CIVILIZATIONS: SUMER Araling Panlipunan 8
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CIVILIZATIONS: SUMER Araling Panlipunan 8
NOTE ON USAGE Last updated: November 24, 2016 This teacher-made slideshow presentation was intended for high school students in a public school setting and should be utilized in a manner consistent with Fair Use.
CIVILIZATION Definition
“state of human social development and organization considered most advanced” Wikipedia
CIVILIZATION Definition
Any complex society characterized by:• urban development• social stratification• symbolic communication (writing)• domination over natural
environmentWikipedia
CIVILIZATION Definition
“high level of cultural and technological development; specifically: the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is attained”
Merriam-Webster
CIVILIZATION Definition
“advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions”
American Heritage Dictionary
CIVILIZATION Definition
a complex culture w/ the following characteristics:• advanced cities• specialized workers• complex institutions• record keeping• advanced technology
World History: Patterns of Interaction
ZIGURRAT AT UR
GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA
village life to city life
agricultureanimal domestication
irrigationinvention of tools
Science & Technology
SURPLUS labor specialization• farmers• craftspeople• traders
social stratification• social classes
SUMERMesopotamia
SUMERMesopotamia
SUMERMesopotamia
SUMERMesopotamia
UR: A SUMERIAN CITY This is a computer-generated reproduction of the city of Ur, one of the great cities of the Sumerian civilization
Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIP8OVm2KiY
THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH epic poem from Mesopotamia from Third Dynasty of Ur (2100 BC) regarded as first great work of
literature five Sumerian poems about “Bilgamesh”, king of Uruk
THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH epic poem from Mesopotamia from Third Dynasty of Ur (2100 BC) regarded as first great work of
literature five Sumerian poems about “Bilgamesh”, king of Uruk
THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH epic poem from Mesopotamia from Third Dynasty of Ur (2100 BC) regarded as first great work of
literature five Sumerian poems about “Bilgamesh”, king of Uruk
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Have a taste of Mesopotamian music here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcTsFe1PVs
Access the animated retelling of The Epic of Gilgamesh here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOrfrHys8g8
Learn about:GilgameshEnkiduHumbaba
ANCIENT SUMER Access the video on Ancient Sumer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-n84sDBEB4
Concepts discussed:polytheism, zigguratcuneiform, stylus60-minute hour, 12-month calendar, 360-degree circle, dozenwheel
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