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CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION. Civilization. A complex culture with five characteristics: Advanced cities Specialized workers Complex institutions Record keeping Advanced technology. Advanced Cities…. more than just a large number of people center of trade for a larger area.

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CIVILIZATION

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  1. CIVILIZATION

  2. Civilization • A complex culture with five characteristics: • Advanced cities • Specialized workers • Complex institutions • Record keeping • Advanced technology

  3. Advanced Cities…. • more than just a large number of people • center of trade for a larger area

  4. City of Ur was 30,000 people Harapan planned cities Urbanization…

  5. Specialized Workers • Artisans • Wide range of crafts and arts helped cities become trade centers

  6. Complex Institutions • Government • Religion • Economy

  7. Record Keeping • Need to keep records • Tax collections • Laws • Storage of grains • Calendars • Trade records • Scribes

  8. Incan quipu Sumarian cuneiform System of records….

  9. Advanced Technology • New tools and techniques to solve problems (Sumerian irrigation, Indus plumbing)

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