1. 11/14/12 BR: What is a ziggurat used for?
Today: The 5 Characteristics of Civilization - Pick Up Work From Yesterday

2. 5 Characteristics of Civilization
Advanced Cities
Specialized Workers
Complex Institutions
Recordkeeping and Writing
Advanced Technology
As we discover new civilizations we will be analyzing and comparing them using these 5 elements

3. Advanced cities
more than large population centers, cities were centers of religion, politics, and trade for larger areas.

5. Specialized Workers
Also known as the division of labor, food surpluses allowed some people to develop skills other than farming. People made baskets, pottery, metal tools, etc., and traded them for food

7. Complex Institutions
Civilizations need long-standing ways to organize themselves. Examples of complex institutions include law codes, religion, government, and the economy.

11. Record Keeping and Writing
As institutions became more complex, people needed to be able to record information. Most, but not all civilizations developed writing to solve this problem.

14. Advanced Technology
All civilizations came up with new ways of doing things and discovered new materials to work with. Some inventions like the calendar helped organize people.

17. Check In
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18. 5 Elements of Civilization Quiz
#1- #5 – List the 5 elements of civilization and give ONE example of each.
Civilization emerges in Sumeria in the city of Ur. Explain how the city of Ur was different from other villages and what allowed them to become so advanced?