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The colosseum is an example of art and architecture from ancient rome where the gladiators fought for their lives battling other humans and animals. It represents a feature of civilization because it was built by ancient romans and it is a massive feat of architecture.

Website Title: History.com

Article Title: Colosseum

Publisher: A&E Television Networks

Electronically Published: 2009

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PARIS: BUILDING, 1847. - An apartment house inhabited by different social classes. Lithograph, 1847.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/140_1638689/1/140_1638689/cite. Accessed 21 Sep 2016. This is a Paris building in 1847 inhabited by different social classes, you can see the different social classes throughout the building. On the bottom floor you can see a family eating together in a small little room, right above that floor you can see a higher social class having a party in a big ball room. On the top floor it looks like a women sitting in a little room knitting, showing she is lower in social class compared to the people in the big ball room.

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This is a pyramid built to honor the Egyptian pharaohs. This was built to house the body of a ruler when they died and to honor them. On the inside of the Pyramid there are many carvings in the walls of the many hallways telling stories of the pharaohs and things he did in his life time. There where also may spells to ward of evil spirits and to guid them to the after life. This shows civilization because it has a writing system, it shows public works and it shows Religion.

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Features of Civilization - Olivia Leisengang

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Features of Civilization - Olivia Leisengang

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Capitol Building. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
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The image below is the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., United States of America. The Capitol Building holds the legislative branch of the U.S. government. This represents government in the "Features of Civilization".

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Native American love song pictogram. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/132_1338341/1/132_1338341/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

This is an example of a System of writing, this shows a pictogram. Pictograms allowed early people who hadn't developed a clear language to communicate, pass on traditions and ideas. The one shown below demonstrates a song, each different pictogram represents a different verse. This specific song shows a man writing a song for a woman and ending up sharing it with her.

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This is a photo of what the Ancient civilization of Egypt looked like. This picture shows that Ancient Egypt was a civilization and not just a village because they had architecture. Architecture makes a civilization because you need a government to have people make these structures. Also architecture provides a look at human civilization at a certain point in time

Ancient Egyptians Bred Birds of Prey for Religious Purposes | Archaeology | Sci-News.com." Breaking Science News. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016.
Eric Rein

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Picture Citation: Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/108_1094851/1/108_1094851/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

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Http://www.howstuffworks.com/hsw-contact.htm. "How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Work." HowStuffWorks. N.p., 15 Jan. 2008. Web. 20 Sept. 2016.

By Turning the Handle, Slaves Provided the Power. "The Seven Wonders - Hanging Gardens of Babylon." The Seven Wonders - Hanging Gardens of Babylon. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016.

https://www.reference.com/art-literature/architecture-important-society-95379989f4d1b1a2 "Why Is Architecture Important to Society?" Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and it was constructed in about 600 BC, making it the second oldest of the seven. It was built in the City State of Babylon, which is now modern day Iraq. The building was around 80 feet tall. It was created by King Nebuchadnezzar and was thought to be created to cheer up his wife since he thought it would be a way to recreate her homeland.  However the Hanging Gardens of Babylon was destroyed in the 2nd century BC by an earthquake. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon represents a feature of civilization because it fits under the category of architecture. Two reason it fits in the category is that it is considered a building, which has to do with architecture and also like all other buildings, it serves a purpose, in this case, to help a King's homesick wife feel better. Architecture is important because it expresses strength and unity in the society. In order for the building to be built, people have to work together, building unity and expressing it. When people work together, it makes the society as a whole stronger. As well it expresses artistic expression and scientific and mathematic knowledge.

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This picture represents Pictograms. Pictograms were drawings used to represent words. Systems of writing were important  because it helped organize a civilization. Without a form of communication, people weren't able to establish many things such as government, religion, and social classes.

Cuneiform script. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/132_1234962/1/132_1234962/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

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This image is an aqueduct from Rome used to channel water into the city. This represents a "Feature of Civilization" because public works are needed to have a civilization and to provide different needs to the people.

Aqueduct (roman architecture) and old town by night. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/144_1580771/1/144_1580771/cite. Accessed 21 Sep 2016.

