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Beginnings of Civilization

Beginnings of Civilization. Mr. Szyzdek World Studies. Geography. What influence does geography have on civilization? Land , weather, transportation, water etc. It is no coincidence that almost all major civilizations developed near bodies of water or rivers.

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Beginnings of Civilization

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  1. Beginnings of Civilization Mr. Szyzdek World Studies

  2. Geography • What influence does geography have on civilization? • Land, weather, transportation, water etc. • It is no coincidence that almost all major civilizations developed near bodies of water or rivers. • Geography also had a major impact on trade • Fertile lands where conditions favored farming

  3. Agricultural Revolution • 10,000 years ago people began to: • Domesticate of animals • Man power to animal power • Domesticated animals provided meat, milk, hide. • Farming • Domestication of plants • Population increase

  4. First Civilizations • Civilization- highly organized group of people with their own language and ways of living • Most developed independently from one another. • ALL shared certain features that we define as the basis for civilization

  5. Government • What are the basic needs for government? - Order vs. anarchy - laws and rules - Protection - Cooperation - Power structure

  6. Religion • Organized belief begins to surface. • Gives meaning and purpose, and often, a goal to aspire to when life is complete. • Home, farming, relationships, marriage, birth and death, these are all common events in cultures; needed guiding principals • Often gives codes of behavior for society and culture.

  7. Specialization • Specialization- the separation of tasks within a system. • Surplus = specialization • New technologies = new skills • Allowed for development of trade economic systems

  8. Social Class • Beginning of class in a civilization: • Strong provided protection • General hierarchy • King or leader-> Priests and nobles (owned land) -> government officials/ wealthy merchants -> artisans/ farmers (majority of people) -> slaves.

  9. Record Keeping/ Alphabet • Development of writing • Pictographs • Cuneiform • Tax records and religious ceremonies • Propelled trade • Credible laws

  10. The end

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