Unit 3 Lessons 1-3
civilization/complex society
A type of society characterized by most of the following: dense population, agricultural
economy, cities, complex social hierarchy, complex occupational specialization,
centralized state, monumental building, a writing system, and a dominant belief system.
Specialization
in a civilization when people adapt different jobs like artisan or priest that don't involve
growing or gather food.
social hierarchy
the division of society by rank or class
River Valley Civilizations
a type of civilization that developed near or around a major river and considered the
earliest known large human civilizations
Geographic Luck
Jared Diamond's theory that some regions developed more rapidly and expanded and
conquered much of the world because the natural resources available to them, climate,
and geography gave them an early advantage into agriculture before people in other
places.
civilization/complex society
A type of society characterized by most of the following: dense population, agricultural
economy, cities, complex social hierarchy, complex occupational specialization,
centralized state, monumental building, a writing system, and a dominant belief system.
Specialization
in a civilization when people adapt different jobs like artisan or priest that don't involve
growing or gather food.
social hierarchy
the division of society by rank or class
River Valley Civilizations
a type of civilization that developed near or around a major river and considered the
earliest known large human civilizations
Geographic Luck
Jared Diamond's theory that some regions developed more rapidly and expanded and
conquered much of the world because the natural resources available to them, climate,
and geography gave them an early advantage into agriculture before people in other
places.