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The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/300_3201311/1/300_3201311/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

This is the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India and is clearly an example of art and architecture. It was built in 1632 for Emperor Shah Jahan's wife after she died. It took 21 years to build, the main dome is 240 feet high. Inside, there is a fake tomb of Mumtaz Mahal (Shan Jahan's wife) But, her body really lays below the garden. Building the Taj Mahal gave many artisans and craftsman jobs. The white marble changes color depending on how the sunlight hits it. This represents a "Feature of Civilization" because it expresses belief, talent  and values of the society. Today, people from all around the world go to visit the Taj Mahal.

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This image shows an artisan at work on what appears to be a model of a small town. I believe that job specialization is the most important feature of a civilization.With job specialization, a civilization can achieve more and flourish. More things are known and more problems can be solved or prevented. Without job specialization, people in civilizations are all focusing on one thing, and when something goes wrong that no one has knowledge of, there is chaos.

Artisan at work. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/153_2392179/1/153_2392179/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

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This image represents a system of government and shows an Egyptian Pharaoh who is the single ruler of Egypt and oversees"his" civilization. This image can also represent social classes since there are peasants and other civilians visible who are bowing down to the Pharaoh.

Pharaoh of Egypt. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/525_2911774/1/525_2911774/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

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This is the Capitol Building and it is located in Washington D.C. The feature of civilization that this represents is government. Organized government is a council of elders or single rulers. A bureaucracy develops. Government is one of the most important aspects of civilization because it makes rules/laws. Without rules/laws there would not be a civilization because everything would be chaos. You need order and discipline in order to have a civilization.
Government. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/115_2837523/1/115_2837523/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

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The great wall of China represents organized government because the government organized people to build the wall in order to prepare their country for a war, which happens from an argument between two governments.

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Great Wall of China. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/139_2005263/1/139_2005263/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

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The image is a picture of the Great Pyramids at sunrise, in Giza, Egypt. It represents a feature in civilization because the Great pyramids are architectural structures made by the Egyptians. They are large tombstones that today are tourists sites. The were burial sites for pharaohs during the Egyptian time period.

http://quest.eb.pnw.orc.scoolaid.net/search/egypt-pyramid/1/139_1911026/Tourists-visit-the-Great-Pyramids-Giza-Egypt

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This aquaduct was created by the Romans. It wasn't built my one person, it wasn't built as art. This was built to stream water to the city. The city built this so that they could have a more efficient way to get water. This Roman aquaduct was clearly a public work.

Carthage,View of Roman Aquaduct/ Engr.

Carthage,View of Roman Aquaduct/ Engr. Carthage (Tunisia), Roman Aquaduct. (From Hadrian's period 117-138 AD.). - View. - Wood engraving, 1883.
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Rosetta Stone . Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/107_3350729/1/107_3350729/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.
This is the Rosetta Stone. It is inscribed in Egyptian hieroglyphic and demotic characters and in Greek and it is used for script translation. The Rosetta Stone is in the category art and architecture. It was found in Egypt.

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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Parthenon

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The ancient temple, the Parthenon, was considered one of the finest examples of Greek architecture. This temple was built as a tribute to the Ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena. The city-state of Athens was named after Athena giving the Parthenon an important building, especially to the Greeks. This temple features massive columns, each contrasting with subtle details and three different types of columns can be found in ancient Greece architecture. Over time the Parthenon was used as a store for ammunition by the Turks, who had conquered the Greeks and this caused an explosion inside the Parthenon the 17th century. Although it's tragic end people still go and take pieces of the Parthenon's rubble to keep as souvenirs, making the memory of this amazing architecture last.

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This is an image of a person working in an office. I chose this image because there are many jobs in current society, but one of the most common places to work is in an office. It is essential to have job specialization because the things that get done in a society define the society. For example, in the neolithic era, the only job people had was farming. Their society was entirely focused on the production of food, which means it is not really a civilization. Our current society is so much more technologically advanced because we have so many more different jobs and as a result we have a strong economy. Generally, the less civilized societies have a smaller variety of jobs. Not as much gets done, not as much progress is made, and not as many people are successful economically. Because of this, job specialization is crucial in making a civilization function.

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Feature of Civilization: Systems of Writing 

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Feature of Civilization: Systems of Writing 

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Cuneiform Tablet. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/139_1996200/1/139_1996200/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

This is a Sumerian clay tablet. The Sumerians were a Mesopotamian civilization. It represents the system of writing they used, cuneiform. Cuneiform shows pictures to represent words. It was the first form of language introduced in the world, used around 3500-3000 BC. It was written on clay tablets.

@ahencyclopedia. "Cuneiform." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 28 Apr. 2011. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

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The System of writing is the most important -Matt C 

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The System of writing is the most important -Matt C 

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The system of writing is the most important aspect of a civilization because all other parts of a civilization would fall apart without it. Before language, there were no civilizations only villages that were known to not advance. Language helped civilizations appear. without language, most architecture projects could be finished, no one would be on the same page. Public works were a big part in building projects such as the Colosseum, the Aqueducts, and the Pyramids all required a form of writing to explain how to build and when to. Jobs require language to teach new artisans. Religion is not able to survive many years if there is not a paper or scripture that explains its original meaning. The social classes are usually determined by your standing with your job, and if there is not a common language, there are no social classes because there would barely be any people specializing in jobs. A government can not function without writing because the rules could change at any moment and so future rulers do it the way that was made many years ago. Clearly, without languages, we would still be at square one. THE ROSETTA STONE, 196 B.C./nInscribed in Egyptian hieroglyphic and demotic characters and in Greek with a decree of honor of Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 196 B.C.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/140_1637813/1/140_1637813/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

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The picture below is of an aqueduct in Lisbon, Portugal, of a panoramic view over the Valley of Alcantra. This represents a feature of civilization as a public works. This was used to transport water long distances. It made access for water easier and reduced travel time for citizens.

Aqueduct. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/125_1203289/1/125_1203289/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

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This is an image of the White House. The White House is located in the District of Columbia in the United States. This represents organized government as a particular "Feature of Civilization." The White House is the executive branch of the United States government system. The executive branch is in charge of enforcing laws in America. The White House is also the home to the president.
White House. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/139_2011633/1/139_2011633/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

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Cuneiform tablet. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/132_1346715/1/132_1346715/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

This is a cuneiform tablet. Cuneiform was created by the Sumerians and was the first written language. This represents the "System of Writing" feature of civilization. The Sumerians could easily communicate with language and a system a writing. This specific cuneiform tablet shows the bill of trading two animals.

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"Phoenician Alphabet." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Phoenician-alphabet

This is Phoenician alphabet; this was the first example of a system of writing and enabled people to write things down. It helped them record things but only included letters that represented consonants. It was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphics and considered the ancient ancestor of the modern alphabet.

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-Cuneiform tablet. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/132_1346715/1/132_1346715/cite.

The Cuneiform tablet was used to get messages out sometimes with pictures by using a reed stylus on clay tablets that were hand made. Cuneiform was the first language used on this tablet and used between 2200 - 1900 BC. Sumerians were the first to use and create this way of communication to their language and others. This represents a "feature of civilization" because this was a system of writing that the Sumerians used to communicated to each using writing for daily needs and jobs or just to simply explain stories of their life.

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This picture represents Organized Government. Julius Caesar was a Roman dictator from 102 BC - 44 BC. He was named 'Father of the country' & also was elected to be dictator for life. I think government is important for a civilization because they could coordinate supplies of food for growing cities & could bring people together to build public projects.

Julius Caesar. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/115_2247551/1/115_2247551/cite.

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Citation: Table comparing ancient scripts. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/132_1344761/1/132_1344761/cite. Accessed 20 Sep 2016.

The development of a system of writing is crucial for a successful civilization for various reasons. Pictured below is a vary of pictograms and various languages along with some of the Phoenician alphabet. This alphabet was the earliest alphabet developed. Without a basic writing system, the government could not form laws, architecture could not be built (due to the need of instructions), and religion could not truly form (from Catholicism to Animism all involve writing). With writing, public works could also be created (from major farm lands during the neolithic era, to modern day bridges.) Along with writing comes jobs such as scribes (it's specialized as well). Thus, A system of writing is crucial to a successful civilization.

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1. Post a picture of an example of a feature of civilization (add attachment)
2. Insert a proper citation of where you found the image (Easybib?)
3. Write a brief explanation of where and what the image is, and how it represents a particular "Feature of Civilization."