What is a Civilization

What is a Civilization?

This lesson will teach you about what a civilization is.

You will learn about these civilizations in 6th grade:

-Mesopotamia

-Egypt

-India

-China

-Greece

Multiple Choice

How many civilizations will you learn about this year?

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 10

Before civilizations...

-People migrated in search of food

-People did not have a way to learn things

-People did not have permanent homes

Poll

Worst part of life before civilizations?

• No stable food supply

• No permanent homes

• No schools

Sumer, Mesopotamia

• The first civilization

• People started farming villages

• They grew into cities

Can you visit Sumer today?

No, it is called Iraq

Multiple Choice

The first civilization was..

• Sumer, Mesopotamia

• Egypt, Africa

• Athens, Greece

Multiple Choice

Sumer, Mesopotamia is now called...

• Iraq

• Sumer

All civilizations have...

A stable food supply

(A way to get food)

All civilizations have...

Government

(People in charge)

People with jobs/roles in the city

All civilizations have...

A system of writing

Multiple Choice

All civilizations have....

• Government

• Divided-up jobs

• A way to get food

• All of these

All civilizations have...

A religion that many people share

(Belief in gods or spirits)

A place to come together to worship

Most of the first civilizations were. ..

Polytheistic

poly-thee-is-tic

They believed in MANY gods

Poll

Do you believe in...

• One god

• Many gods

• I don't know

All civilizations have...

Things invented by its people

Ancient Sumerians invented the WHEEL!

Multiple Choice

All civilizations ALSO have...

• A shared religion

• A written language

• Both of these

You are part of a MODERN civilization!