Understanding Civilization and Its Importance

What did the video start by telling us he would teach us?

• How to examine maps

• How to have rizz

• What Egyptian Civilization is like

• How to be a better boyfriend

A civilization can be diagnosed by having four or more of certain symptoms. Which of the following is NOT one of those symptoms?

• Surplus production

• Specialization of labor

• Nomadic lifestyle

• Trade

Why is it a problem to say that nomadic Civilizations are NOT civilizations? What does that imply about the people who live there? Write in full sentences please.

What is usually associated with a "Civilization"?

Groups:

(a) Found in Early Civilizations

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(b) NOT Found in Early Civilizations

• Shared Values

• Urban Planning
• Centralized Government

• Digital Communication
• Social Stratification

• Public Education
• Specialization of Labor

• Globalization
• Surplus Production

• River Valleys

• Universal Healthcare
• Advanced Technology
• Environmental Conservation

Which of the following rivers is NOT mentioned as being associated with early civilizations?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Yellow River

• Nile

• Mississippi

The Indus Valley Civilization was located in the flood plain of the Indus and _______ rivers.

• Ganges

• Saraswati

• Amazon

• Nile

What was the largest public building in Mohenjo Daro?

• A temple

• A palace

• The Great Bath

• A market

The Indus Valley Civilization was known for its peaceful nature. Despite finding 1500 sites, archaeologists found very little evidence of warfare, almost no ______.

Categorize these funny terms from John Greene's open letter to historians

Groups:

(a) Why The Great Bath is boring

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(b) Boring Names from History

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(c) Names he Suggested

• The Wet Wonder

• Austro-Hungarian Empire

• The Moist Mystery of Mohenjo Daro

• Scented Candles

• The Bath to End All Baths

• The Federalist Papers

• Bath Salts

• The Epic Bath of Mohenjo Daro

• The Pool that Ruled

• Adam Smith

Which of the following is NOT a theory mentioned for the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?

• Conquest

• Environmental Disaster

• Earthquake

• Alien Invasion