People gather in these large, organized settlements because farming allowed a surplus of food to support more people.
Specialized Workers
Advanced Cities
Complex Institutions
Technology
Which one of these is true...
Hunter-Gatherers lived longer and had better food
People in Cities lived longer lives
Farmers were equal in rank to everyone else in cities
Hunter-Gatherers got sick more often than city people
Irrigation for Farms
Complex Institution
Advanced Technology
Advanced Cities
Record-Keeping / Writing
Is this a complex institution? (A teacher)
No!
Yes!
Is this a complex institution? (a temple to the gods)
No!
Yes!
Migration means...
Being a hunter-gatherer
Staying in one place, usually to farm for food
Having kings and queens
Moving from place to place, usually to get food
A scribe is a person that studies how to write and is responsible for recording important events. A scribe is...
Specialized Worker
Complex Institution
Record-Keeping / Writing
Advanced Cities
Cuneiform is a language that was used in ancient Mesopotamia.
Record-Keeping / Writing
Complex Institution
Specialized Workers
Technology
Cities became a thing because...
We were nomadic hunter-gatherers.
It was simpler to live together in large groups.
Living closer together protects you from disease.
We had a lot of extra food from farming.
A surplus means...
you want something very badly
you need something but don't have it yet
you have extra of something
you don't have enough of something
Is this a complex institution? (a school)
Yes!
No!
Is this a complex institution?
No!
Yes!
In the earliest civilizations, people were usually paid with...
Golden Coins
Copper or Bronze Coins
Food and Beer
People were never paid
The earliest kind of writing that we have evidence for is ...
Cuneiform
Chinese
English
Hieroglyphics
A place or thing that tries to help a city or civilization run better. Example: An army protects the city.
Record-Keeping / Writing
Complex Institution
Advanced Cities
Technology
Which characteristic do these people represent?
Advanced Technology
Specialized Workers
Record-Keeping / Writing
Advanced Cities
Is this a complex institution?
Yes!
No!