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 . i. Beginnings – reformation. August 30: Beginnings. Beginnings. Mesopotamia. Egypt. Beginnings. History of civilization: how to date?. Definition of “text”. Hunter/gatherer vs. producer/settler. What is a Civilization?. Think of 3 aspects that you think it takes to make a civilization.. Write one aspect on each sticky note.. In groups share your aspects with the other members.. Select the 5 best from your group and write them on your chart paper to share with the class.. 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: . 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. Cox Paisley IB. WHAP. Why Homer was used as the basis for Greek education. The . Polis,. or city-state, and how the city-states of Athens and Sparta differed. What the greeks meant by democracy, and in what way the Athenian political system was a democracy?. 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 . 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. How were the two civilizations we studied yesterday similar? How were they different?. Minoan . Civilization. Located on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea . EGYPT. Mesopotamia. Peloponnese . Unit Essential Question: . How does one characterize a civilization?. 5 Themes of Geography Review using Egypt as an example. Lesson Essential Question:. How do the Five Themes of Geography influence the development of civilization?. Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2015. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization and Chinese Civilization.. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Based on what you have read about the Indus River Valley Civilization, what does it also have in common with the other civilizations we have studied? What are some things that made it unique? . 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. . Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College. Why did Ancient Egyptian civilization develop where it did?. Presence of the Nile. Nile is only trans-Saharan . river. Seasonal rainfall in high areas of East Africa plus topography that directs water west and north. Create Your Own Civilization. Your map must include the following:. Your name. The name of your civilization in big letters. The physical features you choose in Section 1 . Symbols to show what resources your civilization has from Sections 2, 3 and 4..