Name: __________________

Date: ____________

Hour: _____________

7 Characteristics of Civilization
Characteristic
Stable Food Supply

Social Structure

System of
Government
Religious System

Highly Developed
Culture

Advances in
Technology

Language

Why?
So that people
have the food
they need to
survive
With different
social levels and
jobs
So that life in the
society is orderly
With a set of
beliefs and forms
of worship
Includes arts
such as painting,
architecture,
music and
literature
Use of tools and
other inventions
for practical
purposes
A highly
developed
written language

Examples

Name: __________________

Date: ____________

Hour: _____________

Create Your Own Civilization!!!!

Describe (in complete sentences) how your civilization meets each characteristic of a civilization.

Name of Civilization: ________________________

Characteristic
Stable Food Supply
how people get food
to survive
Social Structure
different social levels
and jobs
System of
Government the
way society remains
orderly
Beliefs about how to
live ethics/
philosophy/religion
Arts things such as
painting, architecture,
music, literature
Technology - tools
and inventions
Language highly
developed written
language

Description

Name: __________________

Date: ____________

Hour: _____________

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Listen carefully to the teachers instructions! If the a answer is wrong, thats fine. If the b
answer is wrongyou need to pay more careful attention.
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