Features of civilisation

All civilizations have an organized central _________________.

• Government

• Religion

• Cities

• Classes

• Record Keeping

Where were many early cities located near because this helped with transportation?

• Highways

• Rivers

• Airports

• Train Stations

What allowed cities to grow and the population to increase?

• A surplus of weapons

• A surplus of people

• A surplus of food

• A surplus of animals

Which feature of civilization creates and keeps order in society through laws?

• Religion

• Social Classes

• Government

• Writing

Besides creating laws, what was another responsibility of the government in a civilization?

• Provide protection through the military

• Provide money through banks

• Provide safety through the building of walls.

Which feature of civilization developed to help people explain the world?

• Government

• Art and Architecture

• Religion

• Cities

Most early religions were polytheistic - What does that mean?

• Belief in many gods

• Belief in on god

• Belief in no god or gods

What allowed some people to stop farming and focus on different jobs?

• Farmers were growing less food.

• Farmers were growing just the right amount of food.

• Farmers were growing enough food for more than themselves.

What feature split people up based on their level of respect or the type of job they did?

• Religion

• Government

• Social Classes

• Writing and Record Keeping

Why was writing so important to early civilizations?

• Civilizations grew more complex and information became to great to memorize.

• Civilizations grew more simple and information was easy to memorize.

• People in the civilizations were really lazy and had to write things down instead of memorizing them.