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ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION

ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION. ORGANIZED GOVERNMENT. Makes & enforces laws to keep order Exercises authority over an organized state Plans, organizes, & directs large projects Standardizes money system Collects taxes. Mesopotamian Structure. ORGANIZED RELIGION.

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ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION

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  1. ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION

  2. ORGANIZED GOVERNMENT • Makes & enforces laws to keep order • Exercises authority over an organized state • Plans, organizes, & directs large projects • Standardizes money system • Collects taxes

  3. Mesopotamian Structure

  4. ORGANIZED RELIGION • Formal religious belief & offers guidance in ?s of life, death, nature, and spirit • Selects a clergy • Establishes rituals & symbols, shrines & sacred places

  5. DIVISION OF LABOR • Provides goods & services • Enables people to develop skills • Encourages trade & development of new technology • Promotes a system of social classes

  6. CLASS STRUCTURE • Defines a person’s place in society • Reflects the distribution of wealth

  7. Ancient Eygpt

  8. SYSTEM OF WRITING • Provides a way to keep accurate records • Serves as a way to pass on knowledge

  9. Cuneiform Writing

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