PPT-7 Elements of Civilization

How a culture is considered a civilization What is Civilization The Oxford Dictionary gives one definition as the act or process of civilizing or being civilized The other definition that the Oxford Dictionary gives is . It is called civilization Government A new type of government developed in Sumer that included a city and its surrounding lands Government Religion dominated life in Sumer but in time powerful men who were not priests became the political rulers The Ameri can political leaders frequently said that the United States was the heir to Western civi lization and that it had a duty to defend the West against its enemies most obviously the communist bloc led by the Soviet Union sometimes termed the Eas Professors Bornedal Peter H Jarrar Maher Z Moussalli Ahmad S Saumarez Smith Richard W Associate Professors Genz Hermann P Harb Sirene H Hout Syrine S Meloy John L Wrisley David J Assistant Professors Du Quenoy Paul G Gallagher Robert L MejcherAtassi It is called civilization Government A new type of government developed in Sumer that included a city and its surrounding lands Government Religion dominated life in Sumer but in time powerful men who were not priests became the political rulers The Corporate Sponsorship. “Shanti – A Journey of Peace”. ©2014 Dharma Civilization Foundation. All rights reserved.. Shanti in Sanskrit means “Peace”. Shanti is a spectacular multi-media musical production, featuring over 250 Bay Area artists, that integrates western forms of music, choir, dance and orchestral symphony with Indian musical and dance elements. . How a culture is considered a civilization. What is Civilization?. The Oxford Dictionary gives one definition as . "the act or process of civilizing or being civilized." . The other definition that the Oxford Dictionary gives is: . The largest island of the Aegean sea is the island of Crete. It is on the island of Crete 6 000 years BC the first farmers settled and there was the Cretan civilization.. In Crete there were four States. The center of each of them was a large Palace on the territory of which lived the king, the priests, court nobles, and numerous servants. Palaces were developed around agriculture and trade, there were many skilled craftsmen and artists, some of the inhabitants of Crete were able to read and write.. What makes a civilization tick?. How do we determine what IS a civilization?. Cities. People live together in groups and all contribute in some way. Cities serve a function with a common government and organization. Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2016. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Make some predictions about this civilization (starting points: geography, religion, matriarchal vs. patriarchal, social structures, etc.) . Know. Hercules (demigod) – Disney movie. Zeus (King of the Gods- Lighting/sky). Poseidon(Sea, trident). 12 Main Greek Gods (Pantheon). Hades (god of the underworld). Everything from Percy Jackson. Titans. Emergence of Civilization. Control of Civilizations. IDs: Gilgamesh, Standard of Ur, Horus. Argument. In the . riverine. cultures of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus River and China, civilization was based upon unions of kingship and religion and social hierarchies, in which elite groups controlled surplus production, building programs & writing. . Introduction. The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world's first great urban civilizations. It flourished in the vast river plains and adjacent regions in what are now Pakistan and western India. . Dr. . Nouf. H. Alotaibi. P-block Elements- V A elements. General trend. Electron configurations ns. 2. np. 3. (n is the period number). The s orbital is completely filled and p orbital is half filled which makes them stable..