This document provides information on the key elements of civilization, including urban society, organized religion, literacy, education, government, specialization, social classes, tool-making, concept of time, and leisure. It defines each element and provides examples. Students are asked to answer questions about region, the definition and example of acculturation, and to make a statement about what makes the U.S. a great civilization supported by two facts from the notes.

1. ADVISORY
D: 9/21/12
A: Deans Video
S: What are the behavior
expectations at Canarelli?
H: None

2. D: 9/20/12
A: Civilization Notes
S: What are the key elements of a civilization?
H: NONE
w.o.d: acculteration
Warm-Up: Read pgs. 92 & 93 Focus on Region.
Answer questions 1 & 2 under Understanding
What You Read. Write the questions and
answers.

3. Word Definition Sentence Picture
The process Acculturation
of cultural may cause a
acculturation changes that
farmer
result from whom
long-term became
contact with
Muslim to
another
society. stop raising
pigs.

4. What Every
Civilization
Needs

5. Urban Society
• Living in communities
• What types of communities are there?
– City/Urban
– Countryside/Rural

6. Organized Religion
• Beliefs that provide answers to
“unanswerable” questions.
• What are the 5 major world religions
1. C
2. J
3. I
4. B
5. H

7. Literacy
• The ability to read and write. What is this
important?
– literacy rates in developing countries is 70% and
below
– Low literacy = low income
– 1 billion people are non-literate

8. Education
• Striving to improve as an individual or as a
culture
• Minority groups have the least access in all
countries
• Has become a digital age – no access in
developing countries
• Amount of Education = amount of income
and skills to perform a task

9. Government
• Having a Set of rules, leaders and organized
society
– Monarchy – King or Queen are the head but have
limited power
• Examples – England and Japan
– Dictatorship – Absolute power and control com
from one leader
• Examples – Fascist Nazi Germany & Communist China
– Democracy – The people vote for their rulers,
Republics are often democratic
• Examples – USA, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, France

10. Specialization
• Using unique skills to benefit ALL
• What types of jobs benefit EVERYONE?

11. Social Classes
• Groups of people with common characteristics
• What are the major social classes and their
characteristics?
1. Upper Class
2. Middle Class
3. Low Income
4. Poverty

12. Social Classes
• Groups of people with common characteristics
• What are the major social classes and their
characteristics?
1. Upper Class
2. Middle Class
3. Low Income
4. Poverty

13. Tool-Making
• The ability to problem solve. What has been
invented?

14. Concept of Time
• Using patterns of time
– Clocks
– Calendars

15. Leisure
• Recognizing the vale of the arts and
entertainment
– What are the arts?
– What do we do for entertainment?

16. Now Make a Statement
• What makes the U.S. a great
civilization?
–Looking at the 10 key elements
which one IN YOUR OPINION
makes the US a great civilization
–Support your statement with TWO
facts from your notes