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Chapter 1 Section 3 Notes. PATTERNS. OF CHANGE. TERMS & NAMES. MAIN IDEA. Civilization. 3. CASE STUDY: Ur in Sumer. Overview. • civilization • specialization • artisan • institution • scribe • cuneiform • Bronze Age • barter • ziggurat. WHY IT MATTERS NOW.
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PATTERNS OF CHANGE TERMS & NAMES MAIN IDEA Civilization 3 CASE STUDY: Ur in Sumer Overview •civilization •specialization •artisan •institution • scribe •cuneiform •Bronze Age •barter •ziggurat WHY IT MATTERS NOW Prospering agricultural villages, food surpluses, and new technology led to the rise of civilizations. Contemporary civilizations share the same character-istics typical of ancient civilizations.
A. Agriculture, domesticationofanimals, new tools, and ways to control environment allowed larger communities to grow
3 PATTERNS OF CHANGE Characteristics of Civilization Example from Ur 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HOME Civilization CASE STUDY: Ur in Sumer 3 Section Assessment 1. Look at the graphic to help organize your thoughts. List the five characteristics of civilization and give an example from Ur. Advanced Cities Ur’s population of about 30,000 people Specialized Workers Traders, artisans, and scribes Complex Institutions Religion under the authority of priests Record Keeping Cuneiform tablets Advanced Technology Irrigation systems continued . . .
The wedge-shaped symbols of cuneiform are visible in this close-up of a clay tablet. c. Scribes or professional record keepers inventeda system of writing called cuneiform
Sumerian Statuettes, from the Temple of Abu, Tel Asmar, c. 2700 - 2600 B.C., Iraq Museum, Baghdad and Oriental Institute, Universityof Chicago.
C. English archaeologist Leonard Wooley is credited for finding the site