Transcript What is civilization?

WHAT IS CULTURE?
Take a minute to write your own
definition of culture…..
Now we can share our answers to find
out the information that we already
know.
We can construct a web of our ideas.
CULTURE IS HIGH CULTURE???
CULTURE IS ORDINARY???
IN FACT, WE ALL HAVE
CULTURE
Culture is everything that people
- have (material possessions),
- think (values and attitudes) and
- do (behavior patterns) as members of
a society
Civilization is
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An advanced form of culture.
Early man had culture but did not
have civilization.
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA“THE LAND BETWEEN TWO
RIVERS”
Mesopotamia has three
nicknames…
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The Land Between Two Rivers
Cradle of Western Civilization
The Fertile Crescent
Today we need to understand
where these names came from
Mesopotamia
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This is why we call the area “The Land
Between Two Rivers”.
The word mesopotamia is a greek word
which means “the land between the
rivers”
How the Fertile Crescent
became a nickname…
Why would anyone want to
build a civilization in the middle
of the desert?
It was a great place to live
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAGEOGRAPHY
POSITIVE
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abundant
amount of
clay
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good soil
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water supply
from the
Tigris and
Euphrates
Rivers
NEGATIVE
 few natural
resources
 minimal
protection from
deserts and
mountains
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIACLIMATE
NEGATIVE
POSITIVE
 In the south, little
 In the north,
rainfall. Temperatures
seasonal rain
as high as 43°C
 High temperatures in
the south can be
cooled by wind off
the Persian Gulf
Civilization is
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An advanced form of culture.
Early man had culture but did not
have civilization.
What is civilization?
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A large organized
society that has
lasted a long
time
(actually this definition is
only very simple,
but…)
The rise of civilization
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Civilization is defined as: highly
organized society marked by
advanced knowledge of trade,
government, arts, science and often
time written language
The Parthenon in Athens is an example of classical Greek Civilization.
What is the first known society?
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The earliest known civilizations arose in
Mesopotamia between the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq,
Persia in modern-day Iran, the Nile valley
of Egypt. The inhabitants of these areas
built cities, created writing systems,
learned to make pottery and use metals,
domesticated animals, and created
complex social structures with class
systems.
The 5 traits of Civilizations
1. Advanced Cities
Give people a place to store and
trade surplus food
A place for temples
2. Specialized Workers
City people cooperate on projects
and to organize cities
(in Sumer, Priests organized cities and acted
as judges)
3. Complex institutions
Places where groups of people
come together to help society
Examples – religion, government,
school and armies
4. Advanced Technology
Find a better way to do things
Farming – irrigation
Tools made from copper  bronze
(copper + tin)
5. Record Keeping
To keep record of what is important to
people
In Sumer, food or crops were recorded
First Mesopotamians kept track with sticks, and
later created a written language.