ADVISORYD: 9/21/12A: Deans VideoS: What are the behavior expectations at Canarelli?H: None

D: 9/21/12A: Civilization NotesS: What are the key elements of a civilization?H: NONE w.o.d: acculturation

Warm-Up: Read pgs 92 & 93 on Focus on Region. Answer the question under Understanding what you read. Write the questions and answers.

Word

acculturation

Definition

The process of cultural

changes that result from long-term

contact with another society.

Sentence

Acculturation may cause a

farmer whom

became Muslim to

stop raising pigs.

Picture

What Every Civilization

Needs

Urban Society

• Living in communities• What types of communities are there?–City/Urban–Countryside/Rural–Religious

MUST GROW TO BE SUCCESSFUL

Organized Religion

• Beliefs that provide answers to “unanswerable” questions.

• What are the 5 major world religions1. Christianity2. Judaism3. Islam4. Buddhism5. Hinduism

Literacy

• The ability to read and write. What is this important?– literacy rates in developing countries is 70% and

below– Low literacy = low income– 1 billion people are non-literate

Education

• Striving to improve as an individual or as a culture

• Minority groups have the least access in all countries

• Has become a digital age – no access in developing countries

• Amount of Education = amount of income and skills to perform a task

Government

• Having a Set of rules, leaders and organized society– Monarchy – King or Queen are the head but have

limited power• Examples – England and Japan

– Dictatorship – Absolute power and control come from one leader • Examples – Fascist Nazi Germany & Communist China

– Democracy – The people vote for their rulers, Republics are often democratic• Examples – USA, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, France

Specialization

• Using unique skills to benefit ALL• What types of jobs benefit EVERYONE?

Social Classes

• Groups of people with common characteristics• What are the major social classes and their

characteristics?1. Upper Class

2. Middle Class

3. Low Income

4. Poverty

Tool-Making

• The ability to problem solve. What has been invented?

Concept of Time

• Using patterns of time– Clocks

– Calendars

Leisure

• Recognizing the value of the arts and entertainment– What are the arts?

– What do we do for entertainment?

Now Make a Statement

• What makes the U.S. a great civilization?–Looking at the 10 key elements

which one IN YOUR OPINION makes the US a great civilization–Support your statement with TWO

facts from your notes