Ancient Civilizations

What makes a civilization?

M Anderson

What are the elements or resources that humans need to survive?

They need a source of WaterFoodshelter

Did Ancient People only settle in the Fertile Crescent along the Euphrates River?

No…..

Let’s take a look at an Ancient Map of the World.

The Four Cradles of Civilization

Mesopotamia – people settled along the Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys

Egypt – people settled along the Nile River Valley

India – people settled along the Indus River Valley

China – people settled along the Yellow River

Learning Objective: What advances in government, technology, and culture did early civilizations make?

Think of the word Civilized.

Write down three ways to describe civilized or how you would associate with the word civilized. (5 minutes)

OUR CIVILIZATION: NEW YORK CITY

WHAT FACTORS MAKE US A “CIVILIZED” AND COMPLEX SOCIETY? Write down at least 3 ideas.

*NOTES*

CIVILIZATION- (1) group of people living and working together for the purpose of creating an organized society.

(2) “the highest cultural grouping of people which distinguishes humans from other species”

(3) “complex systems or network of cities that emerge from pre-urban culture”

WHAT IS A CIVILIZATION???

*NOTES*EIGHT BASIC FEATURES OF A CIVILIZATION:

(1) Writing Systems (2) Infrastructure- public works such as bridges, roads etc.

(3) Government / Laws

*NOTES*

(4) Art / Architecture

(5) Social Classes

*NOTES*

(6) Organized Religion (7) Job Specialization

(8) Development of Cities

On your own sheet of paper.

Activity: Rank the “Eight Characteristics of a Civilization” in order of what you think is most important and why.

Writing

In one paragraph (5-7 sentences), discuss two negative (bad) and two positive (good) consequences of civilization growth. What types of issues do complex societies deal with???

Think about the problems that we have in society: good ones and bad.