Early Civilizations

A civilization...

• is a group of people who behave properly

• is a group of cities which have joined together

• is a group of villages that have common fields for agriculture

Which of the following civilizations was NOT one of the first four of the world?

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Greece

• Mesopotamian cultures (sumerians, akkadians...)

• Ancient China

• Indus Valley Civilization

Where was the Ancient China located?

• Between Tigris and Euphrates rives

• Near the Mediterranean Sea

• Between Yangtzé and Indus rivers

• Between Yangtzé and Yellow rivers

Where did the population of these civilizations usually live?

• small villages, there were not cities at all

• cities, urban life started to become quite important

These early civilizations...

• had complex political structures

• were polytheistic, they worshipped only one God

• had types of society based on wealth and power

• all of the answers are right

What people formed the social group of slaves?

• women and foreign people

• prisoners of war and criminals

• sons and daughters of other slaves

• people who had learnt to read and write

Royal officials and civil servants...

• were in charge of the worst labors

• usually were relatives of the Royal family

• were in charge of maintaining the public order

• were in charge of recording trade exchanges

Who were the scribes?

• Lower social group formed by people who was able to read

• Higher social group formed by people who was able to write

• People who worked collecting taxes

• People who was very good at remembering important events

Why was writing invented?

• Because people wanted to remember the myths easily

• In order to keep track of commercial exchanges

• To show the power of the governments

• In order to inform people who live far away of important things

Who were the peasants?

• Very rich and powerful farmers

• Powerful people, usually relatives of the Royal family

• People who created different handcrafted products

• Small farmers of low social rank