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The 8 Features of Civilization - Coggle Diagram
The 8 Features of Civilization
Record Keeping
Scribes used Cuneiform to write about important events going on around them.
Art and Architecture
Sumerians build ziggurats as a way to reach the gods. This was a great work of architecture.
Cities
The Sumerians built cities with their own governments and rulers.
Job/Labor Specialization
Sumerian cities had people with different jobs, such as soldiers, craftsmen, priests, and others.
Social Classes
They had a highest level of priests and kings, and then the wealthy merchants ranked next. Below them were ordinary people, then slaves and foreighners.
2.Central Government
The Sumerians had a different government for each city, which included the rulers.
Public Works
The Sumerians made ramps and other useful things for the people of the cities to use.
Complex Religion
Sumerians followed a religion of many gods, and they believed that the gods did different things. They build ziggurats and made offerings.
