The First Cities

Lesson 11 Part 3: The First Civilization

11/13/2020

RANDOM TRIVIA

Multiple Choice

What city did the popular coffee chain "Starbucks" first open in?

• Rome

• Timbuktu

• Seattle

• New York

Continue where you left off in your notes

Fill in the Blanks

A Civilization must have a stable ______ _______ in order to support it's large population.

Multiple Choice

In order to record laws, religious stories, and trade agreements, Civilizations needed this.

• Microsoft Excel

• A river

• Writing

• Military

Multiple Select

Which of these are part of the 7 Characteristics of a civilization? (Select all that apply)

• Religion

• Fast Food

• Technology

• Government

• Wheat

Multiple Choice

All civilization will have a _____ structure.

• Building

• Social

• Salad

• School

Fill in the Blanks

The

is an important characteristic of civilization.

Hint: only 4 letters

The City States of Sumer

Most of the City States around southern Mesopotamia.

By 3000 B.C. Sumer was made up of around 12 city states

Life in the City States

• Houses were built with thick mud walls

• Could only enter the city through the gates

• Streets would have ranged from wide to very narrow

The Ziggurat

• Rich Sumerian cities would be built around the Ziggurat

• The Ziggurat functioned as a religious temple, a city hall, and even an event center

• Ziggurats began being built around 2200 B.C.