Parts of Civilization Online version Define the parts of civilization and there components. by Brenda Robison 1 Social Structure 2 Government 3 Religion 4 Arts 5 Technology 6 Writing 7 Stable Food Supply Upper Class- Priests/Landowners Middle/Common Class- Merchants/Craftspeople Lower/Common Class- Farmers/Fisherman Slaves • The king was the leader of the army, enforced laws and taxes, built temples and maintained irrigation canals. The army fought for their city-states boundaries The army patrolled the canals for damage and people stealing water. • A religious system includes a set of beliefs, usually in a god or gods, together with forms of worship. Sumerians built religious temple called a ziggurat. • The Sumerians showed devotion to their Gods daily by making statues of them. Religious ceremonies involved musicians and offerings • All civilizations have a highly developed culture including arts such as painting, architecture, and music. Musical instruments: drums, pipes, lyre, Artists were craftspeople like metalworkers and jewelers. • All civilizations create new forms of technology or practical tools and inventions. • The invention of the wheel allowed pottery makers to spin pots chariots for the army. • Arches added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings; usually used in doorways. Cuneiform It was made from wedge-shaped characters. It was used to record information about the goods Sumerians exchanged with one another. Agriculture (Farming) Plow- Used to till the soil Irrigation - The use of water to help with crops
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