The document discusses the key elements and resources needed for humans to survive - water, food, and shelter. It then examines the four major cradles of ancient civilizations - Mesopotamia along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Egypt along the Nile river, India along the Indus river, and China along the Yellow river. The document also lists the eight basic features of a civilization as writing systems, infrastructure, government/laws, art/architecture, social classes, organized religion, job specialization, and the development of cities.

1. Ancient Civilizations
What makes a civilization?
M Anderson

2. What are the elements or resources that
humans need to survive?
They need a source of
Water
Food
shelter

3. Did Ancient People only settle
in the Fertile Crescent along
the Euphrates River?
No…..
Let’s take a look at an Ancient
Map of the World.

5. The Four Cradles of Civilization
 Mesopotamia – people settled along the Tigris
and Euphrates River Valleys
 Egypt – people settled along the Nile River
Valley
 India – people settled along the Indus River
Valley
 China – people settled along the Yellow River

6. Learning Objective: What advances in government,
technology, and culture did early civilizations make?
Think of the word Civilized.
Write down three ways to describe
civilized or how you would associate
with the word civilized. (5 minutes)

7. OUR CIVILIZATION: NEW YORK CITY
WHAT FACTORS MAKE US A “CIVILIZED” AND COMPLEX
SOCIETY? Write down at least 3 ideas.

8. *NOTES*
CIVILIZATION- (1) group of people living and working
together for the purpose of creating an organized society.
(2) “the highest cultural grouping of people which
distinguishes humans from other species”
(3) “complex systems or network of cities that emerge
from pre-urban culture”
WHAT IS A CIVILIZATION???

9. *NOTES*
EIGHT BASIC FEATURES
OF A CIVILIZATION:
(1) Writing Systems (2) Infrastructure- public works such as
bridges, roads etc.
(3) Government / Laws

10. *NOTES*
(4) Art / Architecture
(5) Social Classes

11. *NOTES*
(6) Organized Religion (7) Job Specialization
(8) Development of
Cities

12. On your own sheet of paper.
Activity: Rank the “Eight Characteristics
of a Civilization” in order of what you
think is most important and why.

13. Writing
In one paragraph (5-7 sentences), discuss
two negative (bad) and two positive (good)
consequences of civilization growth. What
types of issues do complex societies deal
with???
Think about the problems that we have in
society: good ones and bad.