ANCIENT CIVILIZATION Flashcards
A complex, highly-organized social order
CIVILIZATION
Process by which a society or place reaches an
advanced stage of social development and
organization
CIVILIZATION
The society, culture and way of life of a particular
area
CIVILIZATION
SPECIALIZATION
↑ Artisans
↑ Metalworkers
↑ Merchants
↑ Builders
↑ Soldiers
SOCIAL CLASSES
↑ Priests
↑ Nobels
↑ Wealthy Merchants
↑ Artisans
↑ Peasants
↑ Slaves
EGYPT (INVENTIONS)
● pyramids
● Hieroglyphics
● Papyrus paper
● Cosmetics & wigs
● Water clock
MESOPOTAMIA (INVENTIONS)
● Cuneiform
● Mass produced bricks and pottery
● Metallurgy
● Ziggurat
● chariot
HARAPPAN (INVENTIONS)
● Ivory rulers
● Pashupati seal
● Terracotta distillation apparatus
● Ornamental buttons
● Standardized weights
CHINA (INVENTIONS)
● Silk
● Tea production
● Movable printer
● Gun powder
● Alcoholic beverages
CHARACTERISTICS OF CIVILIZATION
- Cities
- Government
- Religion
- Specialization
- Architecture
- Social class
- Public Works
- Writing System