CivilizationCase study: Ur in Sumer

Chapter 1 Section 3

VILLAGES GROW INTO CITIES

Villages Grow into Cities…Economic ChangesDomino EffectIrrigation systemsFood surplusCraftsmen

developedTraders

exchanged wider goods

New inventions created…like which two?

Villages Grow into Cities Cont…Social Changes

Workers specialized

Social classes developed

Religions becomes organizedDiscuss the differences between the Old Stone Age and New Stone Age

How Civilization Develops

• First civilization believed to be in Sumer located in Mesopotamia

• Civilization has five components

How Civilization Develops Continued…

1. Advanced CitiesNot based on population aloneBased on centers of trade2. Specialized WorkersFood surpluses provided specialization in

areas other than farmingSome became artisans

How Civilization Develops Continued…3. Complex Institutions System of ruling necessary Government and religion

are examples of institution Temples were the center of

government and religious affairs

4. Record Keeping System of writing

developed Incan system of Record

Keeping Government officials,

priest, merchants needed ways to record information

Scribes invented cuneiformStylus

How Civilization Develops Continued…5. Improved TechnologyNew tools and technology needed

FarmingOx-drawn plows, irrigation systems

ArtisansPottery wheel

MetalworkersCombined copper and tinBronze Age began

Civilization Emerges in Ur

Ur• Earliest city in Sumer– 30,000 people– 3000 B.C.– Discuss Woolley’s belief

• Located on the banks of the Euphrates

Civilization Emerges in Ur Continued…

An Agricultural Economy Describe Ur

Life in the CityDescribe

Ur’s Thriving TradeMoney not yet invented

BarteredComplicated trades required a scribe

Civilization Emerges in Ur Continued…

The Temple: Center of City Life

• Ziggurat