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''Civilization Mind Map by,Aylin Ortega,p.4 (Stable Food Supply…
''Civilization Mind Map by,Aylin Ortega,p.4
social structure
social levels
higher levels
government officials
landowners
homes
luxurious homes
two stories high
center of city
whitewashed walls
priests
middle level
merchants
artists
metalworkers
silver
tin
gold
lead
copper
bronze
made materials
swords
arrowheads
with metal
plows
hoes
jewelry higher levels
mirrors
luxury
farmers
farmers
lower level
lived with owners
no property
slaves
Stable Food Supply
irrigation system
canals
dams
reservoirs
plow
tool
tilling
turning the soil
before plow
used animals horns
pointing sticks
Arts
expressions
painting
architechure
ziggurats
temples
expression of feelings
metalworkers
weapons
cups
mirrors
jewelry
music
joy to gods
entertainment
variaty of instruments
pipes
lyre
drums
Religious system
ziggurats
temple
religous temple
appreciation to gods
temple
shrine highest tower
mud bricks
seen 20 miles
huge temple
height 8 stories
gods lived there
long stairs
Writing
cuneiform
on clay
written language
2,000 symbols
reduced to 700
simpler forms
pictographs
wet clay
Technology
arch
strength and beauty
made of clay
gave a shape
straw
common feature
the wheel
make pottery
shape pots
system of government
sumeranians
ruled by kings
believed god chose
very powerful kings
must obey kings
enforced laws
collected taxes
built temples
with irrigation system
city-state army
for protection
constant fighting
becasue of water
land boundaries
very important job