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Characteristics of Civilizations - Coggle Diagram
Characteristics of Civilizations
Centralized government/ state systems
Central authority or power has control over other people/ areas; people under control follow established laws/ rules and have protection against enemies or other powers from taking control; social classes exist based on various factors (e.g., religion, wealth, power)
dictators
Organized religion
The belief system of a civilization
Any modern religion (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, etc.)
Economy and job specialization
Economy is the resources of a civilization and how they produce and use them to develop wealth/ currency that sustains and advances the civilization; job specialization is when individuals concentrate on a particular area, which can lead to better productivity allowing for leisure time activities to develop; social classes develop from job specialization and accumulation of wealth
US manufacturing and agricultural exports, neurosurgeons, history teacher
System of tribute
Collection of “taxes” or some kind of payment to the government to provide services; a food surplus supports a system of tribute (if food is used as tribute)
Federal income taxes, state income taxes, taxes on goods and services
Surplus food
Having access to more food than a civilization needs, through farming, hunting, etc., which allows the civilization to sustain and advance itself; the geography of a place often dictates how food is produced or gathered (e.g., settling around waterways provides drinking water and water for animals and crops)
Food processing factories
Planned infrastructure
Physical and organizational structures, such as buildings, roads, tombs, etc. needed for a civilization to function; planned roads or transportation via waterways support trade and expansion, both of which help sustain and advance a civilization
Baton Rouge or any other planned city, interstate system
Trade
Exchange of a good or service for something else (typically a monetary exchange); goods must be moved easily (e.g., via waterways or roads); a food surplus results in trade opportunities
debit, credit, mutual funds, bonds, ports, like New Orleans
Accumulated learning
Gathering of knowledge that results in achievements in communication (e.g., language, writing), math, science, and technology/ innovation
public education
Arts
Creative and cultural expression via music, dance, sculpture, architecture, etc.