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8 features of civilization (Jasmine & Sage) - Coggle Diagram
8 features of civilization (Jasmine & Sage)
Social classes
In Ur lived in-defined social classes. Rulers, and priests and priestesses, where of highest power. Under them there where Wealthy merchants and Artists and artisans.
Art and architecture
windowless, one-story, boxlike houses packed tightly along the street. A few wealthy families live in two-story houses with an inner courtyard
In the city of Ur there are buildings like the Ziggurats, court of Nanna, The royal cemetery, and the temples and treasury.
Cities
Ur is one of the earliest cities
People like farmers, merchants, and traders start going to the cities to sell and gain money.
Some cities have temples where multiple priests took charge of religious duties.
Complex religion
During Old stone age, people beliefs were surrounded around nature, animals and afterlife. But during New stone age, they believe in god and goddesses who controls nature.
record keeping
Cuneiform tablets where used to record things like business, transactions, historical events, customs, and traditions.
Priests want to find a way to keep calendar and important rituals.
Merchants wants to find a way to record debt and paynments
Government officials had to keep documents like document tax collections, the passage of laws, and the stor-
age of grain.
Public works
Large irrigation sys-
tems required the labor of many people.
Ijn Ur a broad dirt road leads from the fields to the city’s defense wall.
Jobs
People are
working barefoot in the
irrigation ditches that run between
patches of green plants.
food supply help people get work other jobs other than farming.
Central Government
The members of the government direct the public works project to keep it running smoothly.