Civilizations Flashcards
Key features of a civilization
Agriculture, Social/Political structure, Economy, Arts/Culture/Writing, Religious/Ceremonial beliefs and Infrastructure
Agriculture
Practice of farming
Social/Political structure
Distinctive arrangement whereby human beings interact and live together in a society
Economy
How good/services are made and exchanged
Arts/Culture/Writing
A pattern of creativity/behaviour/language shared by a society.
Religious/Ceremonial beliefs
A set of practices to live by, and what humans believe in
Infrastructure
The facilities which support human life
What is a civilization?
the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social and cultural development and organization.