Transcript The Rise of Civilizations

The Rise of Civilizations
What is a civilization?
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Civilization is: the formation of a highly
complex and organized group of people.
A key in the development of a civilization
is the creation of cities.
Features of Civilization
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There are 4 other features that are part of
a civilization:
Cities and Government
 Jobs and Technology
 Social Classes and Religion
 Writing and Record Keeping
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Cities and Government
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Cities- An area where
people come together
and live to:
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improve farming
Develop artistic and
technological skills
Laws and governmentrules and organization
that establish order in
civilization.
Jobs and Technology
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Cities grow and jobs
must come to help
meet the demands of
the people.
Technology: Tools,
Machines,
Architecture and
other skills that
enhance life.
Social Class
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SC- Groups with different levels of
importance.
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Priests and Rulers
Farmers and Merchants
Slaves
Rulers and Priests
Farmers
Slaves
Social Classes
Rulers and Priests
Farmers and Merchants
Slaves
Religion and Government
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Religious and government leaders are
often the same.
This system of government is called a
theocracy.
Claims of power to rule coming from the
gods.
People believe that there are gods of life,
death, marriage, and weather.
People engage in activities in hopes of
pleasing the gods.
Writing and Record Keeping
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As cities grow, people need ways to keep
track of information
Merchants create records to keep track of
purchases and sales.
Rulers record laws and taxes
Writing created in order to keep records
Pictographs
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Developed 5,000
years ago to help
people express ideas
and communicate
Symbols are added
later to represent
ideas and objects.
Cuneiform
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Cuneiform is a
wedge-shaped script
developed in 3300
B.C. by the
Mesopotamians
Around 500 wedges
make up the
Sumerian Alphabet
The Fertile Crescent
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Stretches from Persian Gulf to eastern end
of the Mediterranean Sea
Includes two rivers: Tigris and Euphrates
Between these 2 rivers is the land of
Mesopotamia
City States
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City-States are independent states that
include cities and their surrounding areas
(3200 B.C.)
Sumer- 3500 B.C.
Ur- 2500 B.C.
City States
The Nile Valley
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Home to the Egyptian
Civilization (3000
B.C.)
The consistent
flooding of the Nile
provides fertile soil for
crops.
The Narmer Palette
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The Narmer Palette tells the legend of
King Menes uniting both the lower and
upper Kingdoms of Egypt.
The legend explains the rising of Egypt’s
first dynasty
A dynasty is a family of rulers.
The Indus River Valley
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The Indus River Valley is located in modern
Pakistan.
Sea Port, trading centers, and farming areas
Brick homes arranged in a grid-like pattern
The Huang He Valley
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Home of the Chinese Civilization.
Farmers began raising pigs and growing grains
Huang He Valley as 6000 B.C.
People live in walled cities or towns.
Culture discovers how to create Bronze in 1700
B.C. (better tools, weapons, and other goods)
A king rules the Huang He Valley and is assisted
by the upper class.