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CIVILIZATION – comes from the Latin words “civis” which refers to one who is inhabitants of a city CIVILIZATION – comes from the Latin words “civis” which refers to one who is inhabitants of a city
and “civets” which refers to the urban community in which one dwells. and “civets” which refers to the urban community in which one dwells.
WORLD’S FIRST CITIES (4500-6000 yrs. Ago) WORLD’S FIRST CITIES (4500-6000 yrs. Ago)
1.Mesopotamia (Iraq) 1.Mesopotamia (Iraq)
(Writing:Cuneiform,Short Story:Gilgamesh,Central Monumental Building: Ziggurats, City-State (Writing:Cuneiform,Short Story:Gilgamesh,Central Monumental Building: Ziggurats, City-State
Government ) Government )
2.Egypt’s Nile Valley (3200 BCE) 2.Egypt’s Nile Valley (3200 BCE)
(Writing:Hieroglypics- pictogram and papyrus, Centralized Government) (Writing:Hieroglypics- pictogram and papyrus, Centralized Government)
3.Indus Valley (Pakistan and India) 3.Indus Valley (Pakistan and India)
(Two Major Cities: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro) (Two Major Cities: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro)
4.China (5000 yrs. Ago) 4.China (5000 yrs. Ago)
(Shang Dynasty, Oracle Bones, Mythic Stories) (Shang Dynasty, Oracle Bones, Mythic Stories)
5.Peru (4000 yrs. Ago) 5.Peru (4000 yrs. Ago)
6.Mesoamerica (2000 yrs. Ago) 6.Mesoamerica (2000 yrs. Ago)