Name_________________________________________________


World
History

Worksheet:

Civilization



Read
pages
19­34
and
answer
the
following
questions.

ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
ADDRESSED
IN
THIS
ASSIGNMENT



1. What
does
it
mean
to
be
civilized?

3. How did the development of complex (advanced) civilization result in economic, political and social
changes in human society?





Part
1:

Specific
Definitions.

Write
specific
definitions
for
the
following
terms.

Remember:

Specific

definitions
address
the
significance
of
the
term.



SUMER:

A
culture
located
in
Mesopotamia,
in
a
region
that
is
part
of
modern­day
Iraq.



Specific
definition:









SPECIALIZATION:

The
development
of
skills
in
a
specific
kind
of
work.



Specific
definition:











CUNEIFORM:

A
system
of
writing
used
in
Mesopotamia.



Specific
definition:









BRONZE
AGE:

A
period
in
human
history
that
began
in
Sumer
around
3000
BC.



Specific
definition:









MESOPOTAMIA:

A
word
meaning
“land
between
two
rivers.”



Specific
definition:







CITY­STATE:

A
city
and
it’s
surrounding
land
that
had
it’s
own
government
and
operated
like
an

independent
country.



Specific
definition:









HAMMURABI:

King
of
the
Babylonian
Empire
from
1792
BC
to
1750
BC.



Specific
definition:











Part
2:

Questions.





1. Your
book
defines
civilization
as
“a
complex
culture.”

List
FIVE
characteristics
of
Sumer
that
make

it
a
“civilization.”

Be
sure
to
provide
an
EXAMPLE
for
each.



a.





b.





c.





d.





e.







2. Describe
the
various
elements
of
Sumerian
culture:



a. Religion:







b. Technology:







c. Society: