Characteristics of a Civilization (WAGSTERS)

How do arts and architecture contribute to a person's life in a civilization?

• By beautifying a person's life
• By controlling food production
• By creating a government

• By teaching about spiritual beliefs

Why is a stable food supply important in a civilization?

• To control food production

• To record laws, history, stories, etc.
• To beautify a person's life
• To establish a government

What is written language used for in a civilization?

• To record laws, history, stories, etc.
• To establish a government
• To control food production
• To create art and architecture

What are the parts of government in a civilization?

• Different status or classes among groups of people
• Laws, police, military, people in charge, and systems to keep order

• Religion and stable food supply
• Job specialization and trade with others

What is the purpose of technology in a civilization?

• To establish a government
• To solve problems or do new things
• To record laws, history, stories, etc.
• To beautify a person's life

What is economy/trade in a civilization?

• Religion and stable food supply
• Different status or classes among groups of people
• Laws, police or army, people in charge, and systems to keep order
• Getting things that they need by swapping extra things or services with others

What is social structure in a civilization?

• Different status or classes among groups of people
• Laws, police or army, people in charge, and systems to keep order
• Religion and stable food supply
• Written language, arts, and architecture

What is religion in a civilization?

• To beautify a person's life
• To record laws, history, stories, etc.
• A belief system
• To solve problems or do new things

What characteristic is the way to record laws, history, stories?

• ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
• RELIGION
• SOCIAL STRUCTURE
• WRITTEN LANGUAGE

What characteristic of a civilization is the buildings, statues, sculptures; decorative elements to beautify a person’s life?

• SOCIAL STRUCTURE
• ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
• GOVERNMENT
• ECONOMY / TRADE