The first civilization
The First Civilization
The Rise of Civilization
EQ1: How did civilization develop in the region of Sumer?
Answer: Civilization developed in the region of Sumer because then they had a better and easy life to live.
What is traits of civilization?
* Advanced Cities * * Cities became important because farmers needed a place to store and trade their surplus again * * As cities grew larger and larger, they began to offer other advantages to do * * Cities offered many different jobs of work * For example, Sumer have large temples for people to pray * Specialized Workers * * In general, a society needs surpluses food before civilization can develop * * Having a food surplus allows people to do other jobs than farmers * Workers can specialize, which means to do a job that requires special skills * * * When people specialize, the quality of their work improves because they develop their skills by practicing * Like Sumerian workers built houses, made jewelry, weed clothes, or created pottery * Because cities are usually crowded, people must need to learn to live together * * They also need to cooperate on projects like building irrigation canals * * As a result, some people took on the job of organizing society * * In early Sumerian cities, priests did that job, they ran society and acted as judges * Complex Institutions * * Religion and government became institutions * * An institution is a group of people who have a specific purpose * * Often it exists to help society * * For example, schools are institutions that exist to educate children * An army is an institution that exists to protect a society
The Rise of Civilization
EQ1: How did civilization develop in the region of Sumer?
Answer: Civilization developed in the region of Sumer because then they had a better and easy life to live.
What is traits of civilization?
* Advanced Cities * * Cities became important because farmers needed a place to store and trade their surplus again * * As cities grew larger and larger, they began to offer other advantages to do * * Cities offered many different jobs of work * For example, Sumer have large temples for people to pray * Specialized Workers * * In general, a society needs surpluses food before civilization can develop * * Having a food surplus allows people to do other jobs than farmers * Workers can specialize, which means to do a job that requires special skills * * * When people specialize, the quality of their work improves because they develop their skills by practicing * Like Sumerian workers built houses, made jewelry, weed clothes, or created pottery * Because cities are usually crowded, people must need to learn to live together * * They also need to cooperate on projects like building irrigation canals * * As a result, some people took on the job of organizing society * * In early Sumerian cities, priests did that job, they ran society and acted as judges * Complex Institutions * * Religion and government became institutions * * An institution is a group of people who have a specific purpose * * Often it exists to help society * * For example, schools are institutions that exist to educate children * An army is an institution that exists to protect a society