Matching Pairs Characteristics of CivilizationOnline version Matching game for the eight Characteristics of Civilization by Zoe Mays 1 Stable Food Supply 2 Organized Religion 3 Creation of Cities 4 Social Structure 5 Well Organized Government 6 Writing 7 Job Specialization 8 Advanced Technology a system of beliefs and forms of worship. It provides a way for people to connect to each other and an element of control over behaviors. Some people having higher status than others, sometimes based on the type of job they performed for the community. allowed people to communicate ideas, pass on knowledge, and record trade or transactions. New inventions, typically tools or ideas, used for practical purposes. because fewer people were needed to produce a food surplus, more people were able to work in other jobs Helped to control people’s behaviors and provide a way to manage a large population. Leadership in this was often passed on to a family member. Created because people didn’t move around as much, so the population grew. It resulted in big changes in how people lived together. Enough food produced to ensure that everyone in the community could survive.