8 Pillars of Civilization
Ancient Greek and Modern Western Civilization by Hailey Chaplin
Ancient Greek Civilization
Ancient Greek Civilization
"6000 BCE - 2900 BCE
Neolithic Age settlements in Greece, beginning of agriculture."
When did it start?
https://www.ancient.eu/greece/
"The Greeks civilization developed from geographic features that ensured its success. The two primary geographic factors were the access to the seas and the mountains. "
How did it start?
https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-greek-civilization-develop-626026
Ancient Greek
Friends and Enemies
"Their biggest enemy were the Persians, who came from an area around modern day Iran."
Enemies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/zckr4wx
"The ancient civilization of Greece was located in southeastern Europe along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea."
Where was it?
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/geography.php
This picture shows the pillar of cities
because it shows the old remaining
parts of this city and shows in the
background how there is a big city
and a big population.
Cities- farms grew up along rivers,
population grew due to there being a lot
of food
This picture shows the pillar of
government because it shows all
of the different types of laws and
different forms of government there
are.
Organized Central Government- people needed a system of laws
and organizations to hold up the
law
Specialized Jobs- people split up work, did specific jobs
This picture shows the pillar of
specialized jobs because it shows
different jobs people did and had.
This picture shows the pillar of complex religion because it shows one of their gods Zeus and how a lot of people believe in him and see him as very mighty.
Complex Regions- people made rituals
and customs to honor their gods
Social Classes- status about how valuable their job
was
This picture shows social classes
because it shows the different ranks of
some of the jobs they did.
This picture shows public works
because the government back then
built this road that helped people
transport goods and themselves.
Public Works- government controls
and makes services to help their
community,ex building roads
Arts and Architecture
Arts and Architecture-express the
believes and values of a civilization,
This picture shows the arts and architecture because it was built for the gods which it expresses the beliefs of the people.
Architecture
This picture shows a system
of writing because it shows
an alphabet which, they wrote about their history, like rulers and religion.
A System of Writing- people
needed to make a system
of writing to be able to
keep records on
history
Political map of Ancient Greek Civilization
Political Map
Physical Map of Ancient Greek Civilization
Physical Map
Resource Map of Ancient Greek Civilization
Resource Map
Western Civilization
Modern Western Civilization
" It spread from Europe to the North and South America, Australasia."
Where is it ?
https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/western-civilization/
"By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 "
When did it start?
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/declaration
"Western culture continued to develop with Christianisation during the Middle Ages, the reform and modernization triggered by the Renaissance, and with globalization by successive European empires, that spread European ways of life and European educational methods around the world between the 16th and 20th centuries."
How did it start?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/western_culture.htm
Friends and Enemies
Friends and Enemies
"The four countries that crowd the top of the list this year are the same as in Gallup polls in 2014 and 2015: North Korea (16%), Russia (15%), Iran (14%) and China (12%)."
Enemies
https://news.gallup.com/poll/189503/four-nations-top-greatest-enemy-list.aspx
Political map of Modern Western Civilization
Political Map
Physical map of Modern Western Civilization
Physical Map
Cities- farms grew up along
rivers, population grew
due to there being a lot of food
This picture shows cities
because it shows a big
city with a lot of
population and the city is on a river.
This picture shows
government because this is a place where people discuss laws and come up with laws.
Organized Central Government- people
needed a system of laws and organizations to hold up the law
Specialized Jobs- people split up work and did specific jobs
This picture shows
specialized jobs because it
is showing that this one
person has one specific job,as a teacher.
This picture shows
complex religion because
it shows what type of
religion they believe in and
the things that they do to
honor their god.
Complex Regions- people made rituals
and customs to honor
their gods
Social Classes- status of
how valuable
their job was
This picture shows social classes because it shows the different types of classes and the percentage of each class.
Public Works- government
controls a makes services
to help their community, like
building roads,
This picture shows public works because the government built this fire station to help and protect their community.
Arts and Architecture
Arts and Architecture- express the
believes and values of a
civilization
This picture shows arts and architecture because it is a very important building in the United States of America civilization and shows the value.
Architecture
A system of writing- people
needed to make a system
of writing to be able to
keep records on
history,
This picture shows a system of writing because this is the modern alphabet of the United States of America which they use this, to track a lot of things.
Resource map of Modern Western Civilization
Resource Map