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    8 Common Factors of Civilization

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    A civilization requires people living together in organized groups and communities with specialized jobs, common laws and government, and infrastructure to support daily life. It also needs established religion, social hierarchy, advanced architecture and arts, and systems of public works and written language to record ideas and history. Civilization allows for more complex societies where people can focus on expertise in their given roles to contribute to the functioning of their community.

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    A civilization requires people living together in organized groups and communities with specialized jobs, common laws and government, and infrastructure to support daily life. It also needs established religion, social hierarchy, advanced architecture and arts, and systems of public works and written language to record ideas and history. Civilization allows for more complex societies where people can focus on expertise in their given roles to contribute to the functioning of their community.

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    What makes a civilization tick?

    How do we determine what IS a civilization?


    People live together in groups and all contribute
    in some way. Cities serve a function with a
    common government and organization

    Example: Charlotte, NC
    You contribute as a student by gaining an education
    for the future
    I contribute as a teacher in order to educate the
    public
    Police, Firemen, Doctors, Lawyers, Gardeners, etc

    Can you think of more examples?


    Sumer Charlotte
    Anygovernment that kept things in check
    and offered protection to the people

    Created laws and rules for people to live


    equally and fairly
    Governed the people to keep them calm,
    tame, and civilized
    Without this people would do whatever they
    wanted and the civilization would be in chaos
    Itis more than just believing in something,
    but having rituals and practices for the
    religion

    Itis organized religion in which more than a


    small group of people believe and worship in
    the same way.

    It helps the people build morals and guides


    them spiritually. There are now leaders for
    the religion and important figures to look up
    to
    Every person no longer does EVERY single job
    They pick a position that they want to do and get really,
    really good at it (they become an expert on it)
    Kind of like going to college now
    Different people have different jobs

    These jobs contributed to the society to help make it


    better.

    These jobs were necessary to the growth of society.

    What does specialize mean?


    To gain skills that are for a particular purposes. Instead
    of being a master of all trades, you pick one and
    become the best you can be at it.
    Whatare the jobs that allow us to live
    successfully and safely in todays society?
    What are the most necessary?
    Division of classes based on social status
    Money
    Power
    ancestors
    Use Hierarchy
    The ones at the top are the smallest group but hold
    the most power
    The middle is the second largest group
    The bottom is the largest group and holds the least
    amount of power due to money
    Some people born into classes, others can move
    classes up and down by achievements

    What is our class system like now?


    The arts go beyond cave painting
    They are now done beyond what is necessary, they
    become a form of self expression and beauty
    Art is created for the purpose of decorating and
    worshiping
    In the past architecture was only the items that
    were necessary
    A very basic home with one room used for all
    purposes.
    No additional buildings or creative buildings
    Now architecture is becoming very complex
    Decorative and difficult designs
    Buildings hold many purposes and there is now a
    physical building for just about everything (religion,
    bathing, etc)
    Before civilizations, the materials
    used in architecture were very, very
    limited.

    They usually consisted of the


    materials that were available where
    they were living (H.E.I.)

    Stone, mud, sticks, etc


    As civilization starts to develop, they use
    more varied materials to construct their
    buildings

    They also start to add elements of beauty


    to their architecture such as columns,
    arches, etc

    Periods of history are sometimes


    described by the type of architecture
    they had during that time
    structures(such as highways or schools or
    bridges or docks) constructed at government
    expense for public use

    Government is taking responsibility for


    improving the lives of the people by making
    their lives more convenient through the
    following

    Building of roads, plumbing, irrigation, etc


    Most importantly, you cant be civilized by
    historian standards without a written language
    to pass ideas and history

    Spoken language comes first (through Homo


    erectus gathering around the fire and building a
    community)
    As time passes and more people are speaking,
    there becomes a need to turn these spoken
    words into written words.
    They begin to do this to record religious
    documents, and start keeping public records of
    land ownership

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