What are the 5 Features of a Civilization

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What are the 5 Features of a Civilization?

• 1. Stable Food Supply
• 2. System Of Government
• 3. Specialization Of Labor
• 4. Social Levels
• 5. Highly Developed Culture

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WHAT IS MEANT BY STABLE FOOD SUPPLY?

• A stable food supply means there is enough food
  for all of the people all the time. There could
  even be a surplus (extra).

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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT?

• A system of government means there is an
  organized way of making and enforcing decisions.
  There is a leader, laws, and enforcers of the
  laws.

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WHAT DOESSPECIALIZATION OF LABOR MEAN?

• Specialization of labor means people are able to
  choose various non-agricultural (non-farming)
  occupations (jobs) as a result of the surplus
  from the stable food supply.

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A fourth characteristic of a civilization is
Social Levels. What does that mean?

• Social levels refers to different classes or
  groups of people in which some are richer and
  more powerful than others.

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The Last Feature Is Highly Developed Culture.

• Culture is the way of life of a people that
  includes
• Writing
• Art
• Leisure
• Literature
• Music
• Architecture
• Religion
• Technology
• and is passed on from one generation to the
  next.

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TRYING TO REMEMBER THE EIGHT FEATURES OF A
HIGHLY DEVELOPED CULTURE???

• Try remembering the word WALLMART
• The W stands for
• The A stands for
• The L stands for
• The L stands for
• The M stands for
• The A stands for
• The R stands for
• The T stands for

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What is meant by a Highly Developed Culture?

• Culture is the way of life of a people that
  includes
• Writing - The shapes in which words were written
  out (Alphabet)
• Art - something that makes ones surroundings
  more beautiful (paintings, sculpture, pottery,
  jewelry, etc.)
• Leisure - something you do for pleasure / free
  time (games, sports, read, plays, etc)
• Literature Collection of written words
  (stories, myths, poems, legends, lyrics, plays)

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What is meant by a Highly Developed Culture?

• Music - something that has sound and rhythm
  (singing of songs, playing instruments like the
  harp, drum, etc)
• Architecture types of buildings (Home,
  religious, public)
• Religion - something to help understand and
  provide meaning to life. Whether it be a belief
  in one god or many (temples, holy books, priests,
  prayers, rituals, etc.)
• Technology they were always coming up with new
  ideas to make their lives easier. (irrigation
  system, sailboats, wheels, etc.)
• and is passed down from generation to
  generation.

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In order for a society to be considered a
civilization, it needs to have five
characteristics. Do YOU know what they are?

• A Stable Food Supply
• A System of Government
• A Specialization of Labor
• Social Levels
• Highly Developed Culture

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What is meant by a Stable Food Supply?

• Theres enough food to feed all of the people all
  of the time.

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What does System of Government mean?

• There is someone / a group in place to maintain
  order in a society.
• They will create and enforce the laws.

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What does Specialization of Labor mean?

• Jobs other than farming.
• Because farmers did such a great job and produced
  a lot of food, people were able to select other
  types of jobs.

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What is meant by Social Levels?

• Rich
• Middle Class
• Poor

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What makes up a Highly Developed Culture?

• Writing
• Art
• Leisure and Recreation
• Literature
• Music
• Architecture
• Religion
• Technology

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What is meant by a Highly Developed Culture?

• This means a lot. People had
• A System of Writing (Alphabetwords were written
  out)
• Art - something that makes ones surroundings
  more beautiful (paintings, sculpture, pottery,
  jewelry, etc.)
• Leisure (did things other than work, work, work)
• Literature (stories, myths, poems, legends,
  lyrics, plays)
• Music (singing and playing instruments)
• Architecture types of buildings (Home,
  religious, public)
• Religion provides meaning to life. Whether it be
  a belief in one god or many gods.
• Technology things or new ideas to make lives
  easier.

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FOR THE QUIZ

• Know
• the five characteristics of a civilization.
• Eight characteristics within a highly developed
  culture.
• Be Able To
• Given an example, know which characteristics it
  would fall under.
• Given a picture, be able to show which
  characteristics it would fall under

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