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OUR CIVILIZATION: Charlotte, NC WHAT FACTORS MAKE US A “CIVILIZED” AND COMPLEX SOCIETY? Stop & jot at least 3 ideas. . .

WHAT IS A CIVILIZATION A group of people? living and working together for the purpose of creating an organized society

CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION CULTURE → WIDE RANGE OF IDEAS, FEELINGS, BELIEFS AND HABITS AN INDIVIDUAL SHARES WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS OR HER SOCIETY. CIVILIZATION → COLLECTION OF MANY CULTURES WITHIN A LARGE COMMUNITY COMPOSED OF EIGHT DIFFERENT ELEMENTS

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

8 Elements of a Civilization: (2) Permane nt Settlements (cities) (1)Writing Systems (3) Government / Laws

(4) Complex Technologies (5) Social Classes

(6) Organized Religion (8) Art/Architecture (7) Job Specialization

ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION – 1. CITIES WHEN MANY CULTURES GATHER TOGETHER AND THEIR POPULATIONS GROW, THEY MOVE FROM BEING COMMUNITIES, TO TOWNS, TO CITIES. ONCE CIVILIZATIONS COULD CREATE SURPLUS FOOD, POPULATIONS GREW, AND CITIES FORMED CITIES → LARGER AREAS THAT HAVE POLITICAL CENTERS, SOCIAL CENTERS, AND FINANCIAL CENTERS.

ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION – 2. SOCIAL CLASSES → BREAKDOWN OF CLASSES POPULATIONS AND CIVILIZATIONS ACCORDING TO SOCIAL STANDING OR LEVEL OF WEALTH SOCIETIES BEGAN TO RANK THEIR CITIZENS AS A MEANS OF SEPARATING CERTAIN GROUPS FROM OTHERS SO, SOCIAL CLASSES ARE USUALLY DIFFERENT “LEVELS” OF PEOPLE, BROKEN DOWN BY EITHER IMPORTANCE, JOB, AMOUNT OF MONEY OR EDUCATION.

ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION – 3. RELIGION → SYSTEM OF BELIEFS WHICH USUALLY INVOLVE A BELIEF IN A HIGHER POWER OR SUPERNATURAL FORCE RELIGION HAS BEEN A UNIFYING FORCE IN MANY CIVILIZATIONS WHILE IN OTHERS IT HAS SERVED TO DIVIDE. A SHARED SYSTEM OF BELIEFS AND GOALS AMONG A GROUP OF PEOPLE THATCAN INCLUDEGOD (OR GODS), RITUALS, & CEREMONIES

ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION – 4. TECHNOLOGY THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEVEL OF CIVILIZATION WITHIN A CULTURE. THE HIGHER THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY, THE MORE ADVANCED THE CULTURE TECHNOLOGY →ANY INVENTION OR ITEM THAT CAN HELP MAKE OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE EASIER EXAMPLES: TOOLS, TRANSPORTATION, BRIDGES, IRRIGATION

ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION – 5. WRITING SYSTEMS/WRITTEN RECORDS WRITING SYSTEMS → SYSTEMS THAT USE SYMBOLS TO REPRESENT SPOKEN SOUNDS. WRITING SYSTEMS ARE CRUCIAL FOR CULTURES SINCE THEY ARE USED TO KEEP RECORDS. WRITING WAS NEEDED AS MORE INFORMATION DEVELOPED. PEOPLE NEEDED TO KEEP TRACK OF FOOD, TRADE, LAWS, RELIGION.

ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION – 6. GOVERNMENT & LAWS Governments are necessary for the protection of citizens from each other and outside forces People subscribe to government to benefit from the rule of law. Government → system of rule over a community or civilization to keep order

ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION – 7. JOB SPECIALIZATION Job specialization → clear definition of different occupations within a society Once they got better at farming, this allowed people to become specialists within a field rather than having to do every job themselves. They could split the workload and then trade for what they needed.

ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION – 8. ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE Arts and Architecture → the defining characteristics of a culture's creativity. Allows historians and other people to see the unique features of a culture. Distinguishes one culture from another

THE EIGHT ELEMENTS OR FEATURES OF CIVILIZATION HISTORIANS CAN CLASSIFY CIVILIZATIONS WHEN THEY ARE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH THESE EIGHT FEATURES: CITIES GOVERNMENT SOCIAL CLASSES TECHNOLOGY RELIGION (SOMETIMES) ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE JOB SPECIALIZATION WRITING SYSTEMS

Ancient Civilizations