Vocabulary
Having more than needed to feed yourself and family
Surplus
Where was the first center of agriculture?
Southwest Asia
Where did the earliest civilizations develop?
Southwest Asia/Sumer
This characteristic of a civilization is where people have different rank. Some are rulers, some are workers, etc.
Social Classes
What do Otzi's clothes tell us about how his people lived?
They raised domesticated sheep and goats.
What is it called when people spend most of their time working at a single job or craft?
Specialization
What happens when there is a surplus of food?
Families have extra food and can trade
What shape would you use to describe the structure of social classes in early civilizations?
A pyramid
This characteristic of a civilization includes art and objects and objects of beauty.
Arts and Architecture
What does the contents of Otzi's tummy tell us about how his people got food?
The grains showed they farmed. The meats showed they also hunted.
What is a system that a community uses to produce and distribute goods and services?
Economy
What made the first villages possible?
Farming
This characteristic of a civilization is a system to record information and to communicate.
Writing
This characteristic of a civilization is a well-organized system of rule.
Government
What best defines a civilization?
A community with cities, government, and specialized workers.
What is a complex society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized job skills?
Civilization
What were the most important resources for early civilizations?
Soil, water, seeds, and workers
This characteristic of a civilization refers to population centers where many people live.
Cities
This characteristic of a civilization includes building roads and granaries to store surplus grain.
Public Works
What began to take place as people became jealous of other people's possessions and tried to take them?
Fighting and war
What does the Latin word "civis" mean?
Resident of a city
What grain was grown in early eastern Asia?
Rice
This characteristic of a civilization is a shared set of beliefs.
Religion
This characteristic of a civilization includes workers doing specific jobs and not everyone has to farm.
Job Specialization
What farm product was used to make cool, lightweight cloth?