Five Traits of Civilization

1
Five Traits of Civilization

• Civilization a highly organized and complex
  society with an advanced knowledge of farming,
  trade, government, art, science

2
Growth of Cities

• Farming allowed nomads to settle into permanent
  villages and cities
• People worked harder and longer
• Monumental structures appear

3
Specialized Workers

• Farmers had surplus freed up labor
• Social, Political, Economic hierarchy develops
• Class differences

4
Writing

• Need to keep track of surplus (grains, livestock,
  etc)
• Earliest appears in Sumer and Egypt
• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphics

5
Complex Institutions

• Cities require more organization than villages
• Government, Rules, Religions, Education, etc

6
Advanced Technology

• The early Sumerians used the wheel, the plow and
  sailboats
• The Bronze Age (4000-1000BC) emerges with
  advancements in metal work (alloys)