7 characteristics of civilization
Government
the governing body of a nation, state, or community. it was ruled by the sumerian kings.
social structure
- On the macro scale, social structure is the system of socioeconomic stratification.
- kings, priests, warriors, and government officials belonged to the upper classes.
- merchants, farmers, fishers, and artisans were in the middle classes.
- the enslaved men and women were in the lower classes.
Art
The art of Mesopotamia has survived in the archaeological record from early hunter-gatherer societies. the art they used pottery.
religion
A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence.
Many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis.
food surplus
agricultural produce or a quantity of food grown by a nation or area in excess of its needs, especially such a quantity of food purchased and stored by a governmental program of guaranteeing farmers a specific price for certain crops.