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Cities and Civilizations Please quietly enter the room, find your seats and discuss your three sticky notes with your row group.
Central Question: Who did peoples role change from hunting and gathering, to farming, to cite life? (5.7f) Seat Work Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Cities and Civilizations As populations grew, farming villages developed into cities.
In several fertile river valleys, cities gave rise to ancient civilizations.
Early civilizations all had certain features in common.
Key Ideas Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Cities and Civilizations civilizationcomplex society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized job skills
religiona set of shared beliefs about supernatural powers that created and rule the world
social classesgroups of people that occupy different ranks or levels in society Key Terms Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Cities and Civilizations What are the features of early civilizations? (write this chart in your notebook) Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Cities and Civilizations Grew from villages as food supply and population increased; and
Became centers of religion, government, and culture.
Organized Governments
Managed societys resources for the benefit of everyone; and
Could form and train an army for defense or expansion.
Cities Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Cities and Civilizations Shared beliefs about supernatural powers that created and ruled the world; and
Often linked to government, which then ruled by claiming to have power from gods.
Job Specialization
Resulted due to surplus food. People could take on other jobs than farming, becoming priests, rulers, soldiers, or craftworkers; and
Meant that people could develop skills and talents that helped the civilization grow.
Established Religion Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Cities and Civilizations Groups of people with different ranks or levels in society
Pyramid structure with priests and rulers at the top, farmers, merchants, skilled workers in the middle; slaves at the bottom
Public Works
Government-organized building projects such as roads, water systems, structures
Projects that benefited society as a whole
Social Classes Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Cities and Civilizations Magnificent temples, tombs, and palaces, some of which were for public purposes
Statues, paintings, craft objects, music, and writings
Writing
Record keeping for agriculture
Records of laws, prayers, and the mighty deeds of rulers
Arts and Architecture Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. How are all the worlds early civilizations similar?
Why would cities be important to civilizations? Cities and Civilizations Features of Civilization: Cities Beginning of Civilization Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Rotations Rotation 1 Rotation 2 Group 1 WB p37 Group 3 Quiz (online) Group 2 Research Station Group 4 Draw a village Group 1 Quiz (online) Group 3 Research Station Group 2 Draw a village Group 4 Quiz (online)