Writing and record keeping
4) Highly organized religion
Chariot
5) Specialized jobs
6) Social classes
Bronze Sword

7. Elements of Civilization include:
1) Cities
2) Central governments and law codes
3) Writing and record keeping
4) Highly organized religion
8) SURPLUS OF FOOD
5) Specialized jobs
6) Social classes
7) Complex technologies

8. Review- These are Eight characteristics of civilization.
Cities
Central governments and law codes
Writing and record-keeping
Specialized jobs
Social classes
Complex technologies
Highly organized religions
Surplus of Food

9. By 3,000 BCE, societies in Southwest Asia and Egypt were developing elements of complex societies.