Traits of a Civilization

Society is divided up into different groups of people based on either job or income levels. This is called_______________

• Trade networks

• Social Classes

• Organized government

• Religion

A society must have a form of human expression such as statues, paintings, carvings, music and theater. This is called ________________.

• Urbanization

• Surplus

• Art

• Division of Labor

A society needs to have beliefs in a higher power and have an organization of priests who teach about the gods and maintain the temples. This is called__________.

• Urbanization

• Writing System

• Organized Religion

• Social Class

There needs to be a system where sounds or ideas represent symbols or pictures. This is called____________

• Writing system

• Jobs specialization

• Social Classes

• Public Works

A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes is called a _______________

• Civilization

• Urbanization

• Surplus

• Country

Organized government is___________________

• buildings used for the good of the public

• a leader or groups of leaders who protect the people and provide laws for the people to live by.

• a priest or group of priests who teach about the gods and maintain the temples.

• Mrs. McQueen is crowned Queen of the World and all her students are her slaves.

Which trait includes record keeping?

• Specialization

• System of Writing

• Cities

• Complex Institutions

Which trait includes specialized jobs like farming or brick laying?

• Complex Institutions

• Division of Labor

• Religion

• Central Government

• System of Writing

Which trait BEST matches with the following examples:

scribe, clothing maker, & brick layer

• Complex Institutions

• Division of Labor

• Public Works Projects

• Religion

• Central Government

Which trait of civilization does this image represent?

• System of Writing

• Advanced Cities

• Public Works Projects

• Division of Labor