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Cities were a major part in the development of civilization. They created a place were people could settle instead of moving around all the time. This allowed them to raise animals, grow more crops, really just escelate farming.

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I think one of the key things that define a colony is the food culture and religion.  this is because every place of the world has different foods that they like.

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I think that one key trait is that they stayed in one place which led to them being able to make farms and raise animals.  Which also led to bigger communities and more population.

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I think that the biggest connection between food and farmers is that they prayed or worshiped their god or goddess and asked them to help grow their food and crops.

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To be a civilization,, you need to have religion, and agriculture of some kind.

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Cities come together to form a civilization, so you don't have a civilization without cities.

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I think a connection between food and specialized workers AKA farmers, was that the farmers tried to make the gods make the food grow either faster or just successfully.

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I also think the connection is that they prayed to their gods to make the crops grow faster, since a surplus is more than enough.

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I think that the key traits are the fact that the civilizations are staying put, and they have crops and agriculture.

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I think the way  to define a civilization is the culture. Or the surroundings. I could also be defined by the food they eat, their customs, the language they speak, and the way they dress. These could all define a civilization.

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I think that this connection was that they prayed to their gods to make these crops and foods grow faster, and more successful.

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Some key traits of a new colony or civilizations are tradition this is key because lots of countries around the world have different beliefs and tradition

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I think that the ways to describe Civilizations is the first there culture. Examples are Foods, Clothing, Traditions, Language, Entertainment, and beliefs. Also there location, like there resources and surroundings. These things define civilizations around the world.

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cities were a big part of the civilization.

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I also think that the connection was that they prayed to their gods to make their crops grow faster than they usually grow and to make their crops better.

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I also think that the connection was they prayed and worshipped their gods to make their crops grow faster and to make them better.

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I think the connection was that they would pray and worship to the gods and goddesses in order to make their crops grow faster and have them be fresher.

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Cities are essential to civilizations because there are hundred if not thousands of people in sync working different jobs providing for the city. It is just one giant cycle, where different jobs support other, like how farmers are supported by shirt makers (buying their cotton) and the shirt makers are supported by retailers. Just like how nature is constantly in a cycle.

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religone and cultUre

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the land around them

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the workers and hunters must adapt to the land

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The key traits or characteristics of a civilization is religion and agriculture.

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I think that one of the key traits or characteristics that define civilizations around the world would be culture because traditions, food, clothing, language, and religion are very important.

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cities were essential to development because cities had farms and who ever controlled the farms was the king. if you have a king you are more likely to develop into a kingdom

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i think the food and culture matter because they go back to before there city's were built.

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I think the connection between food surpluses and specialized workers was that the farmers would praise there gods so there crops could grow faster.

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I think the connection between food surpluses and specialized workers is that they would pray and worship to the goddesses and gods so then their crops would grow a lot faster.

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I think that one of the key traits that define civilizations around the world is culture because that defines who you are and what your identity is like your race, religion and much more that makes up your identity and culture is one of the key things.

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I think that the connection between farmers and specialized workers is they would work together to help the crops/plants grow together and survive. Also so their crops and plants would grow faster.

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I think the connection between The food surpluses and the specialized workers is that they would pray to the gods and the goddess so that their delicious crops would grow faster.

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What I think the connection between the 2 is that they would pray to the gods and the goodness to help there crops and foods grow faster.

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its about food , culture and the econonomie

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the peoples and the goverments dicesoins

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it is based around the land around them

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I think the key traits of civilizations are organized religion, culture and agriculture. In a civilization, people have a way of thinking, as well as getting food.

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I  think the connection is that they prayed to their gods to make there plants thrive and grow  faster, because a surplus is more than enough of something.

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I also think the connection is that they prayed to their gods to make the crops grow faster, since a surplus is more than enough.

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Cities ae essential to the development of civilizations because with farms producing a stable amount of food they were able to focus on other things than hunting and finding shelter. Now they could focus on technology, and growing there population more. THe more people there were the more brain power they had to invent new things.  People could also have happier lives because when you are always on the move you can't keep much but now with a permanent city you have pillows, beds, blankets, and more space.

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I think a connection between specialized workers and surpluses is how surpluses helped workers move forward in life. They made it so workers had more time. More time to make tool, tell stories, and live a fun life. Surpluses really helped humans survive. It has made so many changes to our lifestyle that we wouldn't have today if it wasn't for surpluses. Workers also did pray for the gods and goddesses to help grow there crops so they could provide there families with food.

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I also think that the connection between the two is that they both prayed to their gods so that their crops and food could faster.

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the key traits of a civilization would be organization and staying true to their culture. and food of course

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Essential Development  By:  Marley Vlieks

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Essential Development  By:  Marley Vlieks

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First, one way that cities were essential to development  of civilizations was because in the text it says that "religion was an important marker in civilization", this shows that religion might have been a big part of the development of civilizations.  Another way cities were essential were because they showed the engineering of what we had before the wheel.  Finally, the cities were essential to the development of civilizations because they showed organized agriculture in the building blocks of civilization.