Early civilizations developed new jobs and social roles as irrigation allowed for surplus food production. Farmers could grow more food, allowing other people to work as administrators, builders, merchants, and artisans who made goods like games, art, and jewelry. Writing developed to solve the problem of not knowing what tokens were stored in bullae, as people began writing on wet bullae to label their contents, marking the beginning of writing systems.

1. I. Builders of Civilization
A.Irrigation was the key!
B.Allowed to grow surplus food
1.This food, allowed people to work at
different jobs.
C.Administrators- managers
1.Probably first priests.
D.Builders
E.Merchants
F.Farmers
G.Artisans- These people made things by
hand.
1.Like Board games
2.Art
3.Jewelry ...
H.Bulla- for keeping tokens safe.
1.Problemo!!! People didn’t know how
much was in each bulla?
2.Problemo solved- people wrote on the
bulla while it was wet.
3.This was the beginning of writing!