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Chapter 1 Section 3

Chapter 1 Section 3. Civilization Case study: Ur in Sumer. VILLAGES GROW INTO CITIES. Domino Effect Irrigation systems Food surplus Craftsmen developed Traders exchanged wider goods New inventions created… like which two?. Villages Grow into Cities… Economic Changes. Workers specialized

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Chapter 1 Section 3

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  1. Chapter 1 Section 3 Civilization Case study: Ur in Sumer

  2. VILLAGES GROW INTO CITIES

  3. Domino Effect Irrigation systems Food surplus Craftsmen developed Traders exchanged wider goods New inventions created…like which two? Villages Grow into Cities…Economic Changes

  4. Workers specialized Social classes developed Religions becomes organized Discuss the differences between the Old Stone Age and New Stone Age Villages Grow into Cities Cont…Social Changes

  5. How Civilization Develops • First civilization believed to be in Sumer located in Mesopotamia • Civilization has five components

  6. How Civilization Develops Continued… 1. Advanced Cities • Not based on population alone • Based on centers of trade 2. Specialized Workers • Food surpluses provided specialization in areas other than farming • Some became artisans

  7. 3. Complex Institutions System of ruling necessary Government and religion are examples of institution Temples were the center of government and religious affairs 4. Record Keeping System of writing developed Incan system of Record Keeping Government officials, priest, merchants needed ways to record information Scribes invented cuneiform Stylus How Civilization Develops Continued…

  8. How Civilization Develops Continued… 5. Improved Technology • New tools and technology needed • Farming • Ox-drawn plows, irrigation systems • Artisans • Pottery wheel • Metalworkers • Combined copper and tin • Bronze Age began

  9. CivilizationEmerges in Ur

  10. Ur • Earliest city in Sumer • 30,000 people • 3000 B.C. • Discuss Woolley’s belief • Located on the banks of the Euphrates

  11. An Agricultural Economy Describe Ur Life in the City Describe Ur’s Thriving Trade Money not yet invented Bartered Complicated trades required a scribe Civilization Emerges in Ur Continued…

  12. Civilization Emerges in Ur Continued… The Temple: Center of City Life • Ziggurat

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