Characteristics of Civilizations

Which characteristic describes buildings/structures created to help the civilization?

• Planned Infrastructure

• Organized Religion

• Surplus Food

• System of Tribute

Which characteristic describes exchanging one item for another item?

• Trade

• Organized Religion

• System of Tribute

• Government

Which characteristic describes the way a civilization expresses themselves?

• Organized Religion

• System of Tribute

• Art

• Economy & Job Specialization

Government, writing, and religion are characteristics of a civilization. 

• True
• False

What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?

• They needed to find employment and an income
• To find resources such as food and shelter
• To explore the world.
• They needed to find better transportation.

Which characteristic of Civilization is a belief system? 

• Tribute
• Trade
• Government
• Religion

System of Tribute is when the government

• taxes the people

• helps the people

• governs the people

• trades with the people

The Chinese used a complex system of government officials to enforce the laws of their emperor. What characteristic is this related to?

• Cities and Agriculture

• Public Works

• Art and Architecture

• Centralized Government

The first written records were created by the Mesopotamians and were known as cuneiform. What is this an example of?

• Accumulated learning

• Religion

• Public Works

• Central Government

Ancient civilizations had complex labor systems with each person performing a specific task or job. What is this an example of?

• Writing System

• Central Government

• Job Specialization

• Religion